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Vol. 014 Issue 035 (June 1 2009)
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Vol. 014 Issue 036 (June 8 2009)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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Scrapbook
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The U.N. Shakes Its Mighty Fist After North Korea’s nuclear test on May 25, the United Nations Security Council, as it always does, sprang into action. Well, maybe not quite sprang. And maybe not...
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Casual
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HAM, MARY KATHARINE
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Casual WE SHALL OVERSHARE Allison is “furious. They think they’ll break me, but they will only make me fi ght harder in the end.” Either I’ve got a friend in a gulag somewhere or I’ve got one...
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Veni, Vidi...Ricci!
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KRISTOL, WILLIAM
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Veni, Vidi . . . Ricci! ‘First Latina Picked for Supreme Court; GOP Faces Delicate Task in Opposition,” blared the four-column headline on the front page of the May 27 Washington Post. Leave aside...
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The Unpersuasive Orator
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BARNES, FRED
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The Unpersuasive Orator Obama may sound good,but he doesn’t close the sale. BY FRED BARNES Let’s stipulate that President Obama is a wonderful speaker, vigorous in promoting his policies and...
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The Problem with Judicial Empathy
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Eastland, Terry
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The Problem with Judicial Empathy What will constrain judges once they turn to their hearts for guidance? BY TERRY EASTLAND In announcing her nomination to the Supreme Court last week, President...
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The Shot Heard Round the World
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MOYNIHAN, MICHAEL C.
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The Shot Heard Round the World West German ‘fascism’ was made in East Germany. BY MICHAEL C. MOYNIHAN On June 2, 1967, the shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, exited a performance of The Magic...
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Welcome to Cairo, Mr. President
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O'GARA, JAMES F.X.
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Welcome to Cairo, Mr. President Rumor and turmoil in the Egyptian capital. BY JAMES F.X. O’GARA Closing in on three decades in power, the regime of Hosni Mubarak is totally out of gas (Fouad...
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The Unknown Massacre
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CHANG, GORDON G.
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The Unknown Massacre Beijing is making a mistake by suppressing the truth about Tiananmen. BY GORDON G. CHANG In 1996, Min, then in her mid-20s, expressed disbelief when she fi rst heard of the...
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Lobbyists Obama
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ANDRES, GARY
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Lobbyists ? Obama It’s a golden age for the ‘advocacy’ business. BY GARY ANDRES Like most political reforms, the Obama administration’s attempt to clean up lobbying is beset with unintended...
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Say It Ain't So, Larry
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STELZER, IRWIN M.
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Say It Ain’t So, Larry Did the president’s top economic adviser really sign off on these policies? BY IRWIN M. STELZER Ninety years ago the Chicago White Sox intentionally lost —dumped, to you...
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Millionaires' Brawl
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STUTTAFORD, ANDREW
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Millionaires’ Brawl America’s real power struggle: super rich liberals vs. ordinary plutocrats BY ANDREW STUTTAFORD With the economy fl oundering, Wall Street in disgrace, and American...
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Stem Cells and Torture
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MEILAENDER, GILBERT
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Stem Cells and Torture What a society can and cannot afford to do when its survival is at stake BY GILBERT MEILAENDER Let’s start with stem cells. That may seem a strange place to begin thinking...
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Eminent Victorian
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Epstein, Joseph
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Eminent Victorian The story of George Eliot’s ‘Daniel Deronda’ BY JOSEPH EPSTEIN Through portraits of a few carefully chosen Victorian fi gures, and with the aid of a deft prose style, acidic...
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'Deathless Fame'
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CALLO, JOSEPH F.
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‘Deathless Fame’ How the British view America’s fi rst naval hero. BY JOSEPH F. CALLO In 1775, John Paul Jones volunteered for a navy that began with eight converted merchant ships. He then...
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Barth Is Back
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Macomber, Shawn
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Barth Is Back Behind the gates of a gated community with a modern master. BY SHAWN MACOMBER During a 1960 lecture at Hiram College John Barth playfully pondered the novelist’s “immodest and...
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My Moveable Feast
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LODGE, SARA
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My Moveable Feast Gastro-tourism in Paris. BY SARA LODGE Most people include eating well among the delights of a short stay in Paris. But few consider that, as well as fond memories of melting...
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Rhyme Report
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TERZIAN, PHILIP
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Rhyme Report Less than gladsome tidings from the literary front. BY PHILIP TERZIAN T he next time someone complains that poetry is never in the news, it might be worth reminding them to be...
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Pixar Piety
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PODHORETZ, JOHN
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Pixar Piety Down the ‘Up’ staircase, from magic to boredom. BY JOHN PODHORETZ Here is what you will hear about the new Pixar-animated movie Up. You will hear that it is a work of magical...
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PARODY
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PARODY “In between his globe-trotting philanthropy, speech making and legacy burnishing, Clinton is a regular at crafts stores around the world and can tell you the best ones in Hong Kong or...
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Vol. 014 Issue 037 (June 15 2009)
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Vol. 014 Issue 038 (June 2 2009)
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Vol. 014 Issue 039 (June 29 2009)
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