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 Vol. 018 Issue 008 (November 5 2012)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 The Scrapbook
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THE SCRAPBOOK The Incredible Shrinking Obama With our embassies around the world besieged, and some 47 million Americans on food stamps, the pettiness of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has...
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George Herbert Walker Obama
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FERGUSON, ANDREW
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CASUAL George Herbert Walker Obama The news readers from NPR were mum-mum-mumbling in the background the other morning as I was putt-putt-puttering around the house when . . . all of a sudden . ....
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Marvellous Mitt
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KRISTOL, WILLIAM
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EDITORIALS Marvellous Mitt Six months ago, in an editorial titled “President Rom-ney,” I speculated that Mitt Romney—then behind in the polls—could prevail this fall: “If Romney can speak to...
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The Omertà Administration
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HAYES, STEPHEN F.
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The Omertà Administration At a speech in Davenport, Iowa, on October 24, with 13 days left in the presidential election, Barack Obama introduced a new closing argument: “Trust matters,” Obama...
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The Campaign Dog that Didn't Bark
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HEMINGWAY, MARK
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The Campaign Dog that Didn’t Bark Farewell, Mediscare. BY MARK HEMINGWAY When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced on August 11 that he had selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, the...
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
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WARREN, MICHAEL
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? The Pennsylvania Senate race is too close to call. by Michael Warren Plumcreek Township, Pa. Last year, Tom Smith looked at the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania with...
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Independents' Day
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COST, JAY
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Independents’ Day Romney’s advantage with unaffiliated voters could prove key. by Jay Cost With a week to go until the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney has a decided leg up on President...
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Botching the Debates
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BARNES, FRED
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Botching the Debates How Biden and Obama blew it. by Fred Barnes Joe Biden was forewarned. When he did a walk-through at the site of his debate with Paul Ryan, he asked if there might be double...
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Wisconsin Saves America?
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Mccormack, John
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Wisconsin Saves America? That’s Ryan’s hope. by John McCormack Milwaukee Speaking at a Tea Party rally on a sunny Saturday in June in southeastern Wisconsin, Paul Ryan confidently predicted...
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The Negative Guys
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Havard, Kate
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The Negative Guys Josh Mandel’s uphill struggle. by Kate Havard Columbus, Ohio You might think an über-lib-eral like Democratic senator Sherrod Brown would be losing big time in moderate Ohio...
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Obama's Second-Term Agenda
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ANDERSON, JEFFREY H.
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Obama’s Second Term Agenda Entrenching his first-term ‘achievements.’ by Jeffrey H. Anderson Observers on both sides of the political aisle have noted, often with surprise, President Obama’s...
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The Paradoxes of China
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Wolf, Charles Jr.
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The Paradoxes of China Understanding our rival. by Charles Wolf Jr. China, on the cusp of a major leadership transition, has cropped up only sporadically in our presidential campaign. The...
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The Day After
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CEASER, JAMES W.
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The Day After Four scenarios for the next four years By James W Ceaser For the small school of political analysis that draws its inspiration from the great French 17th-century philosopher René...
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Prairie Democrat
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BOTTUM, JOSEPH
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Prairie Democrat George McGovern, 1922-2012 By Joseph Bottum I only really spent time with him once. Well, no, that isn’t entirely true. I also met him briefly when I was a child, trying to fish...
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War Without Victory
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BANNER, JAMES M. Jr.
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Books & Arts War Without Victory A bicentennial reflection on the War of 1812. by James M. Banner Jr. The Weight of Vengeance The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812 by Troy...
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Dark Laughter
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SMITH, KYLE
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Dark Laughter Depravity at the heart of contemporary England. by Kyle Smith Lionel Asbo State of England by Martin Amis Knopf 272 pp., $25.95 Despite the inapt “literary bad boy” label that...
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See Things as They Are
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LYNCH, CHRISTOPHER
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See Things as They Are Mark Blitz on politics and philosophy. by Christopher Lynch Plato’s Political Philosophy by Mark Blitz Johns Hopkins, 336 pp., $24.95 Mark Blitz’s Plato’s Political...
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Drama in Twilight
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Fleming, Colin
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Drama in Twilight The good and the bad of Arthur Miller’s middle period. by Colin Fleming Collected Plays 1964-1982 by Arthur Miller edited by Tony Kushner Library ofAmerica, 848 pp., $40 With...
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Papa's Secret
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Yoder, Edwin M. Jr.
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Papa’s Secret Words, as well as deeds, are the key to understanding Hemingway. by Edwin M. Yoder Jr. Hemingway’s Boat Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost by Paul Hendrickson Vintage, 704 pp.,...
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Barack Obama's next journey: couch-surfing
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PARODY “I don't want to lose this election. Not because of what losing would mean for me—Michelle and I will be fine no matter what happens.” —Barack Obama fundraising email, October 23,...
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Vol. 018 Issue 009 (November 12 2012)
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Vol. 018 Issue 010 (November 19 2012)
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Vol. 018 Issue 011 (November 26 2012)
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