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July 1996 Issue - 21 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-4
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 5-9 The Case of the Missing Prints... Pastrami and Pickles... Mrs. Astor and Sunday Styles....
- Government's Nine-to-Fivers
Amy Waldman
, pp. 10-18 For secretaries in the federal government, there's no reward for good performance, no p...
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 19
- The Right Questions
Morton Mintz
, pp. 20-23 What the candidates should be asked.
- Memo of the Month, p. 24
- Notes of an Opposition Researcher
Theresa Everline
, pp. 25-27 Politicians who sling mud need someone to dig it up for them.
- Who's Who, pp. 28-29
- From Great Hope to Scapegoat
Stanley Meisler
, pp. 30-33 Erratic support from the U.S. is threatening to turn the U.N. into just another League ...
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 34
- The Best and Worst of Bob Dole
Joshua Wolf Shenk
, pp. 35-39 He's left 35 years of footprints.
- Ernest Bombingway
Art Levine
, pp. 40-41 An exclusive excerpt from Theodore Kaczynski's unfinished novel.
- You're Absolutely, Positively Pre-Approved. Maybe
Glenn Hodges
, pp. 42-45 How credit card companies twist the truth -- and why regulators let them.
On Political Books
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The Tree Shaker (Review) Clarence Page
, pp. 46-49 Jesse Jackson's influence is at an historic low. But don't write off the man from Green...
- Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson by Marshall Frady
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Synagogues and Civil Rights (Review) J. Anthony Lukas
, pp. 50-51 Melissa Greene explores a deeply ambiguous time for Southern Jews.
- The Temple Bombing by Melissa Fay Greene
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The Agony of Victory (Review) Eleanor Clift
, pp. 52-53 How Bill Clinton's madcap style--and the perils of the presidency--make the West Wing a...
- Madhouse by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
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Drawing on Idealism (Review) Joshua Wolf Shenk
, pp. 54-56 In "Doonesbury," Garry Trudeau shows us hypocrisy, greed, and indifference--and still f...
- Flashbacks by Garry Trudeau
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Political Booknotes (3 Reviews) , p. 57 -
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Review An American Requiem, by James Carroll (Review) Colman McCarthy
, p. 57 - An American Requiem by James Carroll
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Review A River Lost, by Blaine Harden (Review) Phil Keisling
, p. 58 - A River Lost by Blaine Harden
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Review The Murrow Boys, by Stanley Cloud and Lynne Olson (Review) Sandra McElwaine
, p. 59 - The Murrow Boys by Stanley Cloud and Lynne Olson
Departments
- Political Puzzle, pp. 60-62