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Issues of the 1960s = 1 Year, 6 Issues, 58 Articles-
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Issues of 1969 = 6 Issues, 58 Articles
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Issues of the 1970s = 10 Years, 108 Issues, 1,398 Articles-
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Issues of 1970 = 9 Issues, 95 Articles
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Issues of 1971 = 11 Issues, 109 Articles
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Issues of 1980 = 11 Issues, 225 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 11 Issues, 218 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 11 Issues, 243 Articles
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Issues of 1990 = 11 Issues, 216 Articles
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Issues of 1991 = 10 Issues, 196 Articles
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Issues of 1992 = 10 Issues, 207 Articles
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Issues of 1996 = 10 Issues, 232 Articles
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Issues of 1997 = 10 Issues, 232 Articles
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Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 200 Articles
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Issues of 1999 = 10 Issues, 211 Articles-
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January 1999 Issue = 27 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- Jesse's Victory by Steven Schier, pp. 8-10
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 11
- Who's Who, pp. 12-14
- Exhaustion That Kills by Robert Worth, pp. 15-21
- Just the Facts: Special 39th Anniversary Section by Jonathan Alter, pp. 22-23
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- --- by Timothy Noah, p. 25
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- --- by Scott Shuger, pp. 30-31
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The Outcast by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review- Ex-Friends by Norman Podhoretz
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The Truth That Heals by Alexandra Starr, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review- Between Vengeance and Forgiveness by Martha Minow
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Dusty Death by Robert Weissman, pp. 42-45 - 2 Reviews- Black Lung by Alan Derickson
- Coal by Duane Lockard
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Dangerous Games by Mark Wiedman, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review- Bad Bet by Timothy O'Brien
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Iron Lady by Wayne Biddle, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review- Seasons of Her Life by Ann Blackman
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New Worlds by Suzannah Lessard, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- An Empire Wilderness by Robert D. Kaplan
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 52-54
- Cover Art by Joshua Barlow
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March 1999 Issue = 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- Making it Uncool by Robert Worth, pp. 8-13
- The AMA's Cigarette PAC by Joshua Sharfstein, pp. 14-16
- The GDP Myth by Jonathan Rowe and Judith Silverstein, pp. 17-21
- Clinton Abroad by Jurek Martin, pp. 22-26
- Bad Prescription by Kip Sullivan, pp. 27-31
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 32-33
- Campaign Reform: A Way Forward by Paul Taylor, pp. 34-37
- Who's Who, pp. 38-40
- Memo of the Month, p. 41
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The Epic Years by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review- Freedom from Fear by David M. Kennedy
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Down! Set! Tut! Tut! by Christopher Buckley, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review- Monday Morning Quarterback by Jonathan Yardley
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The Hidden Wound by David J. Garrow, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review- The Good Black by Paul M. Barrett
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The Glamour Trap by Joshua Wolf Shenk, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review- Life: The Movie by Neal Gabler
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Tilted Scales by Colman McCarthy, p. 52 - 1 Review- No Equal Justice by David Cole
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GE's Greed by Morton Mintz, pp. 52-54 - 1 Review- At Any Cost by Thomas F. O'Boyle
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Capital Follies by Jon Meacham, p. 55 - 1 Review- Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 56-58
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April 1999 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
- The Death of Local Radio by Lydia Polgreen, pp. 9-11
- The Silence of the Liberals by Jason DeParle, pp. 12-15
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 16-17
- Left Behind by Alexandra Starr, pp. 18-22
- Growth is Not Enough by Frank Levy, pp. 23-25
- Guess Who Saved the South Bronx? Big Government by Robert Worth, pp. 26-31
- Who's Who, pp. 32-33
- Memo of the Month, pp. 34-35
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Lessons Not Learned by Sean D. Naylor, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review- Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
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God and Mammon by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review- Turbo-Capitalism by Edward N. Luttwak
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Giving Away the Farm by Jonathan Chait, pp. 42-44 - 1 Review- Countdown to Reform by Henry J. Aaron and Robert D. Reischauer
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Cuckolded by Walter Shapiro, p. 45 - 1 Review- Face-Time by Erik Tarloff
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Nomads by Douglas McGray, p. 46 - 1 Review- Lost on Earth by Mark Fritz
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The First Clinton by Kevin A. Swope, p. 47 - 1 Review- The Birth of Empire by Evan Cornog
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Civics Lessons by Timothy Noah, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review- The Secret Lives of Citizens by Thomas Geoghegan
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Honest Paul by Roger Simon, p. 51 - 1 Review- P. S. by Paul Simon
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Chocolate Wars by James Surowiecki, p. 52 - 1 Review- The Emperors of Chocolate by Joel Glenn Brenner
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The Next War by Ernest Blazar, p. 53 - 1 Review- Fighting for the Future by Ralph Peters
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Future Shocked by Elise Ackerman, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review- Apocalypse Pretty Soon by Alex Heard
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 56-58
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May 1999 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
- Hucksters in Uniform by Ralph Peters, pp. 9-12
- The Noblest Calling by Colman McCarthy, pp. 13-14
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 15
- Setting Schools Free by Christian Peters, pp. 16-18
- The Velvet Prison by Robert Worth, pp. 19-23
- Easy Pickings by James Heaney, pp. 24-25
- Method Madness by Carol Innerst, pp. 26-29
- Styron's Chance by Alexandra Starr, pp. 30-33
- Hillary's Big Mistake by George Stephanopoulos, pp. 34-37
- Scandal Management 101 by Lanny J. Davis, pp. 38-39
- Who's Who, pp. 40-42
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Future Toxic by Bill McKibben, pp. 43-44 - 1 Review- Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard
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Eclipse of a Statesman by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review- Years of Renewal by Henry Kissinger
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Spy for a New Millenium by David Ignatius, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review- Single and Single by John le Carre
- Memo of the Month, p. 51
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Prudent Justice by Abner Mikva, p. 52 - 1 Review- One Case at a Time by Cass R. Sunstein
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Bad Apple by Steve Lohr, p. 53 - 1 Review- Infinite Loop by Michael S. Malone
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Containing Consumerism by Robert de Neufville, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review- Luxury Fever by Robert H. Frank
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 56-58
- Cover Art by Chuck Kennedy
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June 1999 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-9
- Rough Trade by Nick Thompson, pp. 10-13
- Who's Who, pp. 14-15
- The Wrong Answer to Littleton by Megan Twohey, pp. 16-19
- Inside the Globe by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, pp. 20-23
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 24
- The Man Behind Ventura by Alexandra Starr, pp. 25-28
- Memo of the Month, p. 29
- Big Brother by Kip Sullivan, pp. 30-33
- The Scandal of Special Ed by Robert Worth, pp. 34-38
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History vs. Loyalty by James Fallows, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review- All Too Human by George Stephanopoulos
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Chicago's Conscience by Jack C. Doppelt, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review- One More Time by Mike Royko
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Madam Secretary by Michael Hirsh, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review- Madeleine Albright by Michael Dobbs
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The Peacemaker by Fred Barbash, pp. 46-48 - 1 Review- Making Peace by George J. Mitchell
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Understanding Globalization by Paul Krugman, p. 49 - 1 Review- The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
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Nonlethal Arms by Gregg Easterbrook, p. 50 - 1 Review- Future War by John B. Alexander
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Media Magnate by Matthew Cooper, p. 51 - 1 Review- Legacy by Christopher Ogden
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Robber Banker by Robert Weissman, p. 52 - 1 Review- Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse
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The Perception Gap by Charles William Maynes, p. 53 - 1 Review- Misreading the Public by I.M. Destler and Steven Kull
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Man of the Times by Harry C. McPherson, Jr., pp. 54-55 - 1 Review- The Times of My Life by Max Frankel
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 56-58
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July 1999 Issue = 20 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- All Expenses Paid by Elizabeth Austin, pp. 8-10
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 11
- The Running Mates by Alexandra Starr, pp. 12-15
- Who's Who, pp. 16-17
- Clueless in the Capital by Donald F. Kettl, pp. 18-24
- Memo of the Month, p. 25
- Getting Past the Spin by Mike McCurry, pp. 26-31
- Code Blue by Howard Isenstein, pp. 32-33
- The Lesson of Kosovo by David Callahan, pp. 34-38
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A Father and a Spy by David Ignatius, pp. 39-40 - 2 Reviews- The View from Alger's Window by Tony Hiss
- Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr
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The First Lady by Marjorie Williams, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review- The First Partner by Joyce Milton
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Getting Religion by Steven Waldman, pp. 44-46 - 1 Review- The Great Disruption by Francis Fukuyama
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The Healing Power of Truth by James North, pp. 47-50 - 1 Review- Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 51
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A Modern Machiavelli by Jonathan Alter, p. 52 - 1 Review- The New Prince by Dick Morris
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An Internationalist Gets Even by Mike Shuster, p. 53 - 1 Review- Unvanquished by Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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The Media, Welfare, and Race by John Harwood, p. 54 - 1 Review- Why Americans Hate Welfare by Martin Gilens
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Refuting the Establishment by Jonathan Chait, pp. 55-58 - 1 Review- The Return of Depression Economics by Paul Krugman
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September 1999 Issue = 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- What Lou Gerstner Could Teach Bill Clinton by Robert Worth, pp. 8-13
- Who's Who, pp. 14-15
- What's Hot At APSA by Abigail Krauser, pp. 16-19
- The Stiff Man Has A Spine by Alexandra Starr, pp. 20-25
- Shooting The Whistle-blower by Eric Umansky, pp. 26-31
- Memo of the Month, p. 32
- Bitter Pill by David Willman, pp. 33-39
- The Broken Wall by Blake Fleetwood, pp. 40-46
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The First Lady of the New Deal by Suzannah Lessard, pp. 47-48 - 1 Review- Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume Two, 1933-1938 by Blanche Wiesen Cook
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 49
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 50
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First at the Times by Emily Yoffe, p. 51 - 1 Review- A Woman of the Times by Marilyn S. Greenwald
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Internet Crisis? by Joseph Nocera, p. 52 - 1 Review- Money, Greed, and Risk by Charles R. Morris
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Easy Pickings by Walter Pincus, p. 53 - 1 Review- Spy Hunter by Robert W. Hunter and Lynn Dean Hunter
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Before Bill Gates by Steve Lohr, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review- ENIAC by Scott McCartney
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The Old Lion by Charles Lewis, pp. 56-58 - 1 Review- Rostenkowski by Richard E. Cohen
- Cover Art, Photo by Tara Mansbridge and Leslie Snow
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October 1999 Issue = 21 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- You've Got A Long Way To Go, Baby by Alexandra Starr, pp. 8-12
- What Was Really Great About The Great Society by Joseph A. Califano, Jr., pp. 13-17
- Who's Who, pp. 18-19
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 20
- Deadly Surprise by Karen Charman, pp. 21-24
- Memo of the Month, p. 25
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Amanda Ripley, pp. 26-31
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Washington's Confessor by Art Levine, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review- Shadow by Bob Woodward
- The Final Days Of The Third Reich by Art Levine, pp. 36-39
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Blaming The Messenger by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 40-41 - 2 Reviews- Republic of Denial by Michael Janeway
- Rich Media, Poor Democracy by Robert W. McChesney
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Taking On Big Tobacco by Michael Massing, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review- Assuming the Risk by Michael Orey
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The Custody Dilemma by Dale Russakoff, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review- Solomon's Sword by Michael Shapiro
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The Decline Of The Presidential Campaign by Paul Taylor, pp. 46-48 - 1 Review- No Way to Pick a President by Jules Witcover
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 49
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Way Before Gingrich by Nicholas Lemann, p. 50 - 1 Review- A Necessary Evil by Garry Wills
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Poisoned Land by Serge Schmemann, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- Biohazard by Ken Alibek and Stephen Handelman
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Affirmative Reaction by David Garrow, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- The Bridge over the Racial Divide by William Julius Wilson
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Grounds for Dissent by Heather Bourbeau, p. 54 - 1 Review- Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast
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Remembering Apollo by Charles Petit, pp. 55-58 - 1 Review- The Race by James Schefter
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November 1999 Issue = 18 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
- Deadly Compromise by Joshua Green, pp. 9-13
- Who's Who, pp. 14-15
- Harlot's Web by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 16-20
- The Think Tank As Flack by David Callahan, pp. 21-25
- Turkey Farm by Robert Maranto, pp. 26-28
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 29
- Memo of the Month, p. 30
- Guinea Pigs by William Speed Weed, pp. 31-35
- Asleep On The Beat by Robert Worth, pp. 36-41
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Was It Worth It? by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review- Vietnam: The Necessary War by Michael Lind
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Free Love vs. Just Say No by James Fallows, pp. 46-48 - 1 Review- The Sound Bite Society by Jeffrey Scheuer
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Lewis on Clark by Elise Ackerman, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review- The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 51
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Chainsaw Massacre by Robert Weissman, p. 52 - 1 Review- Chainsaw by John A. Byrne
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The Case for Monarchy by Nelson Polsby, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- The Trust by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones
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Two Worlds by John Harwood, pp. 54-58 - 1 Review- Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson
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December 1999 Issue = 21 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
- Saving The Home From Martha Stewart by Elizabeth Austin, pp. 9-12
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 13
- Snake Eyes by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 14-17
- Who's Who, pp. 18-19
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 20
- America's Real Drug Problem by Robert Worth, pp. 21-24
- The Gipper's Constitution by Stephen Pomper, pp. 25-29
- Memo of the Month, p. 30
- Whose Game Is It, Anyway? by John Solomon, pp. 31-35
- The Exner File by Michael O'Brien, pp. 36-41
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A Real Senate Man by Martin F. Nolan, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review- Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography by Adam Clymer
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The Meritocracy's Caste System by Thomas Toch, pp. 44-48 - 1 Review- The Big Test by Nicholas Lemann
- The Monthly's Holiday Book List, p. 49
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The Legacy Thing by David S. Broder, p. 50 - 1 Review- First Son by Bill Minutaglio
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Goodnight Vietname by David J. Garrow, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- Irreparable Harm by Frank Snepp
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Forgettable by Jonathan Alter, p. 52 - 1 Review- Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan by Edmund Morris
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The Eisenhower Method by Fred Greenstein, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- Eisenhower by Geoffrey Perret
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With Friends Like These by Jonathan D. Tepperman, pp. 54-58 - 1 Review- Mixed Messages by Edward C. Luck
- Cover Art by Tara Mansbridge
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Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 88 Issues, 1,675 Articles-
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Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 212 Articles
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Issues of 2001 = 10 Issues, 220 Articles
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Issues of 2002 = 10 Issues, 219 Articles
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Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 204 Articles
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Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 179 Articles
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Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 125 Articles
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Issues of 2006 = 9 Issues, 145 Articles
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Issues of 2007 = 10 Issues, 166 Articles
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Issues of 2008 = 4 Issues, 94 Articles
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Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 111 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 5 Issues, 86 Articles-
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Issues of 2010 = 5 Issues, 86 Articles