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7,592 Articles,
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Issues of the 1960s = 1 Year, 6 Issues, 58 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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January 2003 Issue = 25 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- Vice Grip by Joshua Micah Marshall, pp. 8-10
- License to Kill by Brent Kendall, pp. 11-14
- Hollywood and Whine by Brendan Koerner, pp. 15-17
- Plus: Remote Controlled by Ben Fritz, pp. 18-21
- Deep in the Heart of Darkness by Michael Lind, pp. 22-27
- Reagan's Liberal Legacy by Joshua Green, pp. 28-31
- Who's Who?, pp. 32-33
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 34
- Hot Flash, Cold Cash by Alicia Mundy, pp. 35-38
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 39
- All Things Considerate by Brian Montopoli, pp. 40-42
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Tax and Fend by Robert S. McIntyre, pp. 43-46 - 1 Review- The Great Tax Wars by Steven R. Weisman
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Mensch at Work by Noam Scheiber, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review- An Amazing Adventure by Joseph I. Lieberman and Hadassah Lieberman
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Off Target by Stephen Pomper, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- Outgunned: Up Against the NRA by Peter Harry Brown and Daniel G. Abel
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Long Good Buy by Nicholas Lemann, p. 52 - 1 Review- A Consumers' Republic by Lizabeth Cohen
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Appointment With Destiny by Todd Gitlin, p. 53 - 1 Review- The Politics of Presidential Appointment by Sheldon Hackney
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At Home Abroad by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 54 - 1 Review- Being America by Jedediah Purdy
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Grave Concerns by Shannon Brownlee, p. 55 - 1 Review- Death Is That Man Taking Names by Robert A. Burt, Daniel M. Fox, and Samuel L. Milbank, ...
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Hire Education by Richard D. Kahlenberg, p. 56 - 1 Review- The Strike That Changed New York by Jerald E. Podair
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World Wide Wash by Nicholas Thompson, p. 57 - 1 Review- Open Networks, Closed Regimes by Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas
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Empire State Building by Anatol Lieven, p. 58 - 1 Review- American Empire by Andrew J. Bacevich
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Greek Tragedy by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review- Starving to Death on $200 Million by James Ledbetter
- Cover Art by Fred Harper
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March 2003 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- What Ever Happened to National Service? by Richard Just, pp. 8-10
- First Draft by Paul Glastris, pp. 11-13
- Saddam's Serb Supplier by Dave Marash, pp. 14-15
- Plus: U.S.Troops in Bosnia by Kurt W. Bassuener and Eric A. Witte, pp. 16-18
- Better Living Through Chemistry by Alexander Gourevitch, pp. 19-23
- Who's Who, p. 24
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 25
- The New American Dream by Richard Florida, pp. 26-33
- G.I. Woe by Nicholas Confessore, pp. 34-42
- Giving Mirth by Elizabeth Austin, pp. 43-46
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America's Warlords by James Fallows, pp. 47-48 - 1 Review- The Mission by Dana Priest
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 49
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Hayes's Ride by Jeff Greenfield, pp. 50-52 - 1 Review- Fraud of the Century by Roy Morris, Jr.
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Bias Schmias by Timothy Noah, p. 53 - 1 Review- What Liberal Media? by Eric Alterman
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Hitler's Handlers by Joe Dempsey, p. 54 - 1 Review- What Hitler Knew by Zachary Shore
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Food Fight by Chris Mooney, p. 55 - 1 Review- Safe Food by Marion Nestle
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Minority Report by Jay Mathews, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review- The Source of the River by Douglas S. Massey, Camille Z. Charles, and Garvey Lundy, ...
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"Oreo" Nation by David Garrow, p. 58 - 1 Review- Interracial Intimacies by Randall Kennedy
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Rove Rage by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review- Boy Genius by Lou Dubose, Jan Reid, and Carl M. Cannon
- Cover Art by Peter Kuper
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April 2003 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- Memo to Dick Gephardt by Steve Waldman, pp. 8-9
- Homeland Security is for Girls by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 10-12
- Bragging Writes by Brent Kendall, pp. 13-15
- The Health of Nations by Phillip J. Longman, pp. 16-23
- Plane Threat by Soyoung Ho, pp. 24-26
- Who's Who?, p. 27
- Practice to Deceive, pp. 28-34
- Castro's Casting Couch by Damien Cave, pp. 35-38
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Rebels With Applause by Matthew Cooper, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review- Seriously Funny by Gerald Nachman
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 41
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Falls of Justice by Charles Lane, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review- Wild Bill by Bruce Allen Murphy
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Red Scare by Bruce Clark, pp. 46-49 - 1 Review- Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum
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Post-Ghetto Fabulous by Debra J. Dickerson, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- Having It All? by Veronica Chambers
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Remission of Gin by Justin Peters, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- Gin by Patrick Dillon
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 54
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Pink Pander by Jamie Malanowski, p. 55 - 1 Review- Useful Idiots by Mona Charen
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Revolutionary War by Phillip Carter, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review- The New Face of War by Bruce D. Berkowitz
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Rising Sons by Wen Stephenson, p. 58 - 1 Review- Sons of Mississippi by Paul Hendrickson
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Rank Prejudice by Robert Knisely, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review- Somebodies and Nobodies by Robert W. Fuller
- Cover Art by Peter Kuper
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May 2003 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- Deciphering the Democrats' Debacle by Ruy Teixeira, pp. 8-13
- The Agony of Ecstasy by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 14-19
- Divide and Conquer by Thomas Toch, pp. 20-26
- Charging Ahead by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 27-31
- Clinton's War by Sidney Blumenthal, pp. 32-39
- The Orwell Temptation by Joshua Micah Marshall, pp. 40-43
- Elective Surgery by Gary Hart, pp. 44-45
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 46
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The Girls' Guide to Plumbing and Fixing by Stephanie Mencimer, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review- Dare to Repair by Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet
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Enron End Run by Marianne Lavelle, p. 50 - 1 Review- Power Failure by Mimi Swartz and Sherron Watkins
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 51
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Her Majesty by Lincoln Caplan, p. 52 - 1 Review- The Majesty of the Law by Sandra Day O'Connor
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Space Balls by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- Secret Empire by Philip Taubman
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Boundless Love by Stephen Pomper, p. 54 - 1 Review- Love the Sin by Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini
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Fair Play by Brian Montopoli, p. 55 - 1 Review- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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Harley's Angels by Jamie Malanowski, p. 55 - 1 Review- Born to Be Wild by Paul Garson
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Tear Down This Wall by Alan Greenblatt, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review- Behind the Gates by Setha M. Low
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Diplomatic Immunity by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 58 - 1 Review- Lyndon Johnson and Europe by Thomas Alan Schwartz
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Navy Blues by Michael C. Boyer, p. 59 - 1 Review- John Paul Jones by Evan Thomas
- Who's Who?, pp. 60-62
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June 2003 Issue = 22 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- The Bookie of Virtue by Joshua Green, pp. 8-10
- Faux Pax Americana by Phillip Carter, pp. 11-13
- Imperialism of Neighbors by Michael Hirsh, pp. 14-19
- SARS Wars by Tad Fallows, pp. 20-21
- Star Search by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 22-27
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 28
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 29
- Do the Democrats Have a Prayer? by Amy Sullivan, pp. 30-36
- Body Count by Alexander Gourevitch, pp. 37-39
- In Contempt of Courtship by Elizabeth Austin, pp. 40-43
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The Clinton Warrior by David Greenberg, pp. 44-48 - 1 Review- The Clinton Wars by Sidney Blumenthal
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Ball Boys by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 49-51 - 2 Reviews- First Off the Tee by Don Van Natta, Jr.
- Who's Your Caddy? by Rick Reilly
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Speech Therapy by Tom Wicker, p. 52 - 1 Review- Ripples of Hope by Josh Gottheimer, Bill Clinton, and Mary Frances Berry, ...
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Pucker Up by Loch Johnson, p. 53 - 1 Review- A Look over My Shoulder by Richard Helms and William Hood
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Captive Genius by Terry Edmonds, p. 54 - 1 Review- The Trials of Phillis Wheatley by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Drug Antics by Merrill Goozner, pp. 55-56 - 2 Reviews- The Big Fix by Katharine Greider
- Protecting America's Health by Philip J. Hilts
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Founding Principal by Matthew Dallek, p. 57 - 1 Review- Gentleman Revolutionary by Richard Brookhiser
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Veiled Upset by Cassius Peck, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review- Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
- Who's Who?, pp. 60-62
- Cover Art by Fred Harper
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July 2003 Issue = 21 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- The Green-Eyed Monster by Joseph Epstein, pp. 8-10
- Science Friction by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 11-15
- Counterintelligent by Joshua Micah Marshall, pp. 16-20
- Coffee Snobs Unite! by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 21-25
- Home Sick by Joshua Green, pp. 26-28
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 29
- Welcome to the Machine by Nicholas Confessore, pp. 30-37
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Lady in Waiting by Carl Sferrazza Anthony, pp. 38-40 - 1 Review- Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Remembrance of Things Passed by Jonathan Chait, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review- The Fabulist by Stephen Glass
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Pooh-Poohing the Grand Poohba by Gordon Silverstein, pp. 44-46 - 1 Review- Diminished Democracy by Theda Skocpol
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Maid to Order by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 47-51 - 1 Review- Global Woman by Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild, ...
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Profit of Doom by Justin Peters, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- Masters of Doom by David Kushner
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 54
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Flights of Fancy by Jamie Malanowski, p. 55 - 1 Review- Air Force One by Kenneth T. Walsh
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The Cool Zionist by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 56 - 1 Review- Support Any Friend by Warren Bass
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Intrigue of Nations by Matthew Dallek, p. 57 - 1 Review- The Illusion of Victory by Thomas J. Fleming
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The Widow Orwell by Kukula Glastris, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review- The Girl from the Fiction Department by Hilary Spurling
- Who's Who?, pp. 60-62
- Cover Photography by Darrow Montgomery
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September 2003 Issue = 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- 10 Miles Square by Eli J. Lake and Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 8-13
- General Election by Amy Sullivan, pp. 14-17
- Pro Choice by Siobhan Gorman, pp. 18-21
- The Post-Modern President by Joshua Micah Marshall, pp. 22-26
- The Mendacity Index by Twm Staff, pp. 27-29
- Coverstory: Bush's War on Cops by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 30-37
- Schlep to Judgment by Brian Montopoli, pp. 38-43
- Notes from the Underground by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 44-45
- Kiss & Makeover by Sarah Wildman, pp. 46-47
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Fighting Gravity by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review- Rocket Man by David A. Clary
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Boy Genial by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review- Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites by Tucker Carlson
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Revival of the Fittest by Amy Sullivan, pp. 52-54 - 1 Review- The Transformation of American Religion by Alan Wolfe
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The Nixon Rorschach by Jeff Greenfield, p. 55 - 1 Review- Nixon's Shadow by David Greenberg
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Agree to Disagree by Emily Bazelon, p. 56 - 1 Review- Why Societies Need Dissent by Cass R. Sunstein
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Bungle in the Jungle by Andrew J. Rotherham, p. 57 - 1 Review- Who's Teaching Your Children by Vivian Troen, Katherine C. Boles, and Sydney S. Chellen, ...
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Green Genes by Stephanie Mencimer, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review- Food, Inc. by Peter Pringle
- Meanwhile in America by Joe Sacco, pp. 60-62
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October 2003 Issue = 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- 10 Miles Square by Max Blumenthal, pp. 8-10
- Con Tract: The theory behind neocon self-deception by Laura Rozen, pp. 11-12
- Sporting Chances by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 13-15
- Mourning Has Broken by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 16-18
- Hard Corps by Kirby D. Schroeder, pp. 19-22
- Malpractice Makes Perfect by Stephanie Mencimer, pp. 23-27
- Pillboxed In by Alicia Mundy, pp. 28-29
- Coverstory:Prisoner's Dilemma by Robert Poe, pp. 30-40
- Boob Tube by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 41-44
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Nabobs Revisited by David Greenberg, pp. 45-47 - 2 Reviews- Richard Nixon, Watergate, and the Press by Louis W. Liebovich
- Watergate by Keith W. Olson
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Count Me Out by David Segal, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review- We All Want to Change the World by Tom Waldman
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Jungle Book by Joshua Hammer, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review- The Zanzibar Chest by Aidan Hartley
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Out of Change by Bruce Reed, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review- The Two Percent Solution by Matthew Miller
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Beating the Bush by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 55-56 - 1 Review- Bushwhacked by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose
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Dame Theory by Eli J. Lake, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review- Madam Secretary by Madeleine Albright and Bill Woodward
- Meanwhile in America by Joe Sacco, pp. 60-62
- Cover Art by Robert Meganck
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November 2003 Issue = 13 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
- 10 Miles Square by Brian Montopoli and Sandy Bergo, pp. 8-15
- The Weakest Link by Spencer Ackerman, pp. 16-19
- America's Virtual Empire by Gen. Wesley Clark, pp. 20-29
- Coverstory: Corps Voters by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 30-39
- The Running Men by Walter Shapiro, pp. 40-45
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Franklin, my dear... by Bruce Clark, pp. 46-48 - 1 Review- Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham
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Bork Chop by Stephen Pomper, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review- Coercing Virtue by Robert H. Bork
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Sad Little Rich Country by David Wessel, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review- The Progress Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook
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Kill Bill by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review- Losing Bin Laden by Richard Miniter
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Hidden Assets by Matthew Dallek, pp. 55-59 - 1 Review- That Man by Robert H. Jackson, John Q. Barrett, and William E. Leuchtenburg, ...
- Meanwhile in America by Joe Sacco, pp. 60-62
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December 2003 Issue = 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-5
- Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-10
- Baath House by Eric Pfeiffer, pp. 11-12
- Monster Truck Rally by Zachary Roth, pp. 13-14
- Tournament of Roses by Brent Kendall, p. 15
- Who's Who in Baghdad by Joshua Micah Marshall, Laura Rozen, and Colin Soloway, ..., pp. 16-18
- A Time To Choose by Amy Sullivan, pp. 19-23
- In the Tank by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, pp. 24-26
- Armchair Provocateur by Peter Bergen, pp. 27-31
- Coverstory: Meet the Press by Nicholas Confessore, pp. 32-39
- The Good Spy by Jefferson Morley, pp. 40-44
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From Here to Eternity by Jon Meacham, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review- Ripples of Battle by Victor Davis Hanson
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James's Addiction by Jamie Malanowski, pp. 47-48 - 1 Review- Had Enough? by James Carville and Jeff Nussbaum
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Gubernatorial Goldrush by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 49-51 - 1 Review- Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power by Lou Cannon
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Embed Cred by Nicholas Kulish, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review- Embedded by Bill Katovsky and Timothy Carlson
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Oh Little Town by Barbara Demick, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review- A Season in Bethlehem by Joshua Hammer
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Money Talks by Steven Mufson, pp. 56-59 - 1 Review- In an Uncertain World by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg
- Meanwhile in America by Joe Sacco, pp. 60-62
- Cover Photo by Rick Kozak
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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