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Friday, April 19, 2002

Enemy of the Week

Talbot’s Tall Tale

4.19.02

The Left is going to have to do better than go after the Right in an 800,000 word pamphlet.

Special Report

Mahony’s Roman Holiday

George Neumayr | 4.19.02

Are the American church officials who created the mushrooming moral mess the best ones to clean it up?

The Virginian

Tater Trauma

Dave Shiflett | 4.19.02

Now they’re going after potato cannons.

Washington Prowler

On Wisconsin

The Prowler | 4.19.02

Can Tommy Thompson go home again? Plus: Kerry generosity.

Editor’s Desk

Hugo Chavez Is Huge

Wlady Pleszczynski | 4.19.02

His recovery is embarrassing to the Bush administration — and a big blow to the war on terrorism. His pal Saddam would tell you so himself.

The Current Crisis

Spanish Bull

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.19.02

A wacko judge in Madrid casts an evil eye on Henry Kissinger.

Another Perspective

The Bush-Powell Conundrum

Lawrence Henry | 4.19.02

Why is Colin Powell willing to serve as a punching bag to so many domestic critics? Perhaps because he is serving his nation and his president in ways his critics don’t quite fathom.

Special Report

Beyond Cardinal Law

Jeremy Lott | 4.19.02

Everybody wonders what John Paul II will do to stem the crisis.

Thursday, April 18, 2002

To Be Absolutely Frank

Where Did That Come From?

Francis X. Rocca | 4.18.02

We confidently speak in words and phrases we know nothing about.

Washington Prowler

Another Gore Coverup

The Prowler | 4.18.02

Florida renewed a touchy subject, though Al pretended he had nothing to hide. Plus: A Clinton surprise.

The Current Crisis

And They’re Off!

4.18.02

GOP hopefuls race for the 2008 presidential nomination.

The Current Crisis

Conventional Wisdoms

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.18.02

When Washington’s political giants and journalistic celebs make their ex cathedra statements of what ”everyone knows,” you can be sure that in a matter of months ”no one will remember” or even give a damn.

Reader Mail

America, Africa, Florida, Montana

4.18.02

Letters from all over, about old fights and new.

Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Washington Prowler

Traficant Outlawed

The Prowler | 4.17.02

Dick Gephardt gets tough. Also: Common Cause’s pressure tactics.

Editor’s Desk

Looking Invincible

Wlady Pleszczynski | 4.17.02

Tiger Woods and Benjamin Netanyahu have something in common — and it makes certain people nervous.

Loose Canons

Bidding Up the Stakes

Jed Babbin | 4.17.02

One of the worst decisions of this administration apparently predates Mr. Powell’s trip to kiss Arafat’s ring.

Live From New York

A Tough Year for Children

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 4.17.02

Simple logic dictates that a more sensible arrangement would be for Mr. Arafat to do the suicide bombing himself.

Special Report

Affirmative Backdooring

George Neumayr | 4.17.02

Contrary to what you might have read, affirmative action hasn’t gone away at the University of California. It just doesn’t use the main entrance.

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

At Large

Cynthia McKinney in the Twilight Zone

John Corry | 4.16.02

Would that the gentlewoman from Georgia were merely a flake. But she does real damage. Ask the victims of Robert Mugabe.

Washington Prowler

Tennessee at Risk

The Prowler | 4.16.02

GOP divisions come to the fore. Meanwhile, House Democrats figure out how to run with and against Bush.

Editor’s Desk

Solidarity Forever

Wlady Pleszczynski | 4.16.02

Anyone for triple standards? No cheers for Paul Wolfowitz? Two cheers for Anthony Lewis?

Special Report

The Big Lie and the Big Lawsuit

Lawrence Henry | 4.16.02

The world was a lot nicer when everybody smoked.

Another Perspective

Looking Up

Reid Collins | 4.16.02

A ticket to the stars that orbit just above our bloody planet.

Monday, April 15, 2002

Washington Prowler

Carol, Janet, and the Groucho Gals

The Prowler | 4.15.02

Will another gal from Illinois join Hillary in the Senate? Also: No reason to gamble on Reno. Plus: Bill is starting to get calls.

The Investor

The Numbers Game at The Masters

Michael Craig | 4.15.02

Tiger Woods plays the percentages; Phil Mickelson tries to fool them. Guess who ends up winning the big one?

Lifestyles Left and Right

Politics In, Junk Out

4.15.02

Enviro bureaucrats at the U.S. Geological Survey don’t really speak for the Bush administration — and they certainly don’t speak for science.

Special Report

The Mugging of Jesse Jackson’s Biographer

4.15.02

Keith Richburg smears Ken Timmerman.

Reader Mail

Honor Bound

4.15.02

Armey doubters. Dowd teasers. The example of Jack Nicholson. Feminist fault lines. Circumcision conservatism. And more.

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