April 14, 1997 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  China's American employees, Jefferson's love life, etc.
- TRB: A Toast
  Michael Kelly
  , pp. 6-8
  Al Gore and Li Peng lift a glass to money
- Applauding Murder
  The Editors
  , p. 9
  Israelis die, the zealots cheer and Arafat winks
- Notebook, pp. 10-11
  The Oscars in between, Tony Blankley out of the loop, Wendell Ford beside himself, etc.
- Kinshasa Dispatch: Zaire Crashes
  Howard W. French
  , pp. 12-13
  A dictator's final days
- Out of Commission
  John B. Judis
  , p. 14
  Clintonism wrecks a study of the trade deficit
- Trading Places
  John Maggs
  , pp. 15-17
  Why is Al Gore, internationalist extraordinaire, burying new free trade agreements? Ans...
- Dip-Lock
  Susan Ellingwood
  , p. 18
  The White House used to appoint big donors to ambassadorships. Now, spooked by scandal,...
- Black Check
  Edward Roeder
  , pp. 19-20
  Forget about coffes with arms dealers. The real fundraising scandal is simpler. Both pa...
- Shades of Gray
  Hanna Rosin
  , pp. 21-23
  Ex-Bushie C. Boyden Gray likes to moralize on air about the Clinton fund-raising scanda...
- Dysfunction Junction
  Ruth Shalit
  , pp. 24-26
  What comes after Oprah, Geraldo, and Jenny Jones: the Recovery Network, a twenty-four-h...
- The Hard Questions: Last Rights
  Michael J. Sandel
  , p. 27
  A philosopher's Dream Team hits the Supreme Court on assisted suicide
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  On Films: Hates, Loves, Addictions (3 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 28-29
  Nothing Personal (1997 Film), by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
  1. Nothing Personal (1997 Film) by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
  2. Drunks (1997 Film) by Peter Cohn
  3. Love Jones (1997 Film) by Theodore Witcher
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  Love, American Style (2 Reviews)
  Margaret Talbot
  , pp. 30-37
  The Divorce Culture, by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
  1. The Divorce Culture by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
  2. The Abolition of Marriage by Maggie Gallagher
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  The Dualist (Review)
  Tony Judt
  , pp. 38-43
  Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, by Sam Tanenhaus
  1. Whittaker Chambers: A Biography by Sam Tanenhaus
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  What Henry Knew (Review)
  Richard Jenkyns
  , pp. 44-47
  Henry James: The Young Master, by Sheldon M. Novick
  1. Henry James: The Young Master by Sheldon M. Novick
- Part Speech
  Muriel Nelson
  , pp. 48-49
- Washington Diarist: Hit and Miss
  Andrew Sullivan
  , pp. 50-52
- Cover, illustration
  Eric Baker and Polly Becker