February 23, 1998 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  Bennett and Cameron v. Sullivan, etc.
- TRB: Who Cares?
  Jonathan Cohn
  , p. 6
  Republicans say they would love to help all the needy parents with child care, just so ...
- Smoke Signals
  The Editors
  , p. 7
  Using tobacco money to pay for new social programs could make Clinton look like a geniu...
- Notebook, pp. 8-9
  Albright's mission, Karla Faye Tucker's demise, etc.
- On the Hill: Support GroupP
  Hanna Rosin
  , p. 10
  Why the Congressional Black Caucus has embraced the scandal-scarred president as one of...
- Washington Scene: Plotters
  Stephen Glass
  , p. 11
  My weekend infiltrating the vast right-wing conspiracy
- Scandalized
  Timothy Noah
  , pp. 12-14
  When it comes to covering presidential peccadillos, the press always goes for the quick...
- Penny Wise
  Jonathan Chait
  , p. 15
  President Clinton's pledge to save the surplus for Social Security was masterful, both ...
- The Hard Questions: Legal Limits
  Glenn C. Loury
  , p. 16
  Why law and policy alone are not enough to stop moral decay
- The Odd Couple
  Amatzia Baram
  , pp. 17-18
  Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov fancies himself quite the peacemaker. Unfortu...
- The Reckoning
  Fouad Ajami
  , pp. 19-20
  For the United States and Iraq, it's deja vu all over again. This time, we should finis...
- Plan of Attack
  Eliot A. Cohen
  , pp. 21-23
  Bombing Saddam probably can't destroy him or his arsenal. But it might speed the overth...
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  On Films: Stargazing, Pubcrawling (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 24-25
  The Gingerbread Man (1998 Film), by Robert Altman
  1. The Gingerbread Man (1998 Film) by Robert Altman
  2. Nil by Mouth (1997 Film) by Gary Oldman
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  White Magic in America (Review)
  Alan Wolfe
  , pp. 26-33
  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
  1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
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  The Know-It-All (Review)
  Colin McGinn
  , pp. 34-37
  How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker
  1. How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
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  Life as Memoir (2 Reviews)
  Itamar Kubovy
  , pp. 38-39
  Scratches, by Michel Leiris
  1. Scratches by Michel Leiris
  2. Scraps by Michel Leiris
- Catalpa
  Brooks Haxton
  , pp. 40-41
- New Haven Diarist: Facing Facts
  Maggie Scarf
  , pp. 42-44
- Cover
  Eric Baker