October 8, 2008 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Fighting Chance
  The Editors
  , pp. 1-4
  It's simple, Barack: He's a Republican, and you're a Democrat
- TRB: Sarah Quaylin
  Jonathan Chait
  , pp. 5-6
  Actually, Dan Quayle is looking pretty good right now
- Is the First Dude the new Hillary?
  Eve Fairbanks
  , pp. 7-9
- The truth about John McCain and those DHL workers
  Jason Zengerle
  , pp. 10-11
- Enough with small-town triumphalism
  Jennifer Bradley and Bruce Katz
  , pp. 12-13
- The Rosenberg bombshell
  Martin Peretz
  , pp. 14-16
- How Ohio will be won
  Nate Silver
  , p. 17
- Liar's Power
  Jonathan Chait
  , pp. 18-19
  Why McCain just can't tell the truth
- Visible Hands
  Irwin Stelzer
  , pp. 20-23
  The surrender of free-market capitalism
- Free Traitors
  Christopher Hayes
  , pp. 24-26
  Mainstream economists reconsider globalization
- Monsters' Ball
  Joshua Kurlantzick
  , pp. 27-32
  Global authoritarianism on the march
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  Films: Matters of Belief (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , p. 33
  Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008 Film), by Woody Allen
  1. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008 Film) by Woody Allen
  2. Un Secret (2008 Film) by Claude Miller
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  God is in the House (Review)
  Ruth Franklin
  , pp. 34-37
  Home, by Marilynne Robinson
  1. Home by Marilynne Robinson
- On the Hills of Georgia
  Alexander Pushkin
  , p. 38
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  Skin Deep (Review)
  Sherwin B. Nuland
  , pp. 39-40
  Making the Cut, by Anthony Elliott
  1. Making the Cut by Anthony Elliott
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  Sing for Me, Muse, the Mania (Review)
  Christopher Benfey
  , pp. 41-45
  Words in Air, by Thomas Travisano, Saskia Hamilton, and Elizabeth Bishop, ...
  1. Words in Air by Thomas Travisano, Saskia Hamilton, and Elizabeth Bishop, ...
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  Gonzo Sociology (Review)
  Alan Wolfe
  , pp. 46-51
  The Politics of Truth, by John H. Summers and C. Wright Mills
  1. The Politics of Truth by John H. Summers and C. Wright Mills
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  Love Tomorrow (Review)
  Francesca Mari
  , pp. 52-53
  Love Today, by Maxim Biller
  1. Love Today by Maxim Biller
- Kol Nidre
  Alicia Ostriker
  , pp. 54-55
- Washington Diarist
  Leon Wieseltier
  , pp. 56-58
  There Will Be Blood
- Cover illustration
  Nancy Stahl