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What to watch for in the weeks ahead

The Crusader

Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general of New York, has risen to national prominence by emulating Teddy Roosevelt and fearlessly taking on powerful interests. His aggressiveness has made him a lot of enemies—but it may propel him to the governor's mansion and beyond

Divided We Stand

Republicans and Democrats should be careful what they wish for

The X Factor

Americans probably care less about Teresa Heinz Kerry's outspokenness than about her exoticism. The question is what they think of it

Suspended Sentencing

The consequences of "the single most irresponsible decision in the modern history of the Supreme Court"

"To Hell With Lipitor!"

Medicare reform—an explanation

The Hollywood Campaign

Want big money to get elected to national office? If you're a Democrat, you need to head for the hills—Beverly Hills.

More Nixon Tapes

Fresh talk about the Irish, the Africans, the Ivy League, and Chairman "Mayo." A selection from recently released recordings in the National Archives.

The Stakes in 2004

The coming presidential election may be the most important in generations

The Natural

Why is Barack Obama generating more excitement among Democrats than John Kerry?

Dixie Chicks

A new kind of Democrat is emerging in the South—and she's no shrinking violet

Who Will be the Next President?

The market speaks

Nader Republicans

Rumsfeld’s Rules Revisited

Adult-Male-Elephant Diplomacy

Colin Powell talks about Iraq, the Cold War, his place in the Administration, and chilling "the ambitions of the evil"

When George Meets John

A viewer's guide to this fall's version of "asymmetric warfare"— the presidential debates.

Dumb and Dumber

Why are campaign commercials so bad?

Pompadour With a Monkey Wrench

Al Sharpton's goal has never been the presidency; he wants to become the leader of Black America. Problem is, that job no longer exists.

Kerry Faces the World

What would a John Kerry foreign policy look like? In some ways a lot like one the current President's father could endorse

Enemy Americans

Jose Padilla and Yaser Esam Hamdi are American citizens. The Bush Administration has claimed the right to imprison them indefinitely without charge or trial, on the grounds that they are "enemy combatants" in the war on terror. Does a new kind of war require new kinds of laws?

I Agree With Me

When was the last time a conservative talk show changed a mind?

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Miami: The Next Big Start-Up City?

How the city became a center for innovation

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A Brief History of Romantic Comedies

From The Atlantic's Chris Orr

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Life in 'the New Arctic'

A moving portrait of a fading landscape

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The Rise of New York City

A fascinating look at Manhattan in the 1940s

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What Is Methane Hydrate?

"Flaming ice" is a vast natural energy source

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NASA's Time-Lapse of the Sun

Now with epic dubstep music

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Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

Can a tuning fork improve a cocktail?

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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

'That little blonde secretary from the office?’

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New Yorkers: Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

Risking electric shock to restore old amplifiers

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The DIY Piano-Bicycle

Everybody needs a hobby

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