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Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003
- Convenient Blockbuster
One Iraqi memo reportedly solves two Bush problems. - Whopper: Howard Dean
Oh, that bizarre and irresponsible remark! - Today's Doonesbury Strip
Chowdown in the B hall. - Slick Oil?
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers. - Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoon Index
Editorial cartoons from around the world.
Friday, Dec. 12, 2003
- No Soup for EU
Europe howls over Iraqi reconstruction contracts. - Hail to the Coach
Why should Uncle Sam be so generous to West Point football? - Robert L. Bartley (1937-2003)
Both sides now. - The Pentagon Plot
Baker's trip isn't about debt, and the contracts directive isn't about money. - Means Testing and Dean's Testy
Fraysters touch the third rail of American politics. - The Lector Effect
HBO's new Angels in America gets Kushner wrong. - A New I Do
The New Republic on gay marriage fallout. - The Other Woman
Diane Keaton scores in Something's Gotta Give. - The Lunacy of the Heisman
Will the voters ever get it right? 
Bloody Sell
The makers of Grand Theft Auto release an even gorier game.- Stuck on the Farrelly Brothers
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day. - Dispatches From Ivory Coast
The refugee merry-go-round. - Duane Michals' Nest in a Hostile World
A weeklong journal of a photographer. - Hollywood's New Maturity
Tim Burton and the Farrelly brothers try to grow up. - Corrections
Slate's mistakes. - Why No More Flu Vaccine?
For one thing, there's a shortage of chicken eggs. - The "Cover-Up," Part 6: More Lies From Martha?
An insider's view of the Martha trial. - Brusque Back
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003
- The $3.77 Million Wedding
Trista and Ryan tie the knot on ABC. - Teresa Heinz
Why John Kerry needs some of his wife's sauce. - A Browser's Guide to Campaign 2004, Cont'd.
Slate reads John Edwards' book so you don't have to. - You Have the Power
Why Al Gore was wrong to endorse Howard Dean. - The Living Room of a Perfectionist
A weeklong journal of a photographer. - Dispatches From Ivory Coast
Inside the U.N. "transit center" that's home to 3,500 Liberians. - Iraqing Their Brains
How can the Democratic candidates escape the trap they set for themselves? - Murder by Media
Why the Rwandan genocide tribunal went too far. - The "Cover-Up," Part 5: Bacanovic testifies at the SEC
An insider's view of the Martha trial. - Relative Agony
In-laws that deserve the cold shoulder. - Soft Money Shuffle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003
- Bush's Mr. Cellophane
Goodbye to Mel Martinez. - Are Dean and Gore Related?
No Relation No. 18: Gore, Dean, and Gore Dean - Antiques Gone Wild
The Keno brothers paw through other people's things on PBS. - Dollar Doldrums
Where have all the European investors gone? - Dispatches From Ivory Coast
Dancing with the rebels. - Shape Up and Ship Out
The best way to pack and ship your holiday packages. - Richard Hennessy's Colorful Habitat
A weeklong journal of a photographer. - The "Cover-Up," Part 4: Attorney-Client Miscues?
An insider's view of the Martha trial. - Meet the Greedy Grandparents
Why America's elderly are so spoiled. - The New Hampshire Debate
The Democrats split between Clinton and Gore. - Contract Shun
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003
- Blood Money?
The Los Angeles Times' flawed masterpiece about corruption at NIH. - No Immunity
Why this year's flu outbreak is a looming public health crisis. - Inside Nell Campbell's Apartment
A weeklong journal of a photographer. - Dispatches From Ivory Coast
The human consequences of war. - Dick Scaife, Crypto-Liberal
An unlikely Kerry donor. - The Case of the Misunderstood Memo
The Feith "annex" highlights the Bush administration's misuse of intelligence material. - The "Cover-Up," Part 3: Martha Stewart Visits the U.S. Attorney
An insider's view of the Martha trial. - Stop This Train
Who decides this election—you or Al Gore? - Partial Victory
The power of an unenforced abortion ban. - The Artful Dodger
Philip Guston was misunderstood—but why? - How To Write
Read Mimesis. - Minnesota
A weekly poem, read by the author. - Gore Score
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Monday, Dec. 8, 2003
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