Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 12478
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2004/3/1-2 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:12478 Activity:nil
3/1     America headed for one-party PRI-style rule?
        http://www.prospect.org/print/V15/2/kuttner-r.html
2025/07/08 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular
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Politics: Check, Please: At a Beverly Hills fundraiser, John meets Barbra, Angelica, Jason, and Leo. By Jon Wiener Bedside Mannered: Bill Frist has tried to take Richard Clarke to task. By Terence Samuel Global Mess: Republicans are utopian thinkers when it come to geopolitics, and theyve turned much of the world against us. By Robert Kuttner Unsung Heroine: A force behind modern feminism, Millie Jeffrey died last week. By Harold Meyerson Office Space: Sure, the working class has been hit hard by the economic downturn. By Lawrence Mishel Franken File: The Prospect talks with Al Franken, star of the new Air America Radio. By David Kelly Face Lift: The Prospect unveils its redesigned Web site this week. By The Editors Credibility Gap: The Bush administration practices the art of being dishonest without lying. By Matthew Yglesias Chamber Potshots: The Republican-controlled Senate could spend its time debating pressing legislation. 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