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July/August 2003

The Widow Orwell

Welcome to the Machine

Call Them ‘Common Sense Democrats’

Congress Should Stop Russ Vought’s Latest Power Grab

One Internal Pollster Saw the Primary Results Coming

Hey Industry, Stop Sponging Off, and Start Contributing to, the Colleges That Train Your Employees

The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges

Internal Polls Flopped in Michigan and Hawaii. How Will They Do in Minnesota and Wisconsin?

Burning the Past to Build the Future

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