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Cover Story | The party's over for Bob Dole and Republicans who dream of the Reagan/Bush years. But President Clinton's electoral, if not popular, landslide combined with the GOP's hold on Congress made Election '96 the first expression of support for the new political status quo

In this issue: "The '96 Election," Nov. 16, 1996

Features

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Zaire: "The national pastime"

International |  Genocidal war in Zaire makes reconciliation a distant dream

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Good night, David

National |  Brinkley's leave-taking a great loss to political journalism

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The new homophobia: Schools fear lawsuits

National |  School districts in turmoil over gay teachers' "coming out"

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Sports

National |  Nice guys finish first Golf is the only major sport in which rules violators call penalties on themselves. The lack of scandal occurring on golf's three major…

Dispatches

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Quotables

He has not a creative bone in his body. Therefore, he is a bore, and will always be a bore. Retiring ABC broadcast journalist DAVID BRINKLEY referring to Bill…

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This Week

Voters: stay the course After a desperate, 96-hour nonstop campaign blitz, Bob Dole tasted victory in the first-in-the-nation voting precinct of Dixville…

Reviews

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Manifestoes of grace

Books |  The Reformation is still nailing theses to the church door

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Culture Notes

Culture |  World Wide Web casinos Companies have been gambling on the Internet, with little to show for it so far, but soon individuals will be able to turn their home…

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Checkmating history

Books |  There's at least one reason to believe history isn't over yet

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Country-punk Christian

Music |  Hard rockers seek to please their mother--and their Father

Voices

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Ready for a mugging?

There's a limit to how many times even a good person wants to get hit

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Christmas myths

Must all Christmas letters be Hallmark sweet?

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Crisis and punishment

What is God trying to teach us through electoral results?

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