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True colors

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Is the Republican Party a whites-only political club? In some cases, party leaders' efforts to recruit minority candidates are hampered by anti-immigrant rhetoric that plays well with some constituencies. But if presenting a more racially, ethnically diverse slate becomes the overriding value, will the issues that matter most be watered down?

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/true_colors]

In this issue: "America votes 1998," Oct. 31, 1998

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Drac's comeback

by Roy Maynard

International |  He's not just a Halloween thing; Dracula the populist is enjoying a resurgence as Romania struggles to find its place in the post-communist world

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/drac_s_comeback]

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Power to the people

by Bob Jones

National |  CITIZEN INITIATIVES: Direct democracy is being tapped to settle issues from the profound to the obscure

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/power_to_the_people]

Dispatches

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Quotables

One should call an adulterous liar exactly what he is-a criminal. Shane Sellers, a 20-year veteran of the Marines, in a Navy Times column. Maj. Sellers is one…

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This Week

World in brief The fox and the hedgehog Negotiators for unity and peace in Northern Ireland John Hume and David Trimble will be the recipients of this year's…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/this_week_3]

Reviews

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All the president's videos

by Pamela Johnson

Culture |  If movies are but a reflection of society, Hollywood and Washington are but a house of mirrors

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/all_the_president_s_videos]

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The latest big events

by Chris Stamper

Culture |  Oprah the movie and other cultural buzz

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/the_latest_big_events]

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Morality, prosperity

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Despite what some politicians say, a free-market economy requires a moral culture

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/morality_prosperity]

Voices

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Sound out ar-ro-gant

by Joel Belz

An academic elite still hasn't come to terms with the reading problem

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/sound_out_ar_ro_gant]

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It's only human

by Janie B. Cheaney

It's an excuse that shows no understanding of sin

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/it_s_only_human]

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Mailbag

Any risktakers? Bob Jones IV has made a point that draws a clear parallel between the plight of our brothers and sisters who are at risk in this nation from…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/mailbag_3]

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Vote

by Marvin Olasky

It's too early to give up on change in Washington

[http://www.worldmag.com/1998/10/vote]

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