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Voting record

Cover Story | During his service in Congress, Dick Cheney built a reputation as a solid, all-around conservative. Here's how three leading conservative watchdog groups rated Mr. Cheney's voting record: American Conservative Union 90.8 percent average rating Mr. Cheney was a favorite of the ACU, which rates members of Congress according to their adherence to a broad conservative platform that includes economic, social, and foreign policy issues. Mr. Cheney earned a 100 percent ACU rating in three of his

Linked to Cheney

Cover Story | In picking a loyal running mate who unites Republican factions, but brings little electorally to the GOP ticket, George W. Bush signaled confidence that he will win in November

In this issue: "Bush picks Cheney as VP," Aug. 5, 2000

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Doing business with a dictator

International |  The stunning escape of Andy Morales and thousands of other lesser-knowns from Cuba each year should hinder the lurch toward normalizing relations between the…

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Going, going, gone!

International |  From home run hero to hero on the run, Andy Morales finally reaches his "field of dreams"

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King of the Web?

National |  Stephen King sells an online story, the FBI tries e-mail surveillance, and other technology news

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Stubbing out freedom

National |  Florida's tobacco jury gives other legal businesses 144.8 billion reasons to worry that they might be the next grand prize in the class-action liability…

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'Stop pretending'

National |  The growing strip-club scene preys on vulnerable young women, but a backlash is brewing

Dispatches

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Quotables

If we can save black bears, we can save babies. Louisiana State Rep. Shirley Bowler, on controversy over the state's "Choose Life" specialty license plate…

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No-Comment Zone

Fifteen days of peace summitry at Camp David broke up without an agreement between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Mr.

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Ups & Downs of the Week

American athletes: Golf's Tiger Woods and bicycling's Lance Armstrong continued to dominate their sports last week. Mr. Woods, 24, won the British Open,

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The Buzz

General mills apologizes for giving away Scripture Sorry for the Bible More than 12 million boxes of General Mills cereal-each containing a CD version of the…

Reviews

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Video Rentals

Culture |  The top 5 videos in popularity as measured by rental receipts for the week ended July 16

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The lifestyle left's party

Culture |  Democrats have moved from moral idealism to moral cynicism

Voices

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How big is too big?

In government, as elsewhere, less is actually more

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Today's Great Escape

Bureaucracy-busters help turn a drug alley into a park

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Declaring independence

This literary revolution embraced a dependence upon self

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Mailbag

Happy reading We enjoyed "The Nifty 50" picks and comparing them to our own family favorites (July 1). I was surprised and pleased to see The Great Gilly…

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