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Armey: In his own words

by Marvin Olasky, Nick Eicher, Joel C. Rosenberg

Cover Story Sidebar | On the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994: I was sitting in Dick Gephardt's car in October 1993 ... Gephardt [asked] why I wasn't running for Republican whip, [and] I said because I was running for majority leader.... He thought it was pretty funny and told me to stick to it. I did. Best advice he ever gave me. On the news of Newt Gingrich's affair with staffer Callista Bisek: I didn't know ... I might very likely have been very high on the list of the first five people in the world

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Retiring but not shy

by Marvin Olasky, Nick Eicher

Cover Story | A career review with a candid Dick Armey is to politics what an ESPN highlight reel is to sports. He laughs about Bill Clinton; he cries about Ronald Reagan. His hero: Clarence Thomas. His disappointment: Newt Gingrich's affair with a staffer. His future: Continuing to push the issues he cares about

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In this issue: "Dick Armey's parting words," Dec. 14, 2002

Features

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Top News

by Tim Graham

This Week |  The Top 5 news stories as measured by coverage in The Washington Post, USA Today, and NBC Nightly News from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3

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Let the record show

by Lynn Vincent

Abortion |  Supreme Court arguments leave troubling questions unanswered

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Muslim moderate freed

by Mindy Belz

Human Rights |  Egyptian-American activist for free elections and the rights of Christians released, but he faces a new trial; outcome "will be a bellwether" for others in…

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Dispatches

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Quotables

The whole purpose is not to become a target. White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer when asked why, after the Secret Service advised him to travel under a…

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Quick Takes

Politically useless victim When thugs murdered 21-year-old homosexual Matthew Shepard, the case became a national sensation. When gay teenager Nicholas…

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In Brief

News highlights from around the world

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Reviews

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Best-Selling CD's

by Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Pearl Jam, U2, Santana

Notable CDs |  The Top 5 best-selling Internet CDs for the week ending Nov. 30

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The God of gifts

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Picking a gift and paying its price: a defense of the "commercialization" of Christmas

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Notebook

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Flash Traffic

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Flash Traffic |  Political Buzz from Washington

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Voices

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Battle fatigue

by Joel Belz

Even with the GOP in power, the pro-family fight can be frustrating

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Mailbag

True victory Your post-election coverage brought more savor to an already sweet victory ("The Bush mandate," Nov. 16). It occurs to me that true victory is…

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Paranoia, hatred, ignorance

by Marvin Olasky

But what's this about a journalist wanting to dance with Janet Reno?

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Gospel in surround-sound

by Janie B. Cheaney

Glory to God through music that glows with eternity

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