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• Listening In and Naming Names The old tricks of the National Security Agency.
  Patrick Radden Keefe Dec. 20, 2005
  
• Bush's Long March to Candor Will his New Year's resolution stick?
  John Dickerson Dec. 19, 2005
  
• The "Out to Lunch" Defense Karl Rove's story doesn't make sense.
  John Dickerson Dec. 15, 2005
  
• The Grinch Who Doctored Photos The RNC's fraudulent new ad.
  John Dickerson Dec. 12, 2005
  
• Joe Republican? Why President Bush loves Sen. Lieberman.
  John Dickerson Dec. 9, 2005
  
• Marathon of Mirth Had enough Christmas parties yet? Bush has to host 26 of them.
  John Dickerson Dec. 7, 2005
  
• Marathon of Mirth, Part 2 Had enough Christmas parties yet? Bush has to host 26 of them.
  John Dickerson Dec. 7, 2005
  
• Kerry Swift-Boats Bush The president isn't as clueless as his rival makes him out to be.
  John Dickerson Dec. 1, 2005
  
• The Bush Hugger How McCain gains by embracing Bush.
  John Dickerson Nov. 29, 2005
  
• Muffing Murtha How Bush's rapid response went wrong.
  John Dickerson Nov. 23, 2005
  
• Cheney's Dreadful Lack of Ambition We'd be better off if the vice president were running in 2008.
  John Dickerson Nov. 22, 2005
  
• Cheney's Rules of Evidence How the vice president argues by deception.
  John Dickerson Nov. 18, 2005
  
• Tough Love Why the GOP wants us to be harder on the Iraqis.
  John Dickerson Nov. 16, 2005
  
• Take the Blame, Mr. President McCain's excellent advice for Bush.
  John Dickerson Nov. 11, 2005
  
• Ahmad Chalabi's American Tour He's back, and he's not sorry.
  John Dickerson Nov. 10, 2005
  
• Don't Fire Karl Five reasons Bush should keep Rove.
  John Dickerson Nov. 8, 2005
  
• Scooter's First Day in Court On the scene at Libby's not-guilty plea.
  John Dickerson Nov. 3, 2005
  
• Superiority Complex Why is the vice president deciding how the U.S. treats foreign detainees?
  Tim Naftali Nov. 3, 2005
  
• Dirty Harry The Senate Minority Leader throws a roundhouse.
  John Dickerson Nov. 1, 2005
  
• Ready To Rumble The Supreme Court battle we've all been waiting for.
  John Dickerson Oct. 31, 2005
  
• Liar or Fool? What's left of Scooter Libby's reputation.
  John Dickerson Oct. 31, 2005
  
• Scooter Who? How Bush will deal with the Libby indictment.
  John Dickerson Oct. 28, 2005
  
• Answered Prayers How Bush lost the Miers fight.
  John Dickerson Oct. 27, 2005
  
• Water From a Stone In which Scott McClellan actually admits something!
  John Dickerson Oct. 26, 2005
  
• Who Is Scooter Libby? The secretive Cheney aide at the heart of the CIA leak case.
  John Dickerson Oct. 21, 2005
  
• A Friend in Need Is it cruel for Bush to support Miers at all costs?
  John Dickerson Oct. 20, 2005
  
• Miers 2.0 The White House plans for a do-over.
  John Dickerson Oct. 17, 2005
  
• What Will They Do Without Karl? If Bush's Brain is removed, it's gonna hurt.
  John Dickerson Oct. 14, 2005
  
• Laura and Harriet Are the nominee's critics sexist? Get serious.
  John Dickerson Oct. 12, 2005
  
• Send in the Cavalry The president's powers in the event of disaster.
  Tim Naftali Oct. 11, 2005
  
• The Miers Test You're a senator who wants to run for president. Do you dare oppose Bush's nominee?
  John Dickerson Oct. 7, 2005
  
• Gods vs. Geeks GOP evangelicals fight intellectuals over Harriet Miers.
  John Dickerson Oct. 5, 2005
  
• Harriet the Sly Why does James Dobson like Miers so much?
  John Dickerson Oct. 3, 2005
  
• Inside Inside the Bubble The film about John Kerry's campaign won't tell you why he lost.
  John Dickerson Sept. 30, 2005
  
• Free-Falling? How much trouble is the GOP really in?
  John Dickerson Sept. 29, 2005
  
• Justice DeLayed Why neither side wants the House majority leader gone.
  John Dickerson Sept. 28, 2005
  
• The Missing Link The president's errant attempt to mix his troubles.
  John Dickerson Sept. 22, 2005
  
• Pity the Poor Fiscal Conservative Because no one else cares if the government busts the budget for Katrina relief.
  John Dickerson Sept. 20, 2005
  
• Bush's Second Second Inaugural Address The president tries to start this term all over again in New Orleans.
  John Dickerson Sept. 16, 2005
  
• Presidential Speech Contest Winners, Part 2 More Slate reader predictions.
  John Dickerson Sept. 15, 2005
  
• Presidential Speech Contest Winners Slate readers suggest where President Bush should give his speech Thursday night.
  John Dickerson Sept. 14, 2005
  
• Minority Retort This is your moment, Democrats. Don't blow it.
  John Dickerson Sept. 13, 2005
  
• Enter Slate's Presidential Speech Contest Bush is going to New Orleans to give an address to the nation about Katrina. Guess where he delivers it.
  John Dickerson Sept. 13, 2005
  
• The Aristobureaucrats A dirty joke inside the government.
  John Dickerson Sept. 9, 2005
  
• Dangling Man Michael Brown twists slowly in the wind.
  John Dickerson Sept. 8, 2005
  
• Political Hurricane Bush's efforts to recover from Katrina.
  John Dickerson Sept. 6, 2005
  
• Department of Homeland Screw-Up What is the Bush administration doing?
  Tim Naftali Sept. 1, 2005
  
• Slander The assassination of Alberto Coll.
  A.L. Bardach July 11, 2005
  
• People Power The terrorist plot to destroy democracy from within.
  William Saletan July 8, 2005
  
• Chertoff's Bad Move How not to respond to the London bombings.
  Tim Naftali July 7, 2005
  
• Miller's Time A biased salute to two brave friends.
  Walter Shapiro July 7, 2005
  
• Rove v. Wade The political case for an anti-Roe justice.
  William Saletan July 6, 2005
  
• Jilted The Bush brothers kick Katherine Harris to the curb.
  Brian Montopoli June 30, 2005
  
• Caddy Hacks Golf, the ultimate symbol of Republican corruption.
  Michael Crowley June 23, 2005
  
• Deep Throat Slate's take on the man behind the voice.
  June 3, 2005
  
• The Hassle Factor But I don't want to manage my own Social Security account!
  Thomas Geoghegan March 2, 2005