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Department Index

Assessment 1996:

Taking stock of people and ideas in the news.

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The New Walter Cronkite Jim Lehrer officially inherits the mantle.
Jack Shafer Oct. 19, 1996
Ideas! Optimism! Compassion! The philosophy of Jack Kemp.
Michael Kinsley Aug. 17, 1996

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