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The Vice President's Internist Is Missing!
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July 8, 2004, 7:04 PM ET - well-traveled
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July 8, 2004, 4:18 PM ET
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July 8, 2004, 7:00 PM ET- movies
Triumph of the Will
Anchorman is messy, crude, and brilliant.
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July 8, 2004, 5:31 PM ET - moneybox
Kenny Boy in the Dock
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July 8, 2004, 5:12 PM ET - dialogues
How Does the Saudi Relationship With the Bush Family Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?
Clinton's Saudi policies were no different than Bush's.
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July 8, 2004, 3:59 PM ET
human guinea pigThere She Is, Mrs. America. …
Will they really let me compete in a beauty pageant?
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July 8, 2004, 1:46 PM ET- fraywatch
Everybody's a Critic
Fraysters light into Slate regulars.
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July 8, 2004, 1:08 PM ET - television
No Pain, No Gain
In Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, Japanese contestants prove that humiliation is the ultimate goal.
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July 8, 2004, 1:49 PM ET - medical examiner
Screen Saver?
When it comes to cancer screening, more isn't always better.
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July 8, 2004, 9:15 AM ET - dear prudence
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July 8, 2004, 6:52 AM ET - today's papers
Lay Down
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
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July 8, 2004, 4:41 AM ET - on the trail
And They're Off
Day 1 of the Kerry-Edwards campaign.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2004
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For Want of a Bolt ...
How the Iraq war could have been lost.
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July 7, 2004, 7:53 PM ET - movies
Arthur: On the Rocks
The once and future king, in his dreariest picture yet.
David Edelstein
July 7, 2004, 6:50 PM ET - moneybox
The $7 Billion Ego
Did J.P. Morgan Chase waste billions so its CEO could keep his job?
Daniel Gross
July 7, 2004, 6:23 PM ET - well-traveled
Sportsman's Paradise
Athletics in Gateshead, the quintessential British sporting event.
Robert Weintraub
July 7, 2004, 4:18 PM ET - surfergirl
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Tour de France pales next to the Jeopardy! juggernaut.
Dana Stevens
July 7, 2004, 6:13 PM ET - in other magazines
Lance A Lot
The exhaustive, exhausting coverage of Armstrong's quest for the Tour de France.
Alexander Barnes Dryer and Josh Levin
July 7, 2004, 6:12 PM ET - recycled
What Is Method Acting, Anyway?
Brando's technique explained.
July 7, 2004, 4:41 PM ET - jurisprudence
Death Means Never Having to Say "I'm Sorry"
The complicated dance of apologies around the death penalty.
Robert Weisberg
July 7, 2004, 4:08 PM ET - dialogues
How Does the Saudi Relationship With the Bush Family Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?
Did family ties blind Bush to the terrorist threat from Wahhabi Islamists?
Rachel Bronson and Craig Unger
July 7, 2004, 3:59 PM ET
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Peck the Knife
What explains Dale Peck's slashing reviews? A case study in critical aggression.
Laura Kipnis
July 7, 2004, 3:36 PM ET - kerryisms
Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
July 7, 2004, 1:17 PM ET - international papers
A Couple of Johns
The international press looks at Kerry and Edwards … and Allawi and Zarqawi.
Michael Young
July 7, 2004, 12:40 PM ET - today's papers
That's the Ticket
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sam Schechner
July 7, 2004, 6:35 AM ET
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
chatterboxThe Post-Vietnam Candidate
Finally, a national-ticket candidate too young to have served in Vietnam.
Timothy Noah
July 6, 2004, 6:24 PM ET- dialogues
How Does the Saudi Relationship With the Bush Family Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?
Has Bush given the Saudis a free pass?
Rachel Bronson and Craig Unger
July 6, 2004, 3:59 PM ET - explainer
Who Gets Edwards' $728,968?
Can he spend the money he raised during the primary on the general election?
Brendan I. Koerner
July 6, 2004, 6:21 PM ET - fighting words
A Very, Very Dirty Word
The British Empire's second-greatest gift to the world.
Christopher Hitchens
July 6, 2004, 4:36 PM ET - kerryisms
Kerryism of the Day
The senator's caveats and curlicues.
William Saletan
July 6, 2004, 3:27 PM ET
summary judgmentReality's Knight
Has Michael Moore forever changed the documentary?
Ben Williams
July 6, 2004, 4:04 PM ET
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Sportsman's Paradise
Wimbledon: Queuing, rain, strawberries—oh, yes, and tennis.
Robert Weintraub
July 6, 2004, 4:18 PM ET - ballot box
The Big Decision
The wisdom of picking Edwards.
William Saletan
July 6, 2004, 12:29 PM ET - culturebox
Science as Metaphor
Where does Brian Greene stand in the pantheon of physicists?
Amanda Schaffer
July 6, 2004, 9:16 AM ET - poem
"Figurative North Topeka"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Eric McHenry
July 6, 2004, 9:12 AM ET - today's papers
Veep Peek Week
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
July 6, 2004, 4:06 AM ET
Monday, July 5, 2004
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Draft Ehrenreich!
The summer replacement series we can't afford to lose.
Timothy Noah
July 5, 2004, 1:33 PM ET - well-traveled
Sportsman's Paradise
Welcome to Royal Ascot, where an eye for the horses matters less than the ability to match an elegant dress with an oversized hat.
Robert Weintraub
July 5, 2004, 4:18 PM ET
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Amnesty Accepted?
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Eric Umansky
July 5, 2004, 3:23 AM ET
Sunday, July 4, 2004
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Marine Missing
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Alexander Barnes Dryer
July 4, 2004, 7:12 AM ET
Saturday, July 3, 2004
- today's papers
Sterling Marlon
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Josh Levin
July 3, 2004, 6:51 AM ET
Friday, July 2, 2004
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Something Borrowed
A plagiarism incident that may have escaped your attention.
Jack Shafer
July 2, 2004, 7:41 PM ET - chatterbox
What's Up, Doc?
E.L. Doctorow inadvertently exalts the White House policy shop.
Timothy Noah
July 2, 2004, 6:32 PM ET - obit
Marlon Brando
The largest actor of them all.
David Edelstein
July 2, 2004, 6:13 PM ET - moneybox
Axis of Fish Eggs
Sure, Iran is our enemy. But its caviar is so good. Here, just try a little taste. …
Daniel Gross
July 2, 2004, 5:34 PM ET
day to daySpidey Sense
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
July 2, 2004, 5:21 PM ET- surfergirl
Word Games
Trio's The N-Word investigates the history of America's most ambivalent racial slur.
Dana Stevens
July 2, 2004, 5:50 PM ET
swingersTennessee
Kerry can't win it. But can Bush lose it?
David Plotz
July 2, 2004, 4:18 PM ET
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Devalued Euros
The lackluster NATO summit has the Economist worried about U.S.-European relations.
Alexander Barnes Dryer
July 2, 2004, 4:15 PM ET - shopping
Frankly Speaking
Which hot dogs are the tastiest?
Ben Wasserstein
July 2, 2004, 3:25 PM ET
summary judgmentMighty Spidey
Critics swoon for the sequel.
Ben Williams
July 2, 2004, 2:22 PM ET- corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
July 2, 2004, 11:03 AM ET - gearbox
Def Cab for Cutie
Toyota's subversive anti-car.
Mickey Kaus
July 2, 2004, 7:48 AM ET - architecture
Let Freedom Tower!
Pataki's premature groundbreaking is par for the site.
Christopher Hawthorne
July 2, 2004, 7:43 AM ET - today's papers
Arraign Storm
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Sam Schechner
July 2, 2004, 7:06 AM ET
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