Bringing out the dead.

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• Clean Gene Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, 1916-2005.
  Christopher Hitchens Dec. 12, 2005
  
• Rosa Parks The story behind her sitting down.
  Diane McWhorter Oct. 25, 2005
  
• August Wilson What is his legacy, really?
  Rachel Shteir Oct. 4, 2005
  
• In Memoriam William H. Rehnquist, the man who devised the natural law of federalism.
  Walter Dellinger Sept. 4, 2005
  
• Copland How Ed McBain made his name.
  James Grady July 11, 2005
  
• Shelby Foote The Homer of the Old South?
  Field Maloney July 1, 2005
  
• Marla Ruzicka 1976-2005
  Jennifer Abrahamson April 19, 2005
  
• He Was an American, Quebec-Born Saul Bellow's legacy.
  Christopher Hitchens April 6, 2005
  
• Hunter Thompson The minuteman of the Rockies.
  Christopher Hitchens Feb. 22, 2005
  
• Johnny Carson The naughty genius of late night.
  David Edelstein Jan. 24, 2005