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COVER
A Counterinsurgency Grows in Khost
by Ann Marlowe

EDITORIAL
Countering Iran
by Reuel Marc Gerecht

SCRAPBOOK
JFK's foibles, the PC police, etc.

ARTICLES
Gloomy Republicans
by Fred Barnes

The War Over the War (cont.)
by Reihan Salam

We're All Gun Nuts Now
by John McCormack

What to Expect When You're Expecting...
by Lawrence B. Lindsey

FEATURES
They Backed Boris
by James Kirchick

Jeremiah Wright's 'Trumpet'
by Stanley Kurtz

BOOKS & ARTS
Trouble Down Below
by Mark Falcoff

The Strategist
by Daniel Sullivan

Hollywood Hybrid
by Joe Queenan

Weapon of Choice
by Joan Frawley Desmond

'Orfeo' at 400
by Algis Valiunas

A $uperhero's Saga
by John Podhoretz

CASUAL
Agenbites
by Joseph Bottum

CORRESPONDENCE
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PARODY
Mars attacks the global candy market


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Richelieu: Lucky McCain

Hillary zings, Obama zaps. After watching this debate all I can think is that John McCain is the luckiest man in America.

My take: Hillary probably made some Super-delegates a little more worried about Obama in the general. But to what end? Still hard to see how she ultimately prevails, and if she does manage a super-delegate coup the turmoil involved will ruin the Democratic party for the general election. My best guess -- and I've been spotty at making primary by primary predictions at best -- is that HRC indeed wins Pennsylvania but with a more narrow margin than expected, say by 3-4 points. No big bounce in that; in fact the media might label it a weaker than expected showing and focus on the near tie in new delegates won. Then Obama wins NC, and probably inches out a win in Indiana. And then it ends. Or Hillary crawls to a win in Indiana and the race limps on with even more snarky aggro amongst the D's.

I say again; John McCain is the luckiest man in America.

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