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August 7, 2006 VOL. LVIII, NO. 14

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COVER STORY
The Mayor Who Would Be President
Rudy Giuliani became “America’s Mayor” when he confidently took charge after the terrorist attacks of September 11. In the political-leadership sweepstakes, Giuliani is A-number-one, top of the list, king of the hill. But Sinatra’s catchy claim is turned on its head in the presidential sweepstakes: When it comes to winning over GOP primary voters, if you can make it in New York, you can’t make it anywhere. By Kate O’Beirne

ARTICLES

The Sham of ‘Sunshine’ — by Jason Lee Steorts
South Korea’s policy toward the North does no good.

A New Ally — by Ramesh Ponnuru
The nuclear deal cements our relationship with India.

How Now, Cowboy? — by Victor Davis Hanson
The uses and abuses of a national icon.

Watch Ann Go Whoosh! — by Florence King
Analyzing La Coulter.

The Mayor Who Would Be President — by Kate O’Beirne
Or would he? A look at Rudy’s career, character, and prospects.

The Carolina Kid — by Byron York
Or at least that’s what John McCain hopes to be, this time around.

Chafee’s Challenger — by John J. Miller
Stephen Laffey tries to knock off the most liberal Republican senator.

A Whale of a Party
For a whale of a guy

BOOKS, ARTS & MANNERS

Worth Fighting For — Tracy Lee Simmons . . . Honor: A History, by James Bowman

A Dark Era Dawns — Duncan Currie . . . Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam, by Mark Bowden

Lessons Learned — Mackubin Thomas Owens . . . The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession, edited by Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich

Gravy Train — Michael J. New . . . The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money, by Timothy P. Carney

Music: A Monster & More — Jay Nordlinger on composers and their recent works.

The Straggler: I Sing the Hobby Electric — John Derbyshire plugs in.

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