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March 2006 (v17, no3)


Cover illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey Cover design by Aaron Morales Features If Washington Blows Up Bruce Ackerman Think the unthinkable: It's 2009, and our government is decapitated in a terrorist attack. Who will become Speaker? Who'll sit on the Supreme Court? And as for the presidency … Marital Blitz E. J. Graff This November, anti-gay-marriage bills will be back on ballots with a vengeance. But this time around, the gay and lesbian activist network is ready to play hardball. Sour Charity Will Bunch Exclusive: Inside Rick Santorum's charity, which isn't very charitable and hasn't filed the required papers with the state. The sidebar to Bunch's cover story posted yesterday. Welfare Redux Christopher Jencks, Scott Winship and Joseph Swingle Back in 1996, we were pessimistic about reform. We were wrong. But new rules just pushed through may confirm our worst fears. With A Little Help From His Friends Will Bunch Exclusive: An investigation into the private and public finances of Rick Santorum suggests that the Senate GOP might want to reconsider making him its ethics czar.	Columns Beyond Repair Melissa Harris Lacewell Bush vs. Constitution Paul Starr President Bush's conception of his own powers is even more dangerous than his specific abuses. The Limits of Limits Mark Schmitt Instead of limiting incumbents' dollars, why not increase the amounts available to challengers? White House Strategy Leak Robert B. Reich White House Strategy Leak Robert B. Reich Culture & Books All Power to the President Gordon Silverstein In arguing for expanded presidential power, John Yoo seems to forget that presidents make domestic policy, too. Dwight and Left John Rodden and Jack Rossi The centenary of Dwight Macdonald's birth should inspire more Americans to read their most crotchety, snobby, and brilliant critic. The Accused Karen J. Greenberg Books by two ex-soldiers whose lives have been convulsed by the war on terrorism leave one wondering about a remedy for the horrors that befell them. Departments Up Front The American Prospect Staff Casey Strikes Out Dispatches Ashes of ACT Mark Leon Goldberg After defeat in 2004, progressive turnout groups mount the horse again. Meet the New Boss Sam Rosenfeld Earmarks, schmearmarks: John Boehner begins an era of faux reform. Persian Cat-astrophe Matthew Yglesias The shocking looniness of the regime-change advocates of the right. Prescription for Leadership Robert Kuttner Can the Democrats take advantage of a huge Republican failure? The Italian Job Laura Rozen If anything, a visit to Rome only deepens the Niger forgeries mystery. Wage War Daphne Hunt and J. Larry Brown A red-state wedge issue, but for the progressive side: the minimum wage.

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