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THE RUNNING MATES
Alexandra Starr
Who will be on the tickets in the 2000 election? Alexandra Starr gives
us an inside look at the candidates. Though often derided as comically insignificant,
the post of Number Two has gained power in recent years, particularly with
Al Gore -- who may become one of the few veeps in history to step into the
president's shoes.
ALL EXPENSES
PAID
Elizabeth Austin
Have you ever wondered whether hotels and resorts treat travel writers differently
from ordinary guests? In this kiss-and-tell account, former "travel whore"
Elizabeth Austin describes her all-expenses paid trip to Bali, and takes
a look at the ethical compromises involved in all travel writing -- whoever
happens to be footing the bill.
TILTING
AT WINDMILLS
Charles Peters muses on: The Scent of a Rose... Cheapskate Chic... Pornography 101... The Casket Store... Predatory Pricing...
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THE FIRST LADY
Marjorie Williams
Marjorie Williams assesses Joyce Milton's The First Partner, the
latest addition to a slew of biographies commissioned in the wake of the
Lewinsky scandal.There's little new material here. Oddly, the book repeats
charges against Hillary that were common five years ago, after the health
care fiasco. Williams criticizes Milton for failing to answer the truly interesting
"Hillary questions", and leaving us with no clear understanding of the First
Lady.
A FATHER AND A SPY
David Ignatius
In this double book review, David Ignatius gives us two very different accounts
of Cold War espionage. The View from Alger's Window is a loving memoir of
Alger Hiss, the reknowned diplomat and spy, written by his son Tony Hiss.
Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America is a strictly factual account
of the National Security Agency's decryption efforts during the 1940s --.which
establish Hiss' guilt indisputably.
WHO'S
WHO?
The Monthly's own Susan Threadgill gives the the lowdown on the
movers, the shakers, and just plain bad dancers in the Washington political
world.
MONTHLY
JOURNALISM AWARDS
The Washington Monthly salutes the best of the best.
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