March 7, 2005 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  Is Phil Bredesen the next Democratic hope?, etc.
- TRB: Risk Tolerance
  Noam Scheiber
  , p. 6
  Social Security privatization is a bigger political loser for Republicans than even Dem...
- Morally Bankrupt
  The Editors
  , p. 7
  The bankruptcy bill is bad for American workers and American values. To the Democrats, ...
- Notebook, pp. 8-9
  Jacques Chirac smells, etc.
- Inside Job
  Spencer Ackerman
  , p. 10
  President Bush hired John Negroponte because he knows where Washington's power centers ...
- Harvard Coup
  Jason Zengerle
  , pp. 11-13
  Lawrence Summers has been an aggressive university president---which is exactly what Ha...
- Jerusalem Dispatch: In Withdrawal
  Yossi Klein Halevi
  , pp. 14-15
  For years, Israel's religious Zionists have sought a greater role in the army. Now that...
- Poor Idea
  G. Pascal Zachary
  , pp. 16-19
  Business Professor C.K. Prahalad thinks he has discovered the way to cure poverty: Trea...
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  Films: Earth and Heaven (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , p. 20
  Turtles Can Fly (2005 Film), by Bahman Ghobadi
  1. Turtles Can Fly (2005 Film) by Bahman Ghobadi
  2. My Mother's Smile (2002 Film) by Marco Bellocchio
- Music: A Nice Young Man
  David Hajdu
  , pp. 21-22
  Josh Groban's pop confectionary appeals to old women of all ages
- The Health of Nations
  Arnold S. Relman
  , pp. 23-27
  A withering look at some dogmas about health care in the United States, and a proposal ...
- Closing Night's Nocturne
  Rowan Ricardo Phillips
  , pp. 28-29
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  Attention, Shoppers (Review)
  Helen Vendler
  , pp. 30-33
  Where Shall I Wander, by John Ashbery
  1. Where Shall I Wander by John Ashbery
- New York Diarist
  Marisa Katz
  , pp. 34-36
  Photo Finish
- Cover Illustration
  Charlie Powell