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Meet the Republicans

With President George W. Bush's second term coming to a close and Vice President Dick Cheney not actively campaigning for his own bid, next year's presidential election will be wide open. Meet some of our Republican authors, original thinkers who all wave the elephant flag but have different wishes for the future of the country.


 


No Retreat, No Surrender

In this eagerly awaited memoir, Tom DeLay will share fascinating stories from his entire career, starting with his early, raucous days in Texas; his personal conversion to Christ and how that changed his personal and political life; his work with other rebels to sow the seeds of the shocking 1994 takeover; and his ascension to the top leadership in the House. He offers a behind-the-scenes view of the most talked-about stories of the past decade, involving George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and many others.

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Conservatives Without Conscience

In Conservatives Without Conscience, Dean not only highlights specific right-wing-driven GOP policies but also probes the conservative mind-set, identifying recurring qualities such as the unbridled viciousness toward those daring to disagree with them, as well as the big business favoritism that costs taxpayers billions. Here, he talks about the danger of following authoritarian leaders.

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In Faith and Politics, former U.S. senator John Danforth provides suggestions for moving toward a more secular Republican party that inspires trust in the people of the United States. Based on years of hard-won political experience and a life of religious service, he calls for Christians to look to the Bible and Christian teachings for ways in which they can practice their faith day to day and turn the country's focus to a common ground once more. Here, he talks about controversial topics such as the death penalty, stem cell research, and religion's place in government.

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It

Leading Republican moderate Christine Todd Whitman emerges in this forceful book as a voice for her party's disenfranchised—those she calls "radical moderates"—and an ardent, thoughtful opponent of the GOP's kowtowing to far-right "social fundamentalists." Eloquent and controversial, this book is sparking debate across the political spectrum.

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Next feature: Meet the Democrats

 



science and religion
The Varieties of Scientific Experience

The Varieties of Scientific Experience
Carl Sagan

We talk with Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan's widow and the editor of The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

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