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The New Republic Staff/July 31, 2009

Today At Tnr (july 31, 2009)

The Middle’s Man: Has Obama Abandoned His Campaign Promises? by Ed Kilgore
Merce Cunningham (1919-2009): The North Star Who Couldn’t Stop Moving, by Jennifer Homans
In ‘Funny People’ Judd Apatow Tries To Discover If Foul Mouths Can Be Connected To High Minds, by Christopher Orr
In Defense Of Ambassadorial Cronies, by Jason Zengerle
TNRtv: Is There Any Way To Stop Mortgage Lenders From Thieving? by Simon Johnson
Who Runs U.S. Foreign Policy? And What Role Has Obama Carved Our For Himself? by Michael Crowley
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Natasha Estemirova, by Usam Baysaev

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