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The article presents a speech by Karl Rove, chief advisor to the U.S. president, delivered before the Federalist Society in Washington, D.C., November 11, 2005. He discusses the contributions of the Federalist Society as one of the intellectual organizations in the country. He also presents examples of judicial activism. Rove also emphasizes the role of the judiciary in the government and in the country.

In this article the authors criticize the foreign policy actions and agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama, a member of the Democratic Party, and provide suggestions to the 2012 presidential nominee of the Republican Party (GOP) on how to highlight Obama's weaknesses as an international leader. The authors note various 2008 campaign promises that Obama has failed to fulfill, including developing relationships with leaders from Iran, and argue against Obama's views on American exceptionalism and U.S. nationalism. The authors recommend that the GOP nominee focus on foreign policy topics including the prevention of radical Islamic terrorism, budget cuts to the U.S. military, and relationships with Iran and North Korea.

The author discusses the losses suffered by the U.S. Republican Party in the 2008 U.S. elections, and offers a list of ways the party can prosper in the future. These steps include supporting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama when he is right and holding him accountable when he is not, regaining critical U.S. voting blocks such as young persons, and coming up with good candidates for the U.S. Congressional elections in 2010 and the U.S. presidential race in 2012.

This article focuses on 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. The author narrates to Obama and details six suggestions for his campaign. The suggestions include creating a tone that narrows in on the general election, using simple explanations for controversial situations, and driving bipartisan issues before the U.S. Congress.

An editorial is presented which presents the author's views on how the 2008 Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ought to present themselves in the time leading up to the Democratic convention, where a nominee will be chosen. The importance of the sub-committees within the Democratic National Committee is highlighted. Becoming friendly with delegates is recommended. A strategy is necessary for winning.

The article criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama's stance on immigration reform. The author claims that Obama has unfairly characterized an immigration measure passed in Arizona, and has shown little appetite for addressing the issue at the federal level. Obama's main interest regarding immigration, the author claims, is its usefulness in securing the political support of Hispanics.

The article presents an argument for doing away with cap-and-trade legislation. The author describes cap-and-trade as a system of controlling pollutants by offering businesses economic incentives to do so. According to the author the reasons given for doing away with cap-and-trade include the high cost of the program, the likelihood that it would shift jobs overseas and the inability of the program to deal with the problem of global energy efficiency.

The author provides his viewpoint on the cover story, "Palin's Problem." He claims that the principle arguments for U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin were missed by the editor. He believes that Palin's ability to connect with the public is an asset, not a liability. He suggests campaign strategies necessary for U.S. presidential candidate John McCain to win the 2008 election. He concludes that, although not easy, McCain still has a month to turn things around.

This article reports on the 2008 U.S. presidential election and how various states may vote in the election depending on who becomes the Democratic nominee. Many voters' decisions in the presidential election will be based on whether Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton is opposing Republican Senator John McCain. The article provides a color-coded map of the U.S. based on the 2004 election results and discusses potential voter outcomes in important counties across eight states.

This article looks at the U.S. Republican Party and its presidential candidates and says the party is not as debilitated as some would like to believe. According to the author, both the Democratic and Republican parties are in need of growth and development and both are struggling to answers the challenges of the early 21st century. The author says it is too early to mourn the death of the Republicans.

The author suggests that U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic party nominee and that she will be a formidable opponent. He gives advice to the future Republican nominee. He mentions that the Republican candidate should talk about his or her personal history and discuss issues important to families as well as the Iraq War.

This article presents news briefs about Republican politicians. Highlighted are U.S. President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, former White House official Scooter Libby, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, and conservative political commentator Ann Coulter.

A letter to the editor in response to an article from a past issue, "The Wrecking Crew" by Thomas Frank from the August 2008 issue, is presented.

The article presents a series of tributes to "The American Spectator" from conservative commentators, for the publication's 40th anniversary. The contributors include "The Weekly Standard" editor Fred Barnes, the magazine's cofounder Stephen M. Davis, "Wall Street Journal" deputy editorial page editor Daniel Henninger, "New York Sun" editor Seth Lipsky, tax activist Grover G. Norquist, syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak, Republican political strategist Karl Rove, and economist Ben Stein.

Presents information on books recommended as gifts for Christmas. "War Stories: Operation Iraqi Freedom," by Oliver North; "Arrogance: Rescuing America From the Media Elite," by Bernard Goldberg; "Transformation Under Fire," by Colonel Douglas MacGregor; "Flashman at the Charge," by George MacDonald Fraser.