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Above all, attack, attack, attack—never defend

From The Weekly Standard, a cover story on Roger Stone, political animal: "Above all, attack, attack, attack—never defend". Mitt Romney spent much of his political career courting gay conservatives, only to do an about-face on gay rights in advance of his presidential run—for the Log Cabin Republicans, it's payback time. Run, Lazy, Run: In praise of Fred Thompson's laziness. Rudy Awakening: As president, Giuliani would grab even more executive power than Bush and Cheney—his mayoralty tells the story. Meet the (other) candidates: These lesser-known presidential hopefuls left a few things off their resumes. First Mates: Introducing a new Slate series about the marriages of the presidential candidates. An article on pink diplomacy and first spouses. How Obama can win: The Obama campaign needs to start hoping that a desperate Edwards will begin to turn up the heat on Hillary. Haunted by the Hippie: Despite the fact that Hillary Clinton is the most conservative Democrat running for president, the right makes her out to be a radical. Perhaps this is because the right still fears the social change hippies represented. Michael Tomasky asks Hillary Clinton about Iraq, the legacy of the Cold War, Mukasey and ceding executive powers. How long before Hillary becomes a libertarian?