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December 7 1998, 1998
Volume 42, Number 14
December 7
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The Dragon Slayer
He fights for religious liberty, defends the civil rights of homosexuals, and funded Paula Jones's case against the President—the enigmatic John Wayne Whitehead.
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The Old Testament should come with a warning: Don't read Exodus without also reading Deuteronomy.