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The Real Irving Kristol

The obituaries got most of the facts right: that Irving Kristol’s death at the age of 89 marked the passing of one of the most important public intellectuals of the past 40 years; that he began his political life on the radical Left, with a brief stint... Full Article at Commentary

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  1. This undated photo provided by The Weekly Standard shows Irving Kristol, who died Friday, September 18, 2009. He Was 89.
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  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16:  Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Ronald Reagan Trade Center on November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Attorney General Holder spoke at a celebration to honor the 100th anniversary of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department.
  4. John Ronca, from San Luis Obispo, Calif. , left, and others, look at the pieces of the Berlin Wall in the base of the statue of President Ronald Reagan, right, in the rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Part of the base of the statue is made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04:  With a photograph of former President Ronald Reagan hanging on the wall, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele holds a news conference at the committee's headquarters on Captiol Hill November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  7. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 13:  Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich delivers remarks during a course about government budgeting at the American Enterprise Institute August 13, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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