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ED WHELAN on Elena Kagan's Implausible 2010_06_07A_cover61404-postal.qxd 5/18/2010 7:55 PM Page 1 June 7, 2010 49145 $3.95 SPRING ED WHELAN on Elena Kagan’s Implausible Makeover BOOKS $3.95 A DEFENSE OF THE STATE’S NEW IMMIGRATION LAW by Kris W. Kobach 23 PLUS: JOHN J. 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