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"All-American adoption story" November 21, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 23
All-American adoption story
COVER STORY | By Amy Henry
All-American Michael Oher went from the streets as a 15-year-old son of a crack addict to potential NFL Rookie of the Year on the love and dedication of an adoptive family that wouldn’t let him fail. The movie that tells their story hits theaters in time for National Adoption Day—and recognition that about 130,000 Michael Ohers are waiting for a family to adopt them More >>
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'A little sideways'
| by Alisa Harris
Conservative insurgency comes up short in New York's 23rd House District
A great awakening
| by Les Sillars
Zhao Xiao believes China can build a market economy on biblical ethics
A singer's life
| by Susan Olasky
BettySoo is taking her music on the road, and it's getting some attention
Career battle
| by Edward Lee Pitts
House healthcare passage could hinge on pro-life Democrats
Catch & release
| by Jamie Dean
Across the country, public-school students are going to Bible studies
Election that wasn't
| by Mindy Belz
Prospects for political revival doomed
Getting religion
| by Alisa Harris
Secular groups are finding fruitful partnerships with faith communities
Having none of it
| by Alisa Harris
Americans who claim no religion make up a growing demographic
Houses of God
| by The Editors
Human race
| by The Editors
Looking ahead
| by The Editors
News to watch in the weeks to come
Odd man in
| by Marvin Olasky
Mike Adams is a rarity at a secular university
On the house
| by Emily Belz
Bonds formed at C Street residence could play factor in Kansas Senate race
Patients & partners
| by Edward Lee Pitts
Clinics that serve poor could provide model for helping the uninsured
Power to the party
| by Jamie Dean
Democrats and Republicans in Kinston, N.C., plan their next move
Switching sides
| by Jill Nelson
Turkey's embrace of extremist neighbors signals a new regional calculus
Turnabout
| by Edward Lee Pitts
Decisive Republican gains in off-year elections spell work for Democrats
Words and Deeds
| by Emily Belz
Low turnout among African-Americans hurt Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia
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Culture Beat
Counterfeit treadmill | by Marvin Olasky
How we turn good things into false gods
Map quest | by Arsenio Orteza
Sufjan Stevens continues to be all over the place with The BQE
Paranormal Activity | by Sam Thielman
Low-budget Paranormal Activity will leave viewers terrified
Race on stage | by Marvin Olasky
Plays show what radical progress looks like
The Blind Side | by Megan Basham
Many reviewers can't see something to cheer about in this uplifting story
Notable CDs | by The Sixteen
Four recent classical releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza
Notable books | by Rafael Iglesias
Four new novels reviewed by Susan Olasky
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Quick Takes
Quotables
Sports
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Thoughts
Going somewhere | by Joel Belz
God is taking history in a definite direction, not in little circles
Message from Morocco | by Andrée Seu
Relationship-building is the task overarching the to-do list
Consider the brothers | by Mindy Belz
What happens to them is happening to you and me
Needed: WORLD Movers | by Nickolas Eicher
In a time of journalistic retreat, a plan to grow WORLD's influence
Positive thinking | by Janie B. Cheaney
True positive thinking comes at a very high price, and God paid it
Morality without God? | by Marvin Olasky
Dialoguing with a Dartmouth professor who says there is
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