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Draw straws

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Part colorful carnival, part power politics, the Iowa GOP's straw poll was not all fun and games. Just ask the losers.

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/draw_straws]

In this issue: "The first straw," Aug. 28, 1999

Features

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From cook to caregiver

International |  Like many Americans who watched the suffering of Kosovo refugees on the nightly news, Pren Nreca was shocked and angered by what he saw. But Mr. Nreca also…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/from_cook_to_caregiver]

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Returning to roots

International |  For Kosovars in Gjakova, home is about more than walls and family treasures

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/returning_to_roots]

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Mattel goes digital

by Chris Stamper

National |  Computers as toys, a good idea gone bad, and the latest, greatest, fastest microprocessor-for now

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/mattel_goes_digital]

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Politics of the heart

by Cal Thomas

National |  Tawdry Gingrich divorce case should remind conservatives that the virtuous society must begin at home

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/politics_of_the_heart]

Dispatches

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Quotables

I flipped out. Started blaming myself. Alleged Oregon school shooter Kip Kinkel on the Columbine school shooting, according to notes from a defense…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/quotables_1]

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News & Reviews

by The Editors

Tragic earthquake devastates Turkey An enduring 45-second legacy The main event lasted 45 seconds, but it left a long-enduring legacy of heartbreak and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/news_reviews_2]

Reviews

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The art of hype

by Chris Stamper

Culture |  The Dalai Lama's American PR machine, the death of a British PR man, and other cultural buzz

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/the_art_of_hype]

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Contempt of court

by Roy Maynard

Culture |  Showtime makes a mockery of the battle over Clarence Thomas's elevation to the Supreme Court

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/contempt_of_court]

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New census consensus? Marriage doesn't matter

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  The 2000 head count takes a "don't ask, don't tell" attitude toward marriage-and why that's tragic

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/new_census_consensus_marriage_doesn_t_matter]

Voices

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Mailbag

We needed that I appreciated your review of important events over the last 1,000 years ("The millennium," July 31). So many Christians are unaware of their…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/mailbag_2]

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Liar, liar

by J. Budziszewski

Seven degrees on the downward staircase of honesty

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/liar_liar]

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2 + 2 = whatever

by Joel Belz

Pluralism throws in the towel before the argument starts

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/2_2_whatever]

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Smart growth

by Marvin Olasky

The way to fight sprawl is to dump Dumb Bureaucracy

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/08/smart_growth]

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