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House hunting

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Democrats want to bag just six seats this November, giving them control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994. In a year with few truly competitive races, both parties are targeting just a handful of districts. Here's what they have in their sights

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In this issue: "House hunting," May 11, 2002

Features

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Not about money

Reform |  Forget the slur of education "greed"; school privatization firm Edison is just struggling to survive

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/not_about_money]

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Bad trade winds

by Timothy Lamer

Economy |  Bush steel tariffs threaten to ignite a trade battle with Europeans

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/bad_trade_winds]

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Turning tables

Politics |  Gubernatorial candidate courts black voters, warns of Democrats' race-baiting tactics

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Murphy Brown revisited

Family |  Ten years after the speech that launched a thousand sneers, former veep prepares anniversary address to journalists

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/murphy_brown_revisited]

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Technology

by The Editors

National |  Mr. Smith goes to jail David L. Smith unleashed one of the world's most obnoxious computer viruses-and now he's going to prison for it. The programmer…

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Health

by The Editors

National |  Hijacking Harry & Louise Hollywood's cloning lobby has enlisted two old pitchmen in its campaign to reach Middle America: Harry and Louise. The fictional…

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Q & A with 'God'

Education |  Scholastic book club targets Christian-school market with extrabiblical, anti-biblical Conversations with God

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Top News

This Week |  The Top 5 news stories as measured by coverage in The Washington Post, USA Today, and NBC Nightly News from April 23 to 30

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Uncle Sam as banker

by Leah Driggers

National |  Students don't save money or time by borrowing from the feds

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/uncle_sam_as_banker]

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Golden State grab

by Tim Graham

Public Schools |  California teachers are pushing for power over basic school policies

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/golden_state_grab]

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Aid to dependent colleges

by Timothy Lamer

National |  Does federal student aid really help students, or just the schools they attend? It's the schools, free-market economists argue, and they say increases in…

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Leap of interfaith

Media |  Religious left group honors ABC's anchorman

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/leap_of_interfaith]

Dispatches

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In Brief

News highlights from around the world

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QuickTakes

One toke is over the line Is marijuana a harmless high? Of course not, argues White House drug czar John P. Walters in The Washington Post . He reports that…

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Quotables

President Clinton did not demand a talk show. Julia Payne, spokeswoman for Bill Clinton, on a meeting between Mr. Clinton and NBC executives on the…

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Reviews

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Logical inversions

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Many prominent arguments today just don't make sense

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/logical_inversions]

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False freedom

by Andrew Coffin

Television |  Boston Public's teachers are rebels, not guides to timeless knowledge

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/false_freedom]

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Best Albums

Music |  The Top 5 CDsfor the week ending April 27, according to Billboard magazine

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Notebook

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Flash Traffic

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Flash Traffic |  Political Buzz from Washington

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Voices

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The deaf will hear

by Joel Belz

Misunderstanding God's ultimate scheme leads to bewildering postures

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Land divine?

by John Piper

We should treat the Israeli-Palestinian dispute as we would any other

[http://www.worldmag.com/2002/05/land_divine]

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'To bigotry no sanction'

America must stand against a worldwide surge in anti-Semitism

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Squandered inheritance

by Marvin Olasky

But Israel deserves Western support for other reasons

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Mailbag

Can't tell I am writing concerning your April 13 article, "Martyrs by the millions," which had some criticism of Israeli military tactics. First, you did not…

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