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Wisconsin welfare reform's limitations

Cover Story Sidebar | While the Wisconsin welfare reform that Tommy Thompson led has triumphantly reduced the welfare rolls, questions still remain about its long-term ability to promote stronger families and better lives for children. When I visited the Kenosha County Job Center half a dozen years ago-it's located in the southeast corner of Wisconsin, with Lake Michigan to the east and the Illinois state line to the south-I was impressed with its 54,000 square feet of calibrated administration in

The trouble with Tommy

Cover Story | With the debate over cloning and stem-cell research gaining steam in Washington, many social conservatives fear that Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson isn't the right man to lead on health policy in the Bush administration

In this issue: "The trouble with Tommy," May 4, 2002

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Slave wages

International |  Persecution in Pakistan is all in a very long day's work

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Primary colors

Politics |  If, as the saying goes, there's not a dime's worth of difference between the parties, there's at least a dollar's worth within them. Here's a look at five…

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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 16 to 23

Dispatches

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Quotables

Saying 'mistakes were made' is Nixonian. University of Notre Dame theology professor Richard McBrien, on concerns that while the Vatican had strong words last…

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QuickTakes

French firestorm Jean-Marie Le Pen's shocking second-place finish in last month's presidential election in France left Europe stunned. The Euroleft is raging…

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The Buzz

Racketeers without a racket SUPREME COURT | Justices to review verdict against abortion protests Are pro-life protesters who block abortion clinics…

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In Brief

News highlights from around the world

Reviews

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Bestsellers

Books |  The five best-selling hardback novels as measured by placement on four leading lists as of April 22

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Images have consequences

Culture |  "Virtual" porn still harms children

Notebook

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Flash Traffic

Flash Traffic |  Political Buzz from Washington

Voices

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Hard choices ahead

Health care costs: Who will pay for what seems owed to us all?

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Passionate prose

Treadmill books that avoid the scrap heap

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School days

Time to actualize every tickled fancy

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Mailbag

McIntire's legacy We at Faith Theological Seminary read with interest Joel Belz's column regarding the passing of our founder, Dr. Carl McIntire ("This…

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