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War inside the red zone

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Week 2 pause brought out the naysayers-as U.S. commanders insisted the war was proceeding according to plan. Judgment of the quality of that plan would have to wait, but last week the core of the Rumsfeld/Franks ground strategy became clear: a light, fast, flexible force would depend heavily upon technology to make on-the-fly adjustments

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/war_inside_the_red_zone]

'Warming to us'

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Iraqi suspicion over coalition-supplied relief is slowly melting, as a turf war begins raging in Washington

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/warming_to_us]

Peter's pence

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | No one should be surprised at Peter Arnett's gullibility and irresponsibility

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/peter_s_pence]

In this issue: "War inside the red zone," April 12, 2003

Features

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Unstuck at Rutgers

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  Officials at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., have seen the light: Constitutional rights trump political correctness.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/unstuck_at_rutgers]

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A patriotic spring break

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  Imagine this: American troops are spending their first weekend on Iraqi soil, it's spring break for collegians on South Florida's beaches, and among the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/a_patriotic_spring_break]

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Tough get tougher

by Chris Stamper

National |  Think the Internal Revenue Service is tough?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/tough_get_tougher]

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Around the horn

by John Dawson

National |  The Toronto Blue Jays hatched a plan that even legendary baseball promoter Bill Veeck would have been proud of.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/around_the_horn_0]

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Life after Michael (take 3)

by John Dawson

National |  This is the end of Michael Jordan the player. No, really, he means it this time.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/life_after_michael_take_3]

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Soft speak vs. big stick

by John Dawson

National |  Let this be a lesson in diplomacy for feminist Martha Burk.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/soft_speak_vs_big_stick]

Dispatches

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Flashtraffic: Hastert steps up fundraising efforts

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is intensifying his political schedule.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/flashtraffic_hastert_steps_up_fundraising_efforts]

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Flashtraffic: Kerry leads among Democrat candidates

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) appears to be emerging as the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/flashtraffic_kerry_leads_among_democrat_candidates]

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Flashtraffic: tax cuts in trouble

by Joel C. Rosenberg

More trouble could lie ahead for the Bush tax-cut plan.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/flashtraffic_tax_cuts_in_trouble]

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Flashtraffic: Cheney cancels trip abroad in order to help oversee Iraqi war

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Vice President Dick Cheney will not head to Asia for two weeks this spring.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/flashtraffic_cheney_cancels_trip_abroad_in_order_to_help_oversee_iraqi_war]

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Quotables

This animal is formidable. Steve O'Shea, research fellow with the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, on a 330-pound, 16-foot-long squid caught…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/quotables_0]

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Worse than war

by Marvin Olasky

War kills, but Saddam's "peacetime" regime is even more bloody

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/worse_than_war]

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Ambassador Franklin

by Mindy Belz

Graham was helping Muslims before helping Muslims was cool: Since when did that become a threat to U.S. interests?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/ambassador_franklin]

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TOP NEWS

by The Editors

1 within range After a week-long lull that had some questioning the Pentagon's war plan (see p. 16), coalition forces resumed their advance with a vengeance,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/top_news_0]

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Quick Takes

Reinventing the post office A New York Daily News investigation last month found that the U.S. Postal Service spends millions sending hundreds of Inspector…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/quick_takes_0]

Reviews

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In the music spotlight: Jason Ringenberg

by Arsenio Orteza

Culture |  Americana fans looking for the middle ground between Toby Keith's hawk tunes and the Dixie Chicks's dove ditties may enjoy Jason Ringenberg

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/in_the_music_spotlight_jason_ringenberg]

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BESTSELLERS

by Arsenio Orteza

Culture |  The Top 5 best-selling albums for the week ending March 29, according to Billboard magazine

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/bestsellers]

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Man knows not his time

by R. Albert Mohler

Culture |  Daniel Patrick Moynihan-an intelligent public servant -fit neatly into no one's political label

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/man_knows_not_his_time]

Voices

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Dividing, then uniting

by Joel Belz

How the same war can end up having both effects

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/dividing_then_uniting]

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Mailbag

Home of the willing There are those who want us destroyed and I know now that a march or a sign will not stop them. Our hope is in preventing those who hate…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/mailbag_0]

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Why we must try

by John Piper

The uncertainties of war and the hope of history

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/why_we_must_try]

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Facing the music

by Marvin Olasky

Those who love Christ should not have a spirit of fear

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/04/facing_the_music]

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