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FAITH & WORKS

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Christians aid Muslims outside the glare of Western journalists bent on uncovering a new crusade. In Jordan, Red Crescent officials clearly don't want Christians credited for helping those displaced by the war in Iraq. That's just fine by the relief workers. The idea is for someone else to get the credit, anyway

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/faith_works]

Pitching the tent cities?

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Refugees with no country see in Iraqi liberation reason to hope

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/pitching_the_tent_cities]

The UN's oily dealings

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | Oil-for-Food morphed into an "Oil-for-Palaces" program; now is as good a time as any to start over

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/the_un_s_oily_dealings]

The mind is easier to win than the heart

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Even in a pro-Western Arab capital, U.S. officials face an unexpected "wave of emotionalism" over the war in Iraq

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/the_mind_is_easier_to_win_than_the_heart]

In this issue: "No man's land," May 10, 2003

Features

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Alma mater matters

by Lynn Vincent

National |  If Calvin college's nerve center is in the Spoelhoff administration building, its collective memory may reside in the building next door. There, in a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/alma_mater_matters]

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Texas two-step

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  Texas Tech students now don't have to believe in Darwinism to gain a recommendation from biology professor Michael Dini.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/texas_two_step]

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Sweeping changes

by Chris Stamper

National |  May is a month when network executives most want to capture your eyeballs.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/sweeping_changes]

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Industry hack

by Chris Stamper

National |  In geek speak, there's such a thing as a "good hack."

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/industry_hack]

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Nowhere going elsewhere

by Andrew Coffin

National |  Nowhere in Africa (unrated) is a German film that won this year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/nowhere_going_elsewhere]

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Jack of all trades

by Andrew Coffin

National |  James Mangold is a talented director seemingly at home in any genre.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/jack_of_all_trades]

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Two games for one

by John Dawson

National |  Fans attending the first game of the second-round NHL playoffs at the American Airlines Center in Dallas got two games-and then some-for the price of one.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/two_games_for_one]

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Blue Jay fever

by John Dawson

National |  Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez must have taken in a lot of room service during one road swing.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/blue_jay_fever]

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We've got next

by John Dawson

National |  It's official: The WNBA has got next.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/we_ve_got_next]

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Around the horn

by John Dawson

National |  Said the late George Young: "We don't like to draft a guy who's too smart because he could do something else with his life besides play this silly game."

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/around_the_horn_0]

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Shifting sand?

by Lynn Vincent

National |  Calvin College offers a top-notch liberal arts education, but is it slipping its biblical moorings? First in an occasional series on Christian colleges

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/shifting_sand]

Dispatches

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Quotables

Only if a Christian mentions Jesus Christ, evidently, does it constitute imperialism. Columnist Ann Coulter, writing about liberals who tell Muslims what they…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/quotables_0]

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Quick Takes

One wedding and a funeral Johannes Fransen's relatives didn't want him to miss his granddaughter's wedding in New Zealand last month-so much so that they…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/quick_takes_0]

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Confidence men

by Marvin Olasky

Testing has become a way for public schools to hide their failures

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/confidence_men]

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The ABCs of AIDS

by Priya Abraham

A new AIDS bill doesn't guarantee a focus on what works: abstinence

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/the_abcs_of_aids]

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TOP NEWS

by The Editors

1 declaration day President Bush joked with reporters that they'd better "stay clear of the landing pattern" of the Navy S-3B Viking anti-submarine aircraft…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/top_news_0]

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FlashTraffic: Operation Iraqi Free Markets?

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Senior Bush administration officials, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell, are seriously mulling a plan to…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/flashtraffic_operation_iraqi_free_markets]

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FlashTraffic: Hillary's hat in the ring?

by Joel C. Rosenberg

A new Zogby poll finds 42 percent of Iowa Democrats want more candidates to jump into next January's caucuses, and Hillary Clinton may come calling. She is on…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/flashtraffic_hillary_s_hat_in_the_ring]

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FlashTraffic: The Iowa contenders

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), for one, isn't waiting around to see whether Hillary Clinton jumps into the 2004 race. Last month, he unveiled a $700 billion…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/flashtraffic_the_iowa_contenders]

Reviews

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Mighty mice

by Susan Olasky

Culture |  Novelist Brian Jacques is captivating a second generation of children with his stark portrayals of good and evil

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/mighty_mice]

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Bestsellers

by Arsenio Orteza

Culture |  The Top 5 best-selling CDs according to Billboard magazine's"Heatseekers" chart, April 26, 2003

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/bestsellers_0]

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Chicks fillet

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Unlike rock stars who protested the war, the Dixie Chicks are "walkin' on the fightin' side" of their fans

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/chicks_fillet]

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In the music spotlight: Evanescence

by Arsenio Orteza

Culture |  Hardly a "heatseeker," Fallen, the Wind-Up Records debut from the Arkansas quartet Evanescence, has sold more than a million copies in its first two months.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/in_the_music_spotlight_evanescence]

Voices

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Pray for nominalism

by Joel Belz

Deeply held belief in Iraq would mean deep trouble

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/pray_for_nominalism]

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Mailbag

Fickle nation Although I intend to keep blessing people when they sneeze, I agree that our nation is rather fickle when it comes to God and the use of…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/mailbag_0]

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Egalite, fraternite, diversite

by Andrée Seu

Should Andree sue because she will never be a ballerina?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/egalite_fraternite_diversite]

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The write stuff

by Marvin Olasky

Three keys to better writing: Emphasize action, description, simplicity

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/05/the_write_stuff]

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