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No guarantees

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | New Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qureia takes office with little power to tamp down rapidly escalating tensions-high even by Middle East standards. Clearly, his predecessor's failure shows that however much the peacemakers dream of keeping Yasser Arafat under wraps, he's never far from the surface

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In this issue: "Arafat: The devil you know," Sept. 20, 2003

Features

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Pirate patrol

by Chris Stamper

National |  IT MAY BE TIME FOR MUSIC fans to start getting only what they pay for. The music industry this month filed 261 lawsuits against online music pirates. "When…

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Bits & Megabytes

by Chris Stamper

National |  A new British sports car is fit for James Bond; it drives on water. Gibbs Technologies' $235,000 Aquada convertible can reach speeds of over 30 mph when…

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Ninth life?

by Thomas Jipping

National |  SAYING THE CASE OFFERED THE "RAW MATERIAL from which legal fiction is forged," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit this month affirmed the…

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Weapon of war

by Thomas Jipping

National |  IN A NEW BOOK, FORMER SOLICITOR GENERAL AND federal judge Robert Bork shows how judges have expanded their power at the expense of legislatures, not just in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/09/weapon_of_war]

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Legal Briefs

by Thomas Jipping

National |  A federal judge in Alabama has ruled that the state may force abortionists to give patients information favoring childbirth over abortion. The state may not,

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Old playbook

by John Dawson

National |  Kobe Bryant attorney Roy Black may be going back to his early 1990s playbook to defend the Lakers star from rape allegations and a sexual-assault charge. Mr.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2003/09/old_playbook]

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BCS goes to Washington

by John Dawson

National |  The BCS is so unpopular, it's even drawing criticism from THE Congress. In early September during a congressional hearing on the Bowl Championship Series,

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Around the horn

by John Dawson

National |  Just eight days after celebrating his 21st birthday, Andy Roddick entrenched himself as the next generation of American men's tennis. The stage could not have…

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Tale of two bishops

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  RELIGION: Anglicans battle "heavy-handed" autocrats and their locksmiths

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De-fang by defection

by Priya Abraham

International |  NORTH KOREA: Can the United States end the nuclear nightmare in Pyongyang one defector at a time? It's worth a try

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Misdirection play?

by Mindy Belz

International |  SUDAN: Peace talks began last week to end Africa's longest-running civil war, but the Islamic government in Khartoum may be simply buying time to build its…

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'A city that mourns'

by Mindy Belz

National |  9/11 POSTCARD: Two years later, only a few see a future in the rubble of the past

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12 minutes, 24 months

National |  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: A United States congressman remembers the horror of the longest 12 minutes of his life

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Strike three

by Lynn Vincent

National |  CALIFORNIA: Ueberroth's exit narrows the field but doesn't make things any less complicated for Republicans in the recall race

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ALABAMA: Read our lips ... no new taxes

by Bob Jones

National |  In a resounding defeat that will likely shake statehouses across the country, Alabamians on Sept. 9 voted down a huge tax increase by a 2-to-1 margin. Bob…

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INDIANA: After governor falls ill, his exit marks the end of an era

by Russ Pulliam

National |  Indiana Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan surprised the political establishment when he announced he would not seek election next year. Now, following Gov. Frank O'Bannon's…

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Dispatches

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'Defense of liberty is not evil'

by Marvin Olasky

INTERVIEW: Ashcroft on 9/11 and Patriot Act critics

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BLOGWATCH

by The Editors

FAQ on blogging For readers who are new to blog reading, here are some frequently asked questions and answers. Q: Why do you keep putting Latin words in your…

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Quotables

What if we hadn't? Physicist Edward Teller, who died last week at the age of 95, on whether he regretted devoting his career to developing nuclear weapons for…

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Quick Takes

Old, old clothes A German man returning from a trip to Senegal had to wait a while for his luggage to catch up to him-about 24 years. Duesseldorf police told…

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Reviews

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Pretty in pink?

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Homosexuals are not only out of the closet; they are rearranging our cultural closet

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'Like a puppy in a Christmas stocking'

by Susan Olasky

Culture |  INTERVIEW: Novelist Anne Lamott discusses her family, her work, and her unorthodox view of Jesus

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Voices

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Mailbag

"Held back" really lit my fire. Mrs. Waagmeester believes that taxpayers should subsidize religious instruction they oppose. Secular humanism is a religion…

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The poverty paradox

Only those who recognize and mourn their utter spiritual impoverishment will receive God's rich spiritual blessings

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As others see us

by Marvin Olasky

It matters how Christianity is presented in the public square

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Please keep us posted

by Joel Belz

WORLD is launching a new effort to push the Post Office to deliver your magazine on time each week-but we need your help

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