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AS THE WEST BURNS

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | COVER STORY: Wildfires in the U.S. and Canadian West have too much fuel because old-growth forests are loaded with undergrowth that is little more than kindling. Environmentalists are fighting proposals to thin the undergrowth to help prevent the fires; but now with voters' homes at risk, the political heat is rising

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In this issue: "As the West burns," Sept. 6, 2003

Features

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fine print: What the lawyers will argue about

by Thomas Jipping

National |  The extraordinary Supreme Court review of the McCain-Feingold campaign-regulation law, actually, is a consolidation of 12 separate cases. The court will…

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Fetal positions

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT RULED LAST month that a fetus is a "person" under state law, and wrongful death claims can be filed on his behalf. The case…

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Pink punks?

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  PART-TIME JANITOR RICHARD BILSKI ARRIVED early on Aug. 17 to prepare for the Sunday morning service at Church on the Rise in Cleveland, Ohio. Four men piled…

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Man knows not his time

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  PRIEST JOHN GEOGHAN WAS THE TIP THAT REVEALED a terrible iceberg in the Roman Catholic Church. His long history of molesting boys sexually (allegedly more…

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

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Legal Briefs

by Thomas Jipping

National |  The full U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals will not reconsider an April decision by a three-judge panel striking down the Virginia Military Institute's…

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

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Bullied after recess

by Thomas Jipping

National |  THE SENATE THIS WEEK RETURNS from its August recess, but as far as federal-court nominees are concerned, senators might just as well have stayed on vacation.

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Second, third, fourth parents

by Thomas Jipping

National |  Insisting that "the adoption statutes are to be construed liberally," the California Supreme Court last month used a decades-old rule meant to support the…

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

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He can run, but he can't hide

by John Dawson

National |  Even though Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson threw for 205 yards, ran for 145 more, and scored four touchdowns in the season opener against Cal, all eyes…

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NFL: Bus drivers now all the rage

by John Dawson

National |  Think your quarterback matters in the NFL? Think again. Or, at least that's the recent trend. NFL fans would have to search back to St. Louis in 2000 to find…

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NBA's summer of fright

by John Dawson

National |  Most NBA fans care little for the Olympic qualifying basketball tournaments that have been played this summer. Don't count Mark Cuban as one of them. The…

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

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Vacation, interrupted

by Bob Jones

National |  POLITICS: One month early, the Supreme Court meets next week to hear a case that will reshape Campaign 2004 and how it's paid for

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Bad foam, even worse form

by Bob Jones

National |  NASA: Report on the Columbia crash pegs the space agency's management culture just as dangerous as its foam insulation; commander's widow says reform and…

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

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The rainmaker

by Bob Jones

International |  NORTH KOREA: Even as diplomats from six nations get to work trying to head off nuclear confrontation, human-rights activists demand a place at the table for…

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

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India: Newest front in the global war on terror

by Bob Jones

International |  Bus bombings in Israel grab most of the headlines, but a series of explosions in Bombay has the Indian subcontinent on edge, as well. The latest attacks came…

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

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The China syndrome

by Mindy Belz

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: Two centuries after the first Protestant missionary arrived on the mainland, China still covets foreign trade but shuns foreign influence and…

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

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Assassin's mace

by Mindy Belz

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: Chinese military leaders are looking for ways to gain advantages over bigger and better rivals

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

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Let them eat cats

by Mindy Belz

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: Will loosened standards on Chinese delicacies bring back SARS?

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Rural retreat

by Mindy Belz

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: As the farm economy tumbles, poor migrants by the tens of millions flock to China's cities

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

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Focused on families

by Mindy Belz

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: As government policies fracture family life, small nonprofit groups are trying to pick up the pieces

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Hu's in charge?

International |  SPECIAL REPORT: A new generation of Chinese Communists has raised Western hopes for reform, but the transition of power is more likely meant to guarantee…

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

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A kinder, gentler Beijing

International |  Immediately following the inauguration of his new administration, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his senior associates visited some remote and poor areas of…

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

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A monumental day

by Bob Jones

National |  TEN COMMANDMENTS: Protesters displayed a mixture of noisy indignation and quiet resignation as the Alabama monument was hydraulically hoisted, palleted, and…

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

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Publicly divided over Moore, Christian leaders still work together (cordially) on other issues-for now

by Joel Belz

National |  It was a gathering of Christian leaders notable for what they wouldn't talk about. Oddly, the forbidden topic was the hottest news item of the month. Major…

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Around the horn

by Thomas Jipping

National |  Sometimes it takes a lot for track and field to grab the spotlight. American sprinter Jon Drummond sure found a way. After being disqualified on a false start…

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Dispatches

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Reasoning together

by Marvin Olasky

ALABAMA: Good Christians will continue to disagree about Roy Moore's stand

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Quick Takes

Weed eaters More than a dozen Ohio teenagers almost died last month after trying to get high by eating flower seeds. The teens from the Akron and Cleveland…

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

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BLOGWATCH

by The Editors

BUZZ FROM ONLINE JOURNALS OF POLITICS & CULTURE

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Quotables

He looked like the devil. Eduardo Sanchez, the only survivor of a shooting spree last week at Windy City Core Supply Inc. in Chicago, on shooter Salvador…

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

Reviews

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An offensive work of art

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Civil-liberties groups defend other controversial public art, so why not the Ten Commandments?

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

Voices

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Harvey wallbanger

by Joel Belz

The existence of Harvey Milk, a special school for gays, may put a dent in the "wall of separation" argument against school vouchers

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

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Mailbag

No surrender I found myself shouting, "Yes! Yes!" as I read Marvin Olasky's "Pre-emptive surrender" (Aug. 9). It really chafes me how everyone feels such…

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Ageless antagonism

by Andrée Seu

Korea and the battle between the seed of the serpent and the Seed of Eve

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Anything goes

by Marvin Olasky

India's disorderly worldviews have led to a disorderly society

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

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