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ABUSE OF POWER

ABUSE OF POWER

Cover Story | After flagrant abuse by Saddam and gross mismanagement by the UN, Iraq's Oil for Food program is spawning another cliche: a nine-headed monster of an investigation

In this issue: "UN's abuse of power," July 24, 2004

Features

Ploys for tots
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Ploys for tots

National |  Activists in several states are using questionable research to push for voluntary -- and, some fear, eventually mandatory -- tax-funded preschool for all…

Haste makes waste
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Haste makes waste

News |  Despite his record $15 billion initiative to fight the global spread of HIV, President Bush is pilloried at the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok.

On the record
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On the record

News |  Amendment backers failed to muster the votes even to have a vote

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Boston blackout

News |  Increasingly made-for-TV party conventions are receiving less coverage

Dispatches

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Mailbag

A servant leader My daughter's godfather died on June 5. Although she is only 35 years old, I am confident that Reagan will learn to appreciate whose name she…

The Buzz
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The Buzz

Oil for food probe Corruption is one thing but murder is another, and Iraqi leaders increasingly believe that insurgents are bankrolling terrorism with…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

One for the ages Some music recitals may seem to last forever, but they have nothing on an ongoing organ performance at an abandoned church in Halberstadt,

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Quotables

"$1,047,938." The average selling price of an apartment in Manhattan during the second quarter of 2004, according to a report last week by Miller Samuel, Inc.

Moore or less
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Moore or less

A handful of conservatives are working to discredit Michael Moore's films and books, and some are finding the hobby fulfilling -- and lucrative

Reviews

The Clearing: Clearing the air
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The Clearing: Clearing the air

Culture |  The Clearing (rated R) is an odd little movie that is bound to frustrate many viewers

King Arthur: Ancient Arthur
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King Arthur: Ancient Arthur

Culture |  The new movie King Arthur (rated PG-13) is about the historical Artorius

Anchorman: Anchors away
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Anchorman: Anchors away

Culture |  Like so many contemporary comedies, Anchorman (rated PG-13) contains enough crude humor to keep it far from the "recommended" list

Bestselling books
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Bestselling books

Culture |  The top five best-selling hardback nonfiction books as of July 12

Notebook

Sports
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Sports

Sports |  Lance Armstrong, winner of five consecutive Tour de France races, criticizes teammate for decision

Business
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Business

Technology |  Retailers reported the first lackluster sales of the year in June, as many department stores fell far short of expectations

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Technology

Technology |  Should Internet companies be able to spy on their subscribers?

Voices

Insourcing
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Insourcing

Bringing back that lovin' feeling: WORLD's three-year experiment outsourcing customer service has come to an end

Black & right
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Black & right

Although politically liberal, black Americans are almost uniformly opposed to homosexual marriage

Postcards from the past
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Postcards from the past

The war on terror isn't America's first launch into the great unknown

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Clash course?

Thinking long-term about Christian-Muslim relations

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