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Bounce or dribble?

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | With polls giving John Kerry the edge in Florida and other crucial states, the GOP needs a big convention bounce next week. The economy and homeland security will receive great attention, social issues little-and questions about Sen. Kerry's honesty lurk in the background

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Questions of character

by Susan Olasky

Cover Story Sidebar | The unraveling of a presidential campaign? Or the destruction of the last obstacle to politically successful lying? Last week the key election story changed from a debate about 35-year-old minutiae to whether a potential president imbeds in his brain a fantasy life. When Unfit for Command, a searing indictment of John Kerry's Vietnam service, hit bookstores in mid-August and also became the top-selling book at both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, Kerry staffers back-peddled. One of the

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In this issue: "2004 Election: GOP's encore," Aug. 28, 2004

Features

Protesting protests
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Protesting protests

by Jess Mission

Street Theater |  Right-wing entrepreneurs work to beat the left at their own game-and are turning it into a profitable business

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/protesting_protests]

Referendum romp
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Referendum romp

by Priya Abraham

Venezuela |  Strongman president survives a recall but puts no rifts to rest

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/referendum_romp]

More like a bombing than like a hurricane
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More like a bombing than like a hurricane

by Lynn Vincent

Hurricane Charley |  Digging out of the wreckage of the storm, victims face fear, suffering-and silver linings

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/more_like_a_bombing_than_like_a_hurricane]

Frontier evangelism
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Frontier evangelism

by Marvin Olasky

Religion |  Turkey's geopolitical desires propel a fledgling church work poised in the middle of a resurgent war on terror

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/frontier_evangelism]

Dispatches

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Quotables

by The Editors

"It's surprising to see this kind of attitude after what we went through." Ryan Jacob, portfolio manager of the Jacob Internet Fund, on predictions that…

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Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

The criminal mind Like many busy people, John Sarver of suburban Kansas City kept a to-do list. Unlike most people, his included the entry "rob bank." Police…

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The Buzz
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The Buzz

by The Editors

MILITARY President Bush told Cincinnati veterans the military is fighting 21st-century wars with 20th-century lineups, and announced a comprehensive…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/the_buzz_2]

Reviews

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Best-selling CDs

Notable CDs |  The top five "HEATSEEKER" CDs according to Billboard magazine, Aug. 14

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The Princess Diaries 2
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The Princess Diaries 2

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  The understandable appeal of the sequel to the 2001 hit doesn't give it a pass on some serious faults

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Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

by Gene Edward Veith

Television |  Original series on PAX-TV network has something for the whole family

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Garden State
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Garden State

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  The film speaks with the power of general revelation but doesn't go far enough to be truly profound

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/08/garden_state]

Notebook

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Fed up?

by Dan Perkins

Business |  Every release of economic data over the next two months will elicit two very different responses

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Scream team

by John Dawson

Sports |  The Dream Team is a marketer's dream, but a coach's nightmare

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Out with the old

by Chris Stamper

Technology |  The PC is undergoing a major revolution that ordinary users may not suspect

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Voices

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Mailbag

Insider rules One of the most annoying aspects of the Berger case is the hand-wringing over the political fallout. Does nobody care that Mr. Berger performed…

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Choice cut

by Marvin Olasky

Party differences give voters options-but can also limit them

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Missing the point
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Missing the point

by Joel Belz

In the debate over news media bias, liberalism vs. conservatism cannot capture it; the debate is really over the nature of truth itself

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Called out

by Gene Edward Veith

The failure of a television program shows the importance of the biblical doctrine of vocation

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Nothing more than feelings?
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Nothing more than feelings?

by Andrée Seu

Feelings are fickle and fleeting, but Covenant is faithful and lasting

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