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NICE TRY

NICE TRY

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | Concerned about scaring off swing voters, Democrats - mostly - put on a friendly face at their national convention

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

In this issue: "Democrats are all smiles," Aug. 7, 2004

Features

Marabout face
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Marabout face

by Courtney Russell

Religion |  A different kind of Islam dominates the West African nation of Senegal, where voodoo is a regular part of life

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

Trafficking cop
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Trafficking cop

by Priya Abraham

International |  Prosecutions against international slave traders are up three-fold in the last three years, and even some liberal human-rights activists give credit to…

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

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Status symbols

by Mark Bergin

Politics |  Activists are trying to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches involved in politics-conservative politics, that is

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

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Science's fairy tales

by John Dawson

Science |  BIOETHICS: Emotional appeals, sympathetic victims shroud the stem-cell debate

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

Aborted language
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Aborted language

by Lynn Vincent

Abortion |  ABORTION: Does the Democratic platform read pro-lifers out of the party?

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

Dispatches

Sister act
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Sister act

by Mindy Belz

John Kerry's sister works for President Bush as a salaried State Department employee assigned to the U.S. Mission to the UN

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

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The Buzz

Politics Democrats gathered in Boston last week to nominate John Kerry for president. Although nearly two million fewer viewers watched this year's event,

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

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Morbid message Pranksters in Nigeria seem to have accomplished what movie theater managers cannot: They persuaded a large number of people to turn off their…

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

Quotables
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Quotables

"I think he should be put in a timeout." Twelve-year-old Ilana Wexler, the youngest speaker at last week's Democratic National Convention, on Vice President…

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

Reviews

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Virtual smite

by Jamie Dean

Culture |  The "Christian game market" heads toward an edgier, more-violent style

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

Bourne again
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Bourne again

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  Director Paul Greengrass brings a grittiness that serves as a nice contrast to overproduced action extravaganzas of recent years

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

Knowledge in jeopardy
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Knowledge in jeopardy

by Gene Edward Veith

Television |  Ken Jennings, who is being called the Michael Jordan of game shows, claims 38th straight win on Jeopardy!

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

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Best-selling books

Notable Books |  The top five best-selling novels as of July 25

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

Coughing up a hairball
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Coughing up a hairball

by Gene Edward Veith

Movies |  Halle Berry's lines are so lame that she cannot even deliver the repartee ("Cat got your tongue?") without self-conscious awkwardness

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

Notebook

Business
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Business

by Dan Perkins

Business |  Adolph Coors and Molson plan to combine two century-old, family-run breweries to create the world's fifth-largest beermaker

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

Sports
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Sports

by John Dawson

Sports |  During the final days of his sixth Tour de France victory, Lance Armstrong left open the possibility he might skip next year's race

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

Technology
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Technology

by Chris Stamper

Technology |  Spyware is catching up with spam as the internet's biggest annoyance

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

Voices

Required reading
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Required reading

by Joel Belz

Voters should know the contents of The 9/11 Commission Report

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

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Mailbag

Ray of hope I read the Summer Books Issue, (July 3/10) as soon as it arrived, and it was right on! As a 16-year-old reading addict, I have been disappointed…

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

House of mourning
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House of mourning

by Andrée Seu

Funerals are opportunities to hear the best, and worst, of theology

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

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Glorious Greece

by Marvin Olasky

Uncommon displays of God's common grace abound in Athens

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

Hearts of stone
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Hearts of stone

by Gene Edward Veith

Millions of Americans accept that life begins at conception and still support legalized abortion

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

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