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Ever and Annan?

Ever and Annan?

Cover Story | For U.S. lawmakers, the secretary-general cannot outlast the UN's multibillion-dollar oil scandal

In this issue: "UN: Kofi's crisis," Dec. 18, 2004

Features

Imperfect game
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Imperfect game

Sports |  Leaked grand jury testimony puts baseball's lax steroid policy on trial

Preserving Habitat
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Preserving Habitat

Charity |  Millard Fuller forced to leave the house he built

In pursuit of Bridget & Carrie
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In pursuit of Bridget & Carrie

Culture |  An academic conference on religion offers an unlikely wake-up call

Profiles in compassion
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Profiles in compassion

Charity |  Most Americans wouldn't have to travel far to find a group that is remembering the poor and helping them change their lives

Conformity on campus
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Conformity on campus

Education |  Raucous students and ideologically identical professors set the tone at America's colleges and universities, but some student movements provide hope for…

Dispatches

Quotables
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Quotables

Memorable things they said

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Low-speed chase Second place for world's dumbest criminal (see "Dopey call") may go to Steven Coleman of Dover, N.H. Police say Mr. Coleman on Dec. 4 threw…

The Buzz
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The Buzz

Six cabinet members confirmed they will remain, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

Reviews

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Bestselling CDs

Notable CDs |  The five bestselling country CDs according to Billboard magazine, Dec. 4

Enduring Love
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Enduring Love

Movies |  While the film is in basic form a sort of thriller, it's mostly concerned with internal consequences

Sideways
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Sideways

Movies |  Sideways is a well-observed, sometimes subtle comedy-unfortunately it's also a miserable story

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House

Television |  House is another medical show, but its feature character is not caring and sensitive like the doctors on ER

Notebook

Jobs machine
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Jobs machine

Business |  Most economists believe that total employment will continue its upward ascent

Attack ad
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Attack ad

Religion |  United Church of Christ produces controversial TV ad

Big Blue yonder
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Big Blue yonder

Technology |  IBM opts out of the PC business

Voices

Expanded vision
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Expanded vision

Results can be bigger than expected

Outing a fraud
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Outing a fraud

Protesters are taking on Kinsey with "subtle, high-brow tactics"

The dance
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The dance

An exhilarating encounter with a true counterculture

Hard Times
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Hard Times

A conversation that might be occurring, at a soccer field in New York City

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

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