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Hail to the chief

Hail to the chief

Cover Story | The 43rd president takes his second oath under rigid security, subdued critics, and a clearing sky

In this issue: "Bush: Hail to the chief," Jan. 29, 2005

Features

New term, new team
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New term, new team

Inauguration |  Nine new Cabinet members join six old-with roots in Asia, Africa, Cuba, and middle America-to lead the new administration

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The conservationist

Culture |  Under the direction of Bruce Cole, the once-radical National Endowment for the Humanities has returned to the role of preserving America's heritage

Slave-to-slave peace
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Slave-to-slave peace

Sudan |  A North-South peace agreement may or may not hold, but a U.S.-Sudanese group is forging one-to-one truces

Stunted intelligence
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Stunted intelligence

Iraq |  Has the reaction to the Abu Ghraib scandal, with its focus on the administration instead of on the role of civilian contractors, disrupted the military effort…

Beyond stealth
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Beyond stealth

Religion |  Zondervan's next-gen Bible hopes to move off the shelves at Raptor warp-speed. Despite a fast-approaching launch date and fast-track advertising, the…

Time saver
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Time saver

Interview |  Author and pastor James Emery White on vocation, Christian influence, and the church's chief priority

The Philly Five
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The Philly Five

Culture |  Prosecutors say Christian activists put forth felony

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

Inauguration President George W. Bush was sworn in at inaugural ceremonies on Jan. 20 for his second term as the 43rd president. He is the 16th president to…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Chewed out An alleged tractor-trailer thief in Vancouver, Wash., took more from the rig's driver than he expected. Police say Cuitlahvac Renteria-Martinez was…

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Quotables

"Newdow's alleged injury remains somewhat tenuous." U.S. District Judge John Bates, rejecting atheist Michael Newdow's request for an injunction against…

Danger and deliverance
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Danger and deliverance

At least eight churches have been attacked by suicide bombers or lethal explosive devices in the lead-up to Iraqi elections

Reviews

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Bestselling CDs

Notable CDs |  The top five Triple-A albums according to CMJ, Issue #895

Coach Carter
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Coach Carter

Movies |  This PG-13 film is not Hoosiers: It's planted in today's urban culture rather than 1950s rural Indiana

Hotel Rwanda
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Hotel Rwanda

Movies |  Despite strong language and horrific violence, this film is a convicting yet uplifting entry point into the genocide that left 800,000 dead

Faith Under Fire
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Faith Under Fire

Television |  The show is a good reminder that Christianity has an intellectual content and can hold its own in the marketplace of ideas

Notebook

Road rage
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Road rage

Business |  Today's typical RV owner is 49 years old with an annual household income of $56,000

The little Apple
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The little Apple

Technology |  The Mac mini puts the Macintosh line in competition with low-end, discount PCs, a market the maker has traditionally avoided

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters, feedback, etc.

Bureaucracy plus plastic chairs?
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Bureaucracy plus plastic chairs?

A window of opportunity is open now, but maybe not for long

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The big question

God doesn't always give detailed answers; what He does give is far better

Parental laments
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Parental laments

Many of the rock and rap songs that adults despise are the bitter result of adult abandonment

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A tough assignment

Nationhood is hard, and Iraq is not the only country to ask, How long?

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