Take your mark

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | Well-scripted salvos cripple John Bolton's nomination to the UN ahead of a Senate showdown

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/take_your_mark]

In this issue: "John Bolton: Take cover!," May 7, 2005

Nuking Senate debate

by John Dawson

Politics | Senators on both sides risk fallout in judicial nominee stalemate

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/nuking_senate_debate]

Remembrance and reconciliation

by Edward Lee Pitts

Iraq | Arabs, Kurds come together over a brutal moment in Saddam's regime

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/remembrance_and_reconciliation]

Coup parade

by Priya Abraham

Ecuador | Middle-class protesters broaden the base of Ecuador's discontent

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/coup_parade]

Rowan's story

by Lynn Vincent

Abortion | Mother tells how clinic workers left her born-alive infant to die

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/rowan_s_story]

Attack formation

by Mark Bergin

Defense | Despite scandals and ethical lapses, a mantra of tolerance threatens Air Force Academy's evangelical chaplaincy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/attack_formation]

A good Friday

by Edward E. Plowman

Religion | A liberal bishop blinks-for now-in the latest ECUSA showdown

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/a_good_friday]

Pluralistic Crusaders

by Jamie Dean

Culture | The authentic costumes and set in the new Hollywood blockbuster Kingdom of Heaven all suggest the year 1186, but the philosophy behind the script screams 2005

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/pluralistic_crusaders]

Sexual healing

by Gene Edward Veith

Religion | Writer Lauren Winner once counted herself among the many young evangelicals who approve of premarital sex. Now repentant, she's offering a roadmap for…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/sexual_healing]

The Buzz

by The Editors

United Nations A full-scale assault on John Bolton, President Bush's nominee as U.S. ambassador to the UN, is less about temper tantrums and more about…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/the_buzz]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Cry for help Two hours after allegedly trying to break into a Lake Tahoe home on April 20, Jose Francisco Martinez was ready to face justice. That's because…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/quick_takes]

Quotables

by The Editors

"It's not a shooting war, but it is a war." California Supreme Court justice Janice Rogers Brown on the bitter divisions in the United States. "These are…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/05/quotables]