Brokered benches

by John Dawson

Cover Story | An after-hours deal on federal judges clears the way for most Bush picks while granting Democrats a blunted weapon

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/brokered_benches]

History lesson

by Joe Maxwell

Cover Story Sidebar | Failure to cut a deal may have doomed previous court nominees

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/history_lesson]

In this issue: "Judicial filibuster deal," June 4, 2005

Cold shoulder

by Jamie Dean

Education | Calvin College serves up a chilly reception for commencement

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/cold_shoulder]

Vanquished villagers

by Edward Lee Pitts

Iraq | Homeless and voiceless, Sunni Arabs now pay the price for perks and favoritism showed them under Saddam

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/vanquished_villagers]

Long, hot summer ahead

by Priya Abraham

Central Asia | Uzbek crackdown signals revolutionary change-likely bloody-in the making

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/long_hot_summer_ahead]

Stemming the Asian tide

by Lynde Langdon

Science | Lawmakers rush to OK new stem-cell funding after Koreans clone embryos

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/stemming_the_asian_tide]

'Breathtaking step'

by Mark Bergin

Politics | Republicans cite election funny business in bid to oust sworn-in Democratic governor

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/breathtaking_step]

Confronting diaphobia

by Marvin Olasky

Interview | Scholar David R. Hodge on spirituality and social work

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/confronting_diaphobia]

Quotables

by The Editors

"We're talking about words here." Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean to Tim Russert, defending home state Senate wannabe and current congressman Bernie…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/quotables]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Over not-so-easy Real worms. Battered. And fried. That was the menu for Conestoga Elementary School principal Ryan Lindquist after students at the Murray,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/quick_takes]

The Buzz

by The Editors

Courts Four years after President George W. Bush first nominated her to a federal appeals court seat, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen won Senate…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/06/the_buzz]