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Momentous decision

Cover Story | President Bush deliberates on his most enduring choice in office; left and right arm for Supreme Court fight

Judge these

Cover Story Sidebar | Michael McConnell, 50: Former law professor at the University of Chicago and the University of Utah. Sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Opposes abortion, supports school vouchers and aid to parochial schools. Alberto Gonzales, 49: Current U.S. attorney general, former White House counsel to President Bush, general counsel to then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court justice. Open-minded on affirmative action; criticized by liberals for denying Geneva

In this issue: "Supreme Court fight," July 23, 2005

Features

Gamblin' man
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Gamblin' man

Politics |  Schwarzenegger puts conservatism on the line in California's special election

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Homeless holiday

Charity |  Is a $20,000 soccer trip really the best way to help the homeless?

Crisis averted
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Crisis averted

India |  Form of religious violence in India is changing, but not content

One church, one orphanage
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One church, one orphanage

Africa |  Many church budgets include funds for missionaries, and many individual Christians donate to large international relief agencies-but one church decided to do…

Dispatches

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Nine years ago in WORLD

In March 1997 WORLD visited a refugee camp of 20,000 after the massacre at Srebrenica

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"OK, nice" terrorists

Great Britian must now embark on the same path as America after the Oklahoma City bombing

Quotables
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Quotables

"Basically, they trashed our show." Ben Jones, who played "Cooter" on The Dukes of Hazzard TV show from 1979 to 1985, urging fans to skip the movie version of…

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The Buzz

Terrorism Sleeveless tourists, suited stockbrokers, and scarved Muslim mothers all paused across the United Kingdom-from London to Belfast and beyond-for two…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Bad night's sleep Many people sleepwalk, but what one London teenager did last month is more like sleepclimbing. The Reuters news service reports that the…

Reviews

Fantastic Four
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Fantastic Four

Movies |  This film is exactly what one might expect a comic-book movie to be: lightweight, modestly entertaining, and more than a little hokey

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Bestselling CDs

Notable CDs |  The five best-selling jazz albums according to Billboard, July 9

Dark Water
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Dark Water

Movies |  Dark Water is sometimes eloquently effective at using familiar, approachable emotions and settings as a currency for fear

Notebook

Exit signs
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Exit signs

Money |  For 19 straight weekends box-office receipts lagged behind the same weekends in 2004

Baseball's learning curve
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Baseball's learning curve

Sports |  Baseball may be reeling from the BALCO investigation, congressional hearings, and Texas pitcher Kenny Rogers' unprecedented on-field tirade, but it's all old…

Voices

My Linotype
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My Linotype

Thinking about communications a century ago-and tomorrow

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Blessings and curses

Is there a Christian case for promoting-or not opposing -same-sex marriage?

Risky business
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Risky business

Livelihood insurance and other charms for the safe and secure life

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Condoms or compassion?

Helping Africa requires the hard work of personal involvement

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Mailbag

Letters, feedback, etc.

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