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Long haul, slow crawl

Long haul, slow crawl

by Jamie Dean

Cover Story | Cleaning up New Orleans-and other hurricane-ravaged cities-is a door-to-door job, and it takes a lot of bleach

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/long_haul_slow_crawl]

The toll

by The Editors

Cover Story Sidebar | Three weeks after Katrina struck, the National Next of Kin Registry was still posting thousands of entries from family members searching for loved ones in the hurricane's path. "Does anyone know the whereabouts of Wayne, Judi, or Dallas Overall?" was a typical post, followed by a Sept. 18 update: "They have all been found safe." Still, the Red Cross continues to log thousands missing. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported over 2,000 children's names either

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/the_toll]

In this issue: "Rita: Strike 2," Oct. 1, 2005

Features

'Operation offset'
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'Operation offset'

by Timothy Lamer

New Orleans |  The bill for rebuilding New Orleans will be big, and the default position of Congress is just to add it to the national debt. But some in Congress are looking…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/operation_offset]

Window of lost opportunity
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Window of lost opportunity

by Priya Abraham

North Korea |  Pyongyang just can't leave a good thing alone

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/window_of_lost_opportunity]

Next in line
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Next in line

by Lynn Vincent

Courts |  As the Roberts nomination sails, attention turns to the other Supreme Court vacancy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/next_in_line]

Imminent change
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Imminent change

by Mark Bergin

Courts |  Congress may stop local land grabs, but not soon enough

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/imminent_change]

A good look at the Good Book
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A good look at the Good Book

by Gene Edward Veith, Lynn Vincent

Special Issue |  Teaching the Bible in public schools just got easier

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/a_good_look_at_the_good_book]

Critical-care nurses
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Critical-care nurses

by Lynn Vincent

Special Issue |  They may not have responsibility for critically ill patients, but school nurses do sometimes treat students facing life-threatening problems-and Christian…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/critical_care_nurses]

Self-worth the hard way
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Self-worth the hard way

by Marvin Olasky

Special Issue |  Bestselling author Michael Lewis on how teachers and coaches can help kids earn it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/self_worth_the_hard_way]

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

by The Editors

The latest on the week's biggest stories

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/the_buzz]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Super(static)man's secret power This was not the way Frank Clewer wanted to discover his super power. The Australian man's choice to wear a woolen shirt under…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/quick_takes]

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Quotables

by The Editors

"When history looks back I want people to know the Nazis weren't able to kill millions of people and get away with it." Holocaust survivor and tracker of Nazi…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/quotables]

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Watchtower watch

by Mark Bergin

Web site delivers excerpts of published writings from the Watchtower Society

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/watchtower_watch]

Reviews

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Bestselling CDs

by Kanye West, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Pat Green, Death Cab for Cutie

Notable CDs |  5 bestselling internet albums according to Billboard

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/bestselling_cds]

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Lord of War

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  Writer and director Andrew Niccol, often full of intriguing ideas (as in Gattaca and The Truman Show), here falters

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/lord_of_war]

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Supernatural

by Gene Edward Veith

Television |  The new drama Supernatural (WB, Thursdays, 9:00 ET) is another variation on what has become a familiar television theme: Beyond our everyday material world is…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/supernatural]

The Anglican time bomb
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The Anglican time bomb

by Edward E. Plowman

Culture |  At immediate issue for conservatives is the widening acceptance of gay sex by leaders of Anglicanism in the West

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/the_anglican_time_bomb]

The Greatest Game Ever Played
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The Greatest Game Ever Played

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  There isn't much subtlety, but there is a lot going on both visually and narratively for a family film

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/the_greatest_game_ever_played]

Notebook

Saints go marching out
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Saints go marching out

by John Dawson

Sports |  League officials say if a permanent solution to the NFL's wandering franchise isn't reached by next season, they'll try to make Baton Rouge the Saints' home…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/saints_go_marching_out]

Voices

Before the next crisis
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Before the next crisis

by Marvin Olasky

Lessons from Katrina: Seven ideas to reform public policymaking

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/before_the_next_crisis]

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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters, feedback, etc.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/mailbag]

Ask, receive, disbelieve?
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Ask, receive, disbelieve?

by Andrée Seu

No, God spared me the death sentence: praise to Him alone

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/ask_receive_disbelieve]

Praying for persecution
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Praying for persecution

by Gene Edward Veith

Chinese Christians have a slightly different idea of how God blesses

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/praying_for_persecution]

No longer at this address
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No longer at this address

by Joel Belz

For us, a reminder of Katrina's reach-and other housekeeping

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/10/no_longer_at_this_address]

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