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Helping hands

by Susan Olasky, Becky Perry

Cover Story | Hurricane Katrina changed the lives of residents on the Gulf Coast, but it also changed the lives of Christians partnered with them to help. Here's a story of individuals, a ministry, and a neighborhood forever altered

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/helping_hands]

In this issue: "Comfort and joy," Dec. 24, 2005

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Oversized hammer

by Joel Belz

Charity | Hurricanes derail Congress from dealing blows to nonprofits

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/oversized_hammer]

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Fade to gray

by Les Sillars, Stefanie Hausner

Military | Proposed military guidelines could muzzle evangelical officers and chaplains

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/fade_to_gray]

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All or nothing

by Mark Bergin

Business | The cable industry balks at calls for à la carte pricing

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/all_or_nothing]

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Tookie's victims

by Lynn Vincent

Death penalty | Lost in the hype about Stanley Williams' death sentence were the lives he took in 1979

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/tookie_s_victims]

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Worth the wait

by Jamie Dean

Sudan | A Lost Boy and a Lost Girl find each other in North America

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/worth_the_wait]

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(Don't) go fly a kite Kite flying isn't just child's play in Pakistan-it's illegal. The nation's supreme court decided in December to extend an October ban on…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/]

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Quotables

"I'm against their priorities." Hurricane Katrina refugee ChiQuita Simms on New Orleans officials' planning and paying for Mardi Gras 2006. Ms. Simms, who has…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/quotables_2]

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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/the_buzz_2]

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Unfinished work

by Hugh Hewitt

Iraq's future is uncertain, but those who sacrificed their lives have created a new opportunity for freedom

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/unfinished_work]

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Notable CDs

by Big Star, Ralph Covert and the Bad Examples, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainwright III

Notable CDs | Five overlooked but noteworthy recordings of 2005

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/notable_cds]

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Syriana and Paradise Now

by Andrew Coffin

Movies | A look at how two new films confront the Middle East issue

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/syriana_and_paradise_now]

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Yours, Mine and Ours

by Gene Edward Veith

Movies | Forget the remake and rent the original that starred Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/yours_mine_and_ours]

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Fight to be finished

by John Dawson

Sports | San Francisco and Houston could be playing for top draft position in their season finale face-off

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/fight_to_be_finished]

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Welfare queen

by Timothy Lamer

Money | Queen Elizabeth II received more than $1.7 million in farm subsidies from the European Union over the past two years

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/welfare_queen]

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Secular stones

by Joel Belz

Despite efforts to suppress Christmas, Christ's blessings abound

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/secular_stones]

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Slappy holiday

by Gene Edward Veith

Why not take the Santa Claus tradition a little further?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/slappy_holiday]

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When nothing's happening

by Andrée Seu

When nothing's happening "'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring..."

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/when_nothing_s_happening]

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Katrina and Christmas

by Marvin Olasky

The tale of two evangelism explosions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/katrina_and_christmas]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/mailbag_2]