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Five-man legacy

Five-man legacy

Cover Story | Fifty years after the famous missionary martyrdom in Ecuador, the blood still cries out

In this issue: "Five-man legacy," Jan. 28, 2006

Features

Death wish
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Death wish

Courts |  High court OKs suicidal prescriptions, provokes first Roberts dissent

Give kids a choice
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Give kids a choice

Education |  Florida voucher decision is no death-blow to school choice

Homeless hibernation
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Homeless hibernation

Pakistan |  Earthquake victims must wait through the long, cold weeks of winter before rebuilding their lives

Infertile ground
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Infertile ground

Japan |  Prosperity can't compensate for population loss

Without DeLay
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Without DeLay

Politics |  Who will lead House Republicans into a brutal election season?

What's a human?
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What's a human?

Interview |  Bioethicist and presidential advisor Leon Kass wants to get back to basics about medical science's complexities

Dispatches

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Kiss of death Some world records just aren't worth it. Case in point: One Malaysian is planning to set a world record by kissing a venomous snake 50 times in…

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Quotables

"74" The number of abortions in New York City for every 100 babies born there in 2004, according to a report by the City's Department of Health. The…

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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

Reality TV
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Reality TV

The TV show 24 is fast-paced and well-acted, and almost entirely without moral ambiguity

Reviews

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five noteworthy Grammy nominees

In Justice
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In Justice

Television |  Convicting innocent people is a terrible injustice, but so is slandering police officers and casting doubt on the whole criminal justice system

Hoodwinked
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Hoodwinked

Movies |  This animated film offers plenty for adults to enjoy, but almost none of it is at the expense of the movie's intended audience

Glory Road
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Glory Road

Movies |  What this film lacks in gritty realism, it makes up for in audience-pleasing competence

Notebook

Alexander the great
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Alexander the great

Sports |  Talented running back Shaun Alexander continues to be a mystery in Seattle

Cloning's Piltdown man
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Cloning's Piltdown man

Medicine |  Following months of accusations, an investigation committee reports that Hwang Woo-Suk's research results were fabricated

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

One-sided silence
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One-sided silence

However clever, Alito's ambiguity on abortion harms the nation

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Textbook case

The ID debate follows the model of past scientific revolutions

Desert experiences
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Desert experiences

Hold fast to hope during the dry patches in life

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Books with flava

From translating a former hip-hop artist to interpreting the Bible, wintry treadmill books

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