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No way out

No way out

Cover Story | Israelis flee south, Lebanese flee west, but for thousands too poor or too ill to leave-and for U.S. and Arab diplomats detangling a war on civilians-weeks of continued attacks in the Middle East leave

Missing the war

Missing the war

Cover Story Sidebar | Author Samuel Freedman probes the split in Israeli-American Jewish perspective

In this issue: "Exit strategies," Aug. 5, 2006

Features

Rod rules
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Rod rules

Parenting |  Anti-spanking crusades have triggered bans around the globe and are taking aim at the U.S.-but some defenders of spanking say that many parents do it…

Men of steel
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Men of steel

Politics |  For black Republicans running for office in these times, it's no cakewalk. WORLD spends a day in the life of candidates Michael Steele and Ken Blackwell

Joshua after Moses
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Joshua after Moses

Sudan |  South Sudan's new president, Salva Kiir, must take possession after hard-fought war

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

Axis of evil
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Axis of evil

Terrorism: Connections between Iraq, Iran, and North Korea only grow

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

One clean machine Perhaps major appliance makers will adopt a warning label just for folks like Gerard Dougher of Scranton, Pa.: Don't clean your washing…

Reviews

Fearfully and wonderfully made
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Fearfully and wonderfully made

Television |  Fashionistas design an artistic reality show

No doctoring this
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No doctoring this

Television |  House succeeds as mystery wrapped in enigma

Scrubbed
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Scrubbed

Television |  Bawdy humor + formula-driven comedy = Emmy nominee

The exploited one
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The exploited one

Books |  Kathleen McGowan's The Expected One isn't the first DaVinci Code wannabe

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Bestselling books

Notable Books |  Four bestselling hardback novels

Notebook

Loophole blues
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Loophole blues

Religion |  Presbyterians: Divided Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) prepares for splits and property disputes

The anti-Armstrong
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The anti-Armstrong

Sports |  Floyd Landis extends American domination at Tour de France

Ford tough
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Ford tough

Money |  Hard times just keep getting harder as the U.S. automaker learns that it costs to cut

Voices

Roots vs. shoots
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Roots vs. shoots

The "people of faith" label contains both poisonous and edible plants

Slouching toward the comfort zone
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Slouching toward the comfort zone

Do our churches want to be Acts normal or American normal?

Pride and fall
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Pride and fall

What we call "acts of God" are sometimes acts of reckless man

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