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Let my people go

Let my people go

by Priya Abraham

Cover Story | The abolitionists' lament is older than William Wilberforce-whose anti-slavery campaign brought transatlantic slavery to an end 200 years ago this month-but today 27 million people live on in captivity, their lives worth far less than any colonial era slave

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/let_my_people_go]

In this issue: "'Into captivity they shall go'," Feb. 24, 2007

Features

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Politics matter

by Russ Pulliam

Cover story |  Wilberforce may have kept White House aide Jay Hein off the putting green

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/politics_matter]

Slavery at your door
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Slavery at your door

by Jamie Dean

Cover story |  Human trafficking in the United States preys on often helpless victims in surprisingly bucolic settings

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/slavery_at_your_door]

Doing good and helping the poor
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Doing good and helping the poor

by Russ Pulliam

Cover story |  Amazing Grace author Eric Metaxas uncovers the "rare and bright gem" that was William Wilberforce

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/doing_good_and_helping_the_poor]

Old City sparks
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Old City sparks

by Jill Nelson

Middle East |  Clashes over Jerusalem's holy sites won't cover rifts in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/old_city_sparks]

Pork hunter
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Pork hunter

by Becky Perry

Politics |  Sen. Tom Coburn keeps up the lonely fight against congressional earmarks

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/pork_hunter]

Oscar madness
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Oscar madness

by Megan Basham

Entertainment |  With the Academy of Motion Pictures set to vote on this year's Oscars, odds are against the movies most moviegoers like

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/oscar_madness]

Dispatches

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/quotables_2]

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The Buzz

The latest on the week's biggest stories

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/the_buzz_2]

House divided
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House divided

by Mindy Belz

Latest pact with North Korea shows dissension in Bush ranks

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/house_divided]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/quick_takes_2]

Reviews

A lover and a fighter
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A lover and a fighter

by Priya Abraham

Movies |  Amazing Grace shows Wilberforce as devout Christian and shrewd politician

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/a_lover_and_a_fighter]

City life
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City life

by John Dawson

Television |  The Wire offers a gruesome depiction of urban crime

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/city_life]

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Bestselling books

by Brigitte Gabriel, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Barack Obama, Michael B. Oren

Notable Books |  Four nonfiction bestsellers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/bestselling_books]

Notebook

Plundering for fun
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Plundering for fun

by Timothy Lamer

Money |  The moral problem with gambling has as much to do with winning as with losing

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/plundering_for_fun]

Star power
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Star power

by John Dawson

Sports |  MVP Nash sits on the All-Star bench while and old and busted Shaq starts. What are the fans who vote thinking?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/star_power]

Voices

Waiting for my refunds
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Waiting for my refunds

by Joel Belz

And wishing that Uncle Sam made things a lot simpler

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/waiting_for_my_refunds]

Joy in the battle
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Joy in the battle

by John Piper

Abolition and the roots of public justice

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/joy_in_the_battle]

Inside the tornado
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Inside the tornado

by Marvin Olasky

Overwhelming damage, overwhelming grace

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/inside_the_tornado]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/02/mailbag_2]

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