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Where poppies grow

Where poppies grow

by Priya Abraham

Cover Story | With renewed fighting, Afghanistan's opium trade-the largest in the world-is a persistent block to security and development

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/where_poppies_grow]

In this issue: "Opium wars," May 12, 2007

Features

Beyond Kyoto
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Beyond Kyoto

by Mark Bergin

Environment |  As European climate-change policies crumble, the U.S. approach is finding vindication

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/beyond_kyoto]

Electioneering vs. free speech
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Electioneering vs. free speech

by Becky Perry

Judiciary |  Uneasy allies join to battle campaign-finance reform restrictions in high court

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/electioneering_vs_free_speech]

Speaking our language
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Speaking our language

by Lynn Vincent

Abortion |  The Supreme Court's ruling on partial-birth abortion-and especially its clear description of the horrifying procedure-may give momentum to pro-life…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/speaking_our_language]

Are you my mother?
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Are you my mother?

by Barbara Curtis

Family |  One little girl, two mothers, three multi-state litigations, and four years add up to a custody battle that only the Supreme Court may be able to resolve

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/are_you_my_mother]

You bet your life
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You bet your life

by John Dawson

Human Race |  Centenarian scores

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/you_bet_your_life]

Final verdict
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Final verdict

by Clint Rainey

Nicaragua |  American Eric Volz awaits an end to his case that U.S. friends-and U.S. officials-have so far been powerless to sway

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/final_verdict]

Family ties
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Family ties

by Jill Nelson

Terrorism |  Saudi royals come under attack from the radicals they once courted

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/family_ties]

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

The latest on the week's biggest stories

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/the_buzz_0]

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Retreat & repeat

by Cal Thomas

Democrats, the enemy is watching you

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/retreat_repeat]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/quick_takes_0]

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/quotables_0]

Reviews

Wasted time
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Wasted time

by Megan Basham

Movies |  Bad acting in Next mars promising sci-fi source material

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/wasted_time]

Impure purity
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Impure purity

by Marvin Olasky

Movies |  Elegantly structured film shows the tragic nature of civil war

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/impure_purity]

Hidden treasures
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Hidden treasures

by John Dawson

Video |  Planet Earth documentary offers rare glimpses of nature's wonders

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/hidden_treasures]

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Bestselling books

by Jodi Picoult, Mohsin Hamid, Laura Lippman, Norman Mailer, Kabul Beauty School

Notable Books |  Four bestselling hardback novels - reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/bestselling_books]

Notebook

Crime and punishment
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Crime and punishment

by John Dawson

Sports |  A few star players pay a draft-day price for bad behavior off the field

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/crime_and_punishment]

Voices

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Junk the junk mail

by Joel Belz

And do something really significant with what's left over

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/junk_the_junk_mail]

Who but a mother?
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Who but a mother?

by John R. Erickson

Her lessons last a lifetime

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/who_but_a_mother]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/mailbag_0]

Betrayal
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Betrayal

by Andrée Seu

Undermining the gospel in the pursuit of relevance

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/betrayal]

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Piercing the skull

by Marvin Olasky

Will Justice Anthony Kennedy's honest abortion language pierce the veil?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/05/piercing_the_skull]

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