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Driven to educate

Driven to educate

by Lynn Vincent

Cover Story | Detroit's controversial new school superintendent Connie Calloway wants to change the face of blighted schools. "More than a hundred thousand kids in Detroit need a voice. Who would be their voice?"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/driven_to_educate]

In this issue: "Tough love," Aug. 18, 2007

Difference makers

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Difference makers

by Lynn Vincent

Back-to-school | WORLD looks at three Christian schools that are making a difference for special-needs kids, missionaries, and children from low-income families

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/difference_makers]

Tenured bigots

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Tenured bigots

by Mark Bergin

Back-to-school | It is a statistical reality that most faculty members don't like evangelicals, and they aren't ashamed to admit it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/tenured_bigots]

Somber homecoming

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Somber homecoming

by Jamie Dean

Back-to-school | At Virginia Tech, back-to-school means a return to the scene of a devastating crime

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/somber_homecoming]

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Orbiting the classroom

by Lynn Vincent

Back-to-school | Fifty years later, educators reflect on the scholastic boost launched by Sputnik

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/orbiting_the_classroom]

Ike's troop surge

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Ike's troop surge

by Marvin Olasky

Back-to-school | Mobs tried to stop some students from going back to school in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. Author Kasey S. Pipes on the commander in chief's historic response

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/ike_s_troop_surge]

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Name change

by Mindy Belz

Sudan | But Darfur's innocent may not be protected in latest UN resolution, says former UN ambassador

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/name_change]

Too little, too late

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Too little, too late

by Mindy Belz

Sudan | Recent "action" by the UN to end violence in Darfur comes five years into a breathtaking genocide, chronicles scholar Eric Reeves in new book

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/too_little_too_late]

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Food fright

China | A Chinese dissident uncovers a plateful of horrors

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/food_fright]

Terminal terms

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Terminal terms

by Julie Ryan

Human Race | A baby-killer is a baby-killer

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/terminal_terms]

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/quotables_1]

The Buzz

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The Buzz

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/the_buzz_1]

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Crazy like a FOX

by Cal Thomas

Liberal elites hate Murdoch, but he fills the void they leave

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/crazy_like_a_fox]

Quick Takes

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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/quick_takes_1]

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Noteworthy CDs

by Dave Davies, Bryan Ferry, Peter Himmelman, Nick Lowe, Prince, Peter Himmelman

Notable CDs | Five new releases from rock 'n' roll veterans reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/noteworthy_cds]

Self-serving hero

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Self-serving hero

by Megan Basham

Movies | New Bourne is gritty, thrilling-and narcissistic

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/self_serving_hero]

Bratz pack

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Bratz pack

by John Dawson

Movies | Don't be fooled by preteen film's PG rating: Bratz is insidious

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/bratz_pack]

Ghostly beauty

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Ghostly beauty

by Priya Abraham

Movies | Goya's Ghosts is a lot like its namesake's dark paintings

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/ghostly_beauty]

Death of a legend

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Death of a legend

by Arsenio Orteza

Movies | Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman expanded the dramatic potential of the image

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/death_of_a_legend]

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Branded children

by Timothy Lamer

Money | Study shows TV-saturated kids are loyal to the Golden Arches

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/branded_children]

Fire sale

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Fire sale

by Joel Belz

Why not let investors have a try at things the government can't handle?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/fire_sale]

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Jackson's deadly mistake

by Marvin Olasky

A good 19th-century president had his own blind spot

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/jackson_s_deadly_mistake]

Confessions of a proofreader

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Confessions of a proofreader

by Andrée Seu

Punctuation, grammar, and other errors need to be overruled

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/confessions_of_a_proofreader]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2007/08/mailbag_1]