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The long goodbye

The long goodbye

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | The sixth anniversary of war in Iraq marks the first month of the beginning of the end. Are Iraqis ready to keep the peace when Americans quit the war?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/the_long_goodbye]

In this issue: "Ready or not, here we go," March 28, 2009

Features

Wealth effects
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Wealth effects

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A |  Roberta Green Ahmanson on poverty, affluence, faith, art, and journalism

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/wealth_effects]

Forward motion
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Forward motion

by Arsenio Orteza

Music |  No music is more relevant to our future than classical greats from the past

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/forward_motion]

Health concerns
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Health concerns

by Brian T. Johnson

Healthcare |  HHS nominee Kathleen Sebelius' record in Kansas shows aggressive support for abortion and bigger government

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/health_concerns]

FannieMed
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FannieMed

by Edward Lee Pitts

Healthcare |  Conservatives worry that the cost of a government health plan can go in only one direction

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/fanniemed]

Border guard
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Border guard

by Jamie Dean

Security |  Janet Napolitano takes over a huge department that has even bigger demands on it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/border_guard]

Close or convert
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Close or convert

by Alisa Harris

Education |  Religious schools that can't afford to stay open face the prospect of losing their soul

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/close_or_convert]

Rights of the child
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Rights of the child

by Alisa Harris

United Nations |  Controversial international treaty could win U.S. ratification

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/rights_of_the_child]

Too much to tell
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Too much to tell

by Megan Basham

Entertainment |  Distilling King David's life into an allegorical, modern-day TV series takes "magical realism" and a lot of license, says Kings writer-producer Michael Green

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/too_much_to_tell]

Prairie economics
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Prairie economics

by AWR Hawkins

Economy |  Responsible parts of the country aren't doing too badly, and they'll get the bill for stimulus and the bailouts

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/prairie_economics]

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Human Race

by The Editors

Human Race |  DIED: Radio legend Paul Harvey, whose hearty "Hello, Americans" greeted an estimated 22 million listeners tuning in to his News and Comment and The Rest of the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/human_race_0]

Houses of God
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Houses of God

by The Editors

Houses of God |  Roland Belew drives his Interstate Ministries to truck stops, where he invites drivers to services in his own rig. A retired trucker himself, "Brother Belew"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/houses_of_god_0]

Lending a hand
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Lending a hand

by Rusty Leonard, Warren Cole Smith

Charity |  Can microfinancing move beyond the charitable world?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/lending_a_hand]

Risking a cure
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Risking a cure

by Daniel James Devine

Science |  Imagine discovering a cure for a disease that kills 2 million men, women, and children each year around the world. German doctor Gero Hütter believes he's…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/risking_a_cure]

Toys by the thousands
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Toys by the thousands

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology |  Recession doesn't stop Toy Fair from bringing the latest and greatest products for kids to Manhattan

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/toys_by_the_thousands]

Choice revokers
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Choice revokers

by Emily Belz

Politics |  Democrats work to kill a school voucher program that has helped many of their own constituents

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/choice_revokers]

Border wars
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Border wars

by Lynn Vincent

Latin America |  With thousands already dead in Mexico, drug cartel violence is spreading north

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/border_wars]

Cell phone smut
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Cell phone smut

by Daniel James Devine

Crime |  Authorities attempt to deal with the new trend of teenage "sexting"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/cell_phone_smut]

Bashir fights back
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Bashir fights back

by Jamie Dean

Sudan |  Sudan's president won't take a world court arrest warrant-the first ever against a sitting head of state-sitting down

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/bashir_fights_back]

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Looking ahead

by The Editors

Looking Ahead |  News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/looking_ahead_0]

Hypocritical oath
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Hypocritical oath

by Russell Board

Politics |  Stem-cell debate isn't about science

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/hypocritical_oath]

Dispatches

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Quotables

by The Editors

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/quotables_0]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/quick_takes_0]

The Buzz
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The Buzz

by The Editors

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/the_buzz_0]

Reviews

Royal letdown
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Royal letdown

by Megan Basham

Television |  Kings turns the biblical warrior David into a postmodern poster-child

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/royal_letdown]

Wire cuts
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Wire cuts

by Sam Thielman

Video |  HBO series offers a bleak portrait of a decaying Baltimore

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/wire_cuts]

Don't watch
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Don't watch

by Marvin Olasky

Movies |  Watchmen turns a good graphic novel into a terrible film

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/don_t_watch]

Camera therapy
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Camera therapy

by Meghan Keane

Movies |  Like its subject, Moments shows an eye for small details

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/camera_therapy]

Par for the course
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Par for the course

by Russ Pulliam

Books |  The Match does well in showing at least the fruit of golfer Byron Nelson's faith

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/par_for_the_course]

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Notable books

by Melvin R. Starr, Don Locke, Davis Bunn and Janette Oke, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

Notable Books |  Four novels marketed to Christians reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/notable_books_0]

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Notable CDs

by Beth Orton, Raul Malo, Marianne Faithfull, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

Notable CDs |  Five noteworthy new releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/notable_cds_0]

Notebook

Pray them in
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Pray them in

by Mark Bergin

Sports |  Georgia's Mark Richt says faith is central to his work ethic

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/pray_them_in]

Voices

The Obama depression
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The Obama depression

by Marvin Olasky

A prodigal administration on its way to wasting a national heritage

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/the_obama_depression]

More at stake
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More at stake

by Faith J.H. McDonnell

How sexual politics in the Episcopal Church affects churches in Africa

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/more_at_stake]

Stifling the messengers
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Stifling the messengers

by Mindy Belz

Islamists and liberal evangelicals find common cause

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/stifling_the_messengers]

Expert nonsense
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Expert nonsense

by Andrée Seu

Endless nutrition fads ignore the obvious

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/expert_nonsense]

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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/mailbag_0]

Boastful dunces
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Boastful dunces

by Janie B. Cheaney

Post-literate college students reveal a 'resentful incapacity'

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/boastful_dunces]

Cap-and-trade charade
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Cap-and-trade charade

by Joel Belz

If something really is wrong, don't try to fine-tune its cost

[http://www.worldmag.com/2009/03/cap_and_trade_charade]

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