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States' fights

States' fights

Cover Story | While House and Senate races are getting a lot of attention, this year's gubernatorial races may do more to shape American politics over the next decade; right now, many of those races look good for the GOP

In this issue: "2010 Election: The Governors," Oct. 23, 2010

Features

Job security
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Job security

Politics |  It's job No. 1 for the nation's teachers unions, and they are willing to oppose education-reform-minded politicians to preserve it

Citizen watchdogs
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Citizen watchdogs

Politics |  As concern mounts about lapsed Justice Department enforcement of voting rights laws, local groups step up to monitor voting themselves

Politics of health
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Politics of health

Politics |  The known costs plus the unknowns put clinics in jeopardy in the communities Obamacare was supposed to help

Frontier reformer
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Frontier reformer

Politics |  With an East Coast resumé and Tea Party credentials, the GOP nominee for Senate from Alaska is not your average Joe

Pulpit partisans
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Pulpit partisans

Politics |  Prodded by President Obama and his office of faith-based initiatives, some churches are being drafted into White House policy promotion

A different calling
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A different calling

Entertainment |  Director Randall Wallace tells stories from the big screen he says he couldn't tell from the pulpit

Dispatches

Drone wars
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Drone wars

On the anniversary of the Afghan war, a new kind of war heats up

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Looking Ahead

Global evangelism The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization convenes Oct. 17 in Cape Town, South Africa. The first congress took place in 1974 in…

Thought police
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Thought police

And other news briefs

Submit, or else
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Submit, or else

New federal regulations threaten private colleges and universities

Wins & losses
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Wins & losses

Even in politics, falling down can lead to a new kind of strength

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Human Race

Accused Four individuals have accused Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long, 57, of sexual coercion. Long, who built his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church…

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Quotables

"All I can say is 'wow'-this is a game changer." Robert Lanza, stem-cell researcher at Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., on a new way to reprogram…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Swiffer defense The Swiffer Wet Jet: Perfect for mopping up a floor without drips or buckets. Perfect too for fighting off an armed assailant who wanders into…

Reviews

Renegades' religion
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Renegades' religion

Movies |  God in America gives more weight to the fringes of faith-based culture than to its roots

The Social Network
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The Social Network

Movies |  Yes, all right, it's hard to care about the Facebook movie. To those of us who used the website during our formative years, the movie feels like a bunch of…

It's Kind of a Funny Story
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It's Kind of a Funny Story

Movies |  The writers of It's Kind of a Funny Story have made it difficult to describe the film without making it sound like a complete downer. It's the hilarious tale of…

I Want Your Money
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I Want Your Money

Documentary |  It's difficult to say who deserves more credit for what works in I Want Your Money , Ray Griggs or Ronald Reagan. On the one hand, Griggs hurdles the biggest…

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of Oct 1-3, according to Box Office Mojo

Sweet surprise
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Sweet surprise

Music |  Acoustic recordings show sensitive introspection from a profane comedian

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Four new or recent pop-rock releases

Time for a bargain
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Time for a bargain

Books |  Author offers a useful reexamination of race and drugs in America

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Notable books

Notable Books |  Four books about God and suffering reviewed by Susan Olasky

Don't forget Obamacare
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Don't forget Obamacare

Q&A |  Possible presidential candidate Rick Santorum says America's future depends on stopping disastrous healthcare overhaul

When Disney was Disney
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When Disney was Disney

Movies |  In Secretariat the family movie kingpin has finally made a movie for all ages again

Notebook

Where did they go?
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Where did they go?

Science |  Debate rages over the fate of the Neanderthals

Siberia
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Siberia

Houses of God |  Baptist Church of Surgut

A touchdown for Sam
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A touchdown for Sam

Sports |  One football team's most meaningful points were not those scored but those surrendered

Flying together
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Flying together

Money |  Texas-based Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest low-cost carrier, announced a friendly takeover of Florida-based AirTran Airways

Making the grade
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Making the grade

Law |  Los Angeles student lambasted by professor over religious speech

'In the thick of it'
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'In the thick of it'

Lifestyle |  Fighting terrible pain and now breast cancer, Joni Eareckson Tada fights to persevere: "I don't want to tarnish His name."

Cookie trails
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Cookie trails

Technology |  Investigation reveals that children's websites are tracking kids' internet use

Voices

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Mailbag

Riding the rapids (Sept. 11) Marvin Olasky deserves our thanks for encouraging a respectful dialogue in the Christian community between old-earth advocates…

78 Degrees
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78 Degrees

The wonderful improbability of a perfect autumn day

Gentle professionals
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Gentle professionals

A depressing and impressive trip to an emergency room in New York

A good guidebook
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A good guidebook

Get involved in the political arena, say two former Bush aides, but do so biblically

Crisis avoidance
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Crisis avoidance

The president's failure to lead on relief and development could open the door to future conflicts

A precipice up ahead
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A precipice up ahead

As differences harden, politics becomes a choice between solid ground and empty air

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