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Meet the new speaker

Meet the new speaker

Cover Story | A 20-year House veteran, John Boehner has gained the confidence of his Republican colleagues-including social conservatives who are confident that he will advance their cause

In this issue: "A second chance," Nov. 20, 2010

Features

'We will fight you'
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'We will fight you'

Cal-Irvine |  After shouting down speakers and allegedly supporting terrorists, a Muslim student group prepares to re-emerge on a California campus

Oil from a rock
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Oil from a rock

Energy |  Political trends and commodity prices are pushing forward a controversial way to produce domestic energy

Climbing the hill
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Climbing the hill

2010 Election |  As a large freshman class arrives in Washington promising change, these are some of the new faces to watch in Congress

Tea Party transit
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Tea Party transit

2010 Election |  Having made an enormous mark in the 2010 election, Tea Partiers now face the challenge of maintaining their momentum

Dispatches

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Quotables

"I think he was a little envious that I am here." U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on President Obama after his phone call to Clinton before Election…

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Human Race

Sentenced An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister and deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, 74, to death on Oct. 26 for his role in the…

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Looking Ahead

Palin media blitz Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's television documentary debuts Nov. 14 on TLC. The show, called Sarah Palin's Alaska , is slated for just eight…

Let freedom ring!
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Let freedom ring!

Campaign 2010 |  But let jubilation depart. The election of many pro-lifers is good news, but much work remains

Waterborne killer
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Waterborne killer

Health workers worry that a deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti could grow worse

Under control?
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Under control?

And other news briefs

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Finders keepers Insofar as world record holders go, Graham Barker isn't one to boast. Perhaps the Australian man doesn't particularly want to be identified by…

Reviews

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Quick book looks

Books |  New titles survey the Enlightenment, democracy and American history

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Notable books

Notable Books |  Four thrillers reviewed by Susan Olasky

Slumps that go on and on
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Slumps that go on and on

Q&A |  Author Amity Shlaes says today's high unemployment is like that of the 1930s-the government is making it hard to hire

In with the old
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In with the old

Music |  Lavish reissues end up adding little to the legacies of three rock legends

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Four new or recent rock and pop releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

No ordinary show
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No ordinary show

Television |  New ABC drama tells an engaging story about an incredible family with not-so-incredible problems

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Movies |  Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo dominates the New York Times bestseller list, along with the other two books in the series, The Girl Who Played

Megamind
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Megamind

Movies |  Is it ever fair to judge a book by its cover? Can someone change? Can a villain with a big, blue, light-bulb-shaped head find love? The new children's…

Blue Bloods
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Blue Bloods

Television |  What sets this police drama apart is its focus on the family

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of Oct. 29-31, according to Box Office Mojo

Notebook

Adoption obstacles
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Adoption obstacles

Lifestyle |  Tough challenges face those addressing an international orphan crisis

Private eyes
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Private eyes

Technology |  Social media sites challenge Google's dominance of internet searching

Asteroid insurance
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Asteroid insurance

Science |  NASA seeks increase in the budget for detecting and dealing with 'near-Earth objects'

Balancing act
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Balancing act

Money |  China hikes a key interest rate in an effort to curb inflation and de-emphasize growth

Plates protected
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Plates protected

Law |  Appeals court overturns rejection of religious vanity plates in Vermont

Getting over Brett
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Getting over Brett

Sports |  The sports world is done buying Favre's tough-guy act, and not too interested in his football either

Old Stone Union Church
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Old Stone Union Church

Houses of God |  Long Valley, New Jersey

Voices

Soros' vision for journalism
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Soros' vision for journalism

A leftist billionaire understands the culture-shaping power of journalism. What about you?

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Grown-up honesty
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Grown-up honesty

Campaign 2010 |  Will the new Congress end the pretense that Americans can have it all regardless of cost?

In the kitchen of the Lord
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In the kitchen of the Lord

Campaign 2010 |  A post-election pot of metaphor

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Deeds done in darkness

A prison epistle sheds light on otherwise unknown Christians suffering in secret cells

Real life
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Real life

Those who try to define it for us always have an agenda

Schools that serve
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Schools that serve

Private education is doing the best job of teaching the world's poorest children

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