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Foreign aid bust

Foreign aid bust

Cover Story | The return of brutal dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier should remind the world that indiscriminate aid is no solution to Haiti's problems

In this issue: "Between Hell and Hope," Feb. 12, 2011

Features

Out of house and home
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Out of house and home

Business |  Usually the great job creators of the American economy, small businesses are finding the current depressed housing market very difficult to overcome

Restricted areas
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Restricted areas

Education |  University campuses remain home to vague and unconstitutional speech codes, but some Christians and others are taking stands for freedom

'Worthless!'
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'Worthless!'

India |  In India, the birth of a baby girl often brings grief and shame-and murder

Post-repeal tactics
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Post-repeal tactics

Politics |  New House members keep pledge to voters and vow to fight anew federal healthcare

'John was prepared'
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'John was prepared'

Courts |  But federal benches face more crucial shortages than ever after loss of Tucson shooting victim judge John Roll

Risking deadly diseases
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Risking deadly diseases

Science |  To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is a needling question for many parents

Dispatches

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Buckeye monument Paul Janssen's basement project was the nexus of his two passions: football and Legos. Recently the 42-year-old Ohio State professor put the…

Days of rage
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Days of rage

Not just Twitter revolutions, Middle East protests are for real

Looking Ahead
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Looking Ahead

Union restored Three years ago on Feb. 5 a tornado destroyed 18 buildings with 125,000 square feet of space at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. Last year…

Chastened but not beaten
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Chastened but not beaten

Midway through his term, Obama blends old and new realities

Philly's filthy fraud
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Philly's filthy fraud

News |  and other news briefs

Dead letter
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Dead letter

No seal on Vatican coverup

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Human Race

Retiring Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., announced they will not seek reelection in 2012. Although Lieberman, who left the Democratic…

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Quotables

"I am not running." Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal , on whether he will seek the Republican nomination for president…

Reviews

Average guys, adrift
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Average guys, adrift

Television |  The critically acclaimed Men of a Certain Age suffers from uncertain standards

The Way Back
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The Way Back

Movies |  As Soviet prisoners line up for a few spoonfuls of gruel, a piece of bread falls to the ground and a tattered prisoner snatches at it. Another prisoner, who…

American Idol
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American Idol

Television |  The demise of American Idol has been greatly exaggerated. Now beginning its 10th season, the singing competition is one of the few TV shows that…

Gilbert & Sullivan
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Gilbert & Sullivan

Theater |  Tea Party-type critiques of government show up in the oddest places-including Gilbert & Sullivan comic operettas. They were hugely popular in the late…

The nominees are ...
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The nominees are ...

Music |  This year's Grammy Awards include everything from Beck to the bleep-worthy

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of Jan. 21-23, according to Box Office Mojo

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Recent rock and pop releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

<em>Sacred Fire</em> fight
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Sacred Fire fight

Q&A |  Seminary president Peter Lillback exhaustively writes about George Washington, Christian

Heroic effort
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Heroic effort

Books |  Booker T. Washington's movement through history

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Notable books

Notable Books |  Four books inspired by the Bible reviewed by Susan Olasky

Notebook

Student <em>Review</em>
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Student Review

Lifestyle |  History journal presents an opportunity for homeschooled high-school students

The Coptic Church
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The Coptic Church

Houses of God |  Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Race preferences, for now
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Race preferences, for now

Law |  Appeals court upholds university's admissions policy but not "in perpetuity"

Met meets winter
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Met meets winter

Science |  In a turnabout, the British meteorological service predicted the UK cold snap-but not publicly

Spam holiday
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Spam holiday

Technology |  A sudden drop in spam has internet security experts puzzled

Jeremy's call
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Jeremy's call

Sports |  The NBA's first Asian-American player since 1947 carries more dreams than his own

Voices

A very hard assignment
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A very hard assignment

But a mountain of correspondence helps define starting principles for teaching economics

A brother's helper
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A brother's helper

One life changed (we pray), millions to go

Are you bored?
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Are you bored?

If you're a Christian, you should find the world endlessly interesting

The seduction of Andrée Seu
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The seduction of Andrée Seu

A case study in making an evil seem beautiful

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Dawn of a new day?
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Dawn of a new day?

Southern Sudanese may hope so

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