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Fight or flight

Fight or flight

Cover Story | Libya's upheaval triggers life-or-death migration-up to 20,000 a day-to countries with enough chaos of their own

In this issue: "Libyan exodus," March 26, 2011

Features

Battle of the bulges
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Battle of the bulges

Politics |  Facing serious short-term budget deficits and enormous long-term liabilities, aggressive and controversial governors are seeking to uproot the way governments…

Coming of age
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Coming of age

Politics |  Tea Party Patriots convention reveals a movement growing in sophistication-and with eyes on 2012

With these cuts, they may die
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With these cuts, they may die

Politics |  In budget-cutting fervor, House Republicans slash the Bush era's successful global health initiatives-and Christian leaders are pushing back: "Make cuts . . .

Debtors' helper
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Debtors' helper

Credit |  In a time of tremendous personal debt, Dave Ramsey is at the forefront of a fast-growing financial stewardship movement

Making beautiful music together
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Making beautiful music together

Uganda |  One Ugandan family's effort to help orphaned children in their community has grown into a globe-trotting children's choir

Dispatches

Delay, delay
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Delay, delay

Even Democrats are frustrated with budget stalemate and AWOL White House

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Looking Ahead

Gagarin back in space No, the famous and long-dead Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin won't be heading back into space. But his name will. When Russia's Soyuz…

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Human Race

Died The last American World War I veteran died on Feb. 27, almost a month after reaching the age of 110. Frank W. Buckles was born in a Missouri farmhouse…

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Quotables

"It's this weird evangelical kind of move." Former NPR executive Ron Schiller on the Christianity of the Republican Party and the Tea Party, which are…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Retaliatory strike Perhaps simply seeking to be polite, the American South has found what may be the perfect reciprocal gift for Asia, whose invasive kudzu…

Ongoing violence
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Ongoing violence

and other news briefs

Tip of the spear
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Tip of the spear

Other states will eye Wisconsin fallout

Ready to die for a cause
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Ready to die for a cause

Shahbaz Bhatti assassination removes lead voice for Pakistani Christians

Reviews

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of March 4-6, according to Box Office Mojo

Doctrine to die for
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Doctrine to die for

Movies |  Telling the story of French monks murdered in Algeria, Of Gods and Men is a wonderful affirmation of Christianity

Beastly
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Beastly

Movies |  What saves this film is its almost infectious earnestness in conveying its tale: that true worth comes from within and true love conquers all

Rango
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Rango

Movies |  Audiences for the most part will be left wondering what all the fuss is about

Secret Millionaire
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Secret Millionaire

Television |  New ABC show where the wealthy go undercover in poor neighborhoods to find worthy causes on which to bestow their money

Game theories
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Game theories

Books |  Three new books delve into the world of baseball, while four others take an exacting, and in one case disturbingly sad, look at the past

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Notable Books

Notable Books |  Four recent novels reviewed by Susan Olasky

Excellent, not elite
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Excellent, not elite

Q&A |  Author Andy Crouch argues that everyone should strive to make culture by humbly mastering a field that intersects with the world's brokenness

Jeff of all trades
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Jeff of all trades

Music |  Christian drummer Jeff Bowders' album is a musical and spiritual journey

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five new pop-rock releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

Notebook

Time as money
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Time as money

Lifestyle |  TimeBanks bring together communities around mutual service

Visitors' choice
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Visitors' choice

Technology |  Brooklyn Museum gathers demographic data by letting website visitors design exhibit

Final <em>Discovery</em>
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Final Discovery

Science |  Famous shuttle makes its last trip as the end of the entire shuttle program nears

Fresh Life Church
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Fresh Life Church

Houses of God |  Kalispell, Montana

Sideline pastors
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Sideline pastors

Sports |  Many well-meaning Christian coaches are better teachers in life than pen

Going once, going twice
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Going once, going twice

Money |  The government considers billions in asset sales

Mainline rides the pine
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Mainline rides the pine

Religion |  The old Protestant denominations continue their decades-long decline

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Paralyzing nobility
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Paralyzing nobility

A legalistic aversion to risk carries a high price

Beck, Jesus, and me
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Beck, Jesus, and me

Should man rule himself? The Bible says no

A 'global crisis'
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A 'global crisis'

Religious liberty is what's at stake in the Muslim world, and beyond

Jujitsu in South Dakota
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Jujitsu in South Dakota

A groundbreaking law deterring access to abortion could work in other states too

Multiple division
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Multiple division

Is the sun setting on multiculturalism?

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