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Minnesota twins?

Minnesota twins?

Cover Story | The public images of Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann could not be more different: Mr. Nice Guy versus Mrs. Prairie Firebrand. But beneath the surface the two GOP presidential candidates have more in common than being from Minnesota. Those who know them say it would be a mistake to underestimate either one

In this issue: "Face-off," Aug. 13, 2011

Features

Father of the Tea Party
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Father of the Tea Party

Campaign 2012 |  For decades Ron Paul has held up the lonely libertarian standard in Congress and the GOP primaries. Now, as his non-interventionist foreign policy ideas gain…

Reclaiming an idea
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Reclaiming an idea

Campaign 2012 |  Republican candidate Rick Santorum says his mission is to remind Americans about their country's first principles

Fetal attraction
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Fetal attraction

Abortion |  Aborted babies provide the vast majority of fetal tissue used in American medical research. Demand is high, competition for the tissue is strong, and…

Working & learning
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Working & learning

Compassion |  Borromeo House helps young pregnant women with few options, but it's not a place of Idle retreat

'Things a dad would do'
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'Things a dad would do'

Compassion |  WORLD's West Region Winner, Hope Now for Youth, teaches former gang members about how to live and work as Christian men

Dispatches

Patriot games
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Patriot games

Debt ceiling debate widens rift between Speaker Boehner and Tea Party conservatives

Looking ahead
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Looking ahead

Australian Census Back in 1911 when Australia first had an official national census, the island nation's population stood at nearly 4.5 million inhabitants,

Ready or not
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Ready or not

The military may be "certified" but questions about gays in the military remain

Without country
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Without country

And more news briefs

'Blasphemous'
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'Blasphemous'

Norway's church leaders condemn violent rampage

25 years of WORLD
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25 years of WORLD

When WORLD debuted in 1986, balancing federal budgets and deficit reduction schemes consumed the political arena-and print real estate-then as now. The March…

Humble giant
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Humble giant

John Stott, 1921-2011

Political spill
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Political spill

Yellowstone River's busted oil pipeline stirs campaign for more energy regulation

Human Race
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Human Race

Joined More than a year after an accident at her bachelorette party left Rachelle Friedman, 25, paralyzed, she made it down the aisle on July 22 and married…

Quotables
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Quotables

"This is the most humble day of my life." Rupert Murdoch, facing questioning before members of Parliament on July 19 in a widening scandal over illegal phone…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Farmyard guards For Kenyan farmers struggling to protect their crops, scientists are offering a near-perfect solution: bees. With elephant populations rising…

Reviews

Star-spangled hero
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Star-spangled hero

Movies |  Story line aside, Captain America maintains an admirable patriotism with no sign of Hollywood cynicism

<em>Crazy, Stupid Love</em>
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Crazy, Stupid Love

Movies |  The film's weaknesses overshadow its positive portrayal of marriage

<em>Another Earth</em>
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Another Earth

Movies |  The sci-fi film explores the possibilities of a second, identical earth

<em>World on a Wire</em>
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World on a Wire

Movies |  The 1973 film asks: What is illusion, and what is real?

Box Office Top 10
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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of July 22-24, according to Box Office Mojo

Tasting, swallowing, chewing
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Tasting, swallowing, chewing

Books |  Books that keep you walking fast on the treadmill

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Notable Books

Notable Books |  Four Christian nonfiction books reviewed by Susan Olasky

Without irony
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Without irony

Q&A |  Novelist Tony Earley has found success in writing about "folks who are simply doing the best they can"

Virtuosity with purpose
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Virtuosity with purpose

Music |  Whether you call it CCM, Celtic, or progressive rock, the music of Iona is exhilarating

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five new or recent classical music releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

Notebook

Arvada, Colo.
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Arvada, Colo.

Houses of God |  Abundant Life Christian Center

Nursing grievances
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Nursing grievances

Lifestyle |  Battles over breastfeeding in public bring controversy to an ageless and tender practice

Timeless YouTube
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Timeless YouTube

Technology |  Website experiments with much higher time limits for some videos

Embryonic obsession
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Embryonic obsession

Science |  While adult stem-cell treatments work wonders overseas, the U.S. research emphasis remains on embryos

Out of the locker
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Out of the locker

Sports |  With his views on same-sex marriage, Michael Irvin found a way to be a hero to ESPN

Payback time
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Payback time

Money |  Two banks begin making amends for bad bubble-era behavior

Multiple outcomes
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Multiple outcomes

Religion |  The slippery slope predicted by opponents of same-sex marriage is beginning to appear

Voices

Chatter in the outfield
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Chatter in the outfield

Through the renewal of our minds, God brings us back in the game

Growing up-and out
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Growing up-and out

At age 25, WORLD yells "start"

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Famine fables
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Famine fables

In Somalia drought is not the only culprit

Made for each other
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Made for each other

Computerized matchmaking can easily miss the point of marriage

Orebs and Zeebs
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Orebs and Zeebs

God's foes seem strong for a time, but they become mere tumbleweed

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