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Meet Team Romney

Meet Team Romney

Cover Story | Mitt Romney doesn't appear to have any breakout stars among his closest advisers, but together they form an aggressive group of loyalists who will not back down from political brawls

In this issue: "The brain trust," June 30, 2012

Features

Preventive strike
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Preventive strike

Healthcare |  Public outcry continues over Obamacare's contraceptive mandate as lawsuits move forward around the country

Rooted in Christ
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Rooted in Christ

Effective Compassion |  Our Eastern region winner transcends Maine stereotypes

New Song in Sandtown
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New Song in Sandtown

Effective Compassion |  Baltimore's New Song Urban Ministries is our Eastern region runner-up

All-star architecture
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All-star architecture

Sports |  Christians often speak of 'human flourishing' and quote God's instructions (in Jeremiah 29:7) to 'seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you.' But…

Fan tested, player approved
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Fan tested, player approved

Sports |  Seeing the architect's Pittsburgh masterpiece

Seeds of hope
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Seeds of hope

Myanmar |  Myanmar pastors see positive signs of a changing political landscape

Prison drama
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Prison drama

Prison |  For inmates at a maximum security penitentiary, recreating The Life of Jesus Christ is an opportunity for moral-and spiritual-rehabilitation

Dispatches

Summertime blues
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Summertime blues

Campaign 2012 |  Wisconsin vote is only one indicator of a bad month for the president

Looking Ahead
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Looking Ahead

Wimbledon begins While opening rounds commence for the tennis world's premier championship, Wimbledon, on June 25, the event this year could seem merely like…

NATO rescue
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NATO rescue

And more news briefs

Less than ideal
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Less than ideal

Study challenges rosy assumptions about homosexual parenting

Leakage
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Leakage

U.S. clandestine role in cyber warfare now goes up for public scrutiny

Human Race
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Human Race

Died Actor and game show host Richard Dawson, 79, died from complications of esophageal cancer on June 2. Dawson gained fame as Cpl. Peter Newkirk on the…

Quotables
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Quotables

'The most under-covered story these days is the sustained assault by Islamist terrorists on Christians.' Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Tune tariff Canadian couples headed down the aisle now have something else to add to their wedding preparation checklist. The Copyright Board of Canada…

Reviews

Merida's choices
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Merida's choices

Movies |  Familial love and the learning of responsibility give Brave its 'happily ever after'

Prometheus
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Prometheus

Movies |  Despite its flaws, new Ridley Scott movie is visually stunning

Moonrise Kingdom
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Moonrise Kingdom

Movies |  Fans of Wes Anderson's previous works will be familiar with the dry, self-deprecating humor here

Rock of Ages
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Rock of Ages

Movies |  Despite the fun tunes, this PG-13 film, like its main character, is oversexed, over-glorified, and completely dissipated

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of June 8-10 according to Box Office Mojo

Fiction and friction
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Fiction and friction

Books |  Five memorable novels for brisk treadmill walking

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Notable Books

Notable Books |  Four nonfiction books

The marriage battle
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The marriage battle

Q&A |  An unlikely graduation present sculpted Maggie Gallagher into a fierce defender of marriage and an outspoken critic of same-sex unions

Revealing Ramone
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Revealing Ramone

Music |  Confident singing masks a vulnerable singer on ...Ya Know?

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five pop-rock releases

Notebook

Help for the hurting
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Help for the hurting

Lifestyle |  Dan Allender emphasizes his own story as he seeks to help sexual-abuse victims

Patients unplugged
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Patients unplugged

Technology |  Wireless sensors may unhook patients from hospital beds

Burned out
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Burned out

Science |  Coal-fired power plants topple beneath regulation and cheap natural gas

First United Methodist Church
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First United Methodist Church

Houses of God |  Frankfort, Ky.

The price is wrong
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The price is wrong

Healthcare |  In American healthcare, list prices vary by thousands of dollars and yet patients have little incentive to shop around

Head starts
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Head starts

Sports |  World records are imagined in the mind before they are set on the track or in the pool

A bull for all seasons
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A bull for all seasons

Money |  Economic guru Jeremy Siegel predicts big gains for stock prices in 2013 and beyond

The crisis that isn't
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The crisis that isn't

Religion |  Iran claims a pro-Islam forgery will cause a revolution for Christianity

Voices

Interpreting Scott Walker
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Interpreting Scott Walker

Campaign 2012 |  School choice may be the biggest long-term winner from Wisconsin's June 5 vote

Love and wrath
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Love and wrath

God's forgiveness and His judgment are two sides of the same coin

Summer solstice
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Summer solstice

Long summer days can be more than a season for escapism

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

'Oaks of righteousness'
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'Oaks of righteousness'

Through the storms of life, Christians become firmly rooted and grounded

Perhapses and maybes
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Perhapses and maybes

Museum visit reveals a lot of uncertainties within Darwinism

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