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WINNING NUMBERS: African-Americans in line to vote in Miami on Oct. 28 as part of the “Souls to the Polls” effort to mobilize Christian voters.

Demographic hope

Cover Story | A sobering 2012 election has political conservatives searching for ways to regain lost ground. Evangelical minorities might be a place to start

In this issue: "Divided we stand," Dec. 1, 2012

Features

LEADING THE FIGHT: Cruz with wife Heidi.
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New blood

Politics |  Of the 12 new U.S. senators, six are new to Congress and six are moving over from the House, as Republicans who eyed a takeover instead face diminished status

Allen West
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Redistricting rout

Politics |  Allen West, others go down in seven-seat GOP loss in the U.S. House

DIGGING OUT: Clearing debris in a New York neighborhood.
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True grit

Compassion |  Churches, businesses, and homeowners face loss from Sandy and dig in

A WORLD APART: Trina Eaves with her autistic son Jeremy and daugher Jodesi (left to right).
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'We were exhausted'

Autism |  Desperate parents of autistic children are finding compassionate help through Christian respite care centers

Trading places
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Trading places

Iraq |  Once a war zone itself, Iraq now hosts tens of thousands of Syrian refugees

Dispatches

PARTY TIME: Delegates and members of the media attend the opening session of the 18th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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Future tense

China |  The world’s most populous country looks for new policies in a once-a-decade power shift

Michael Schumaker
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Looking Ahead

Auf Wiedersehen, Schumacher  When German Formula 1 racing star Michael Schumacher finishes the season finale race in Sao Paulo on Nov. 25, he’ll say…

David Petraeus
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The president vs. the CIA

Politics |  Timing in the Petraeus resignation is odd by any measure

Attack
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Attack

and more news briefs

Tom Wolfe
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Wolfe at the door

Books |  Novelist Tom Wolfe still gets shocked by the world, much like Christians

Henry Sandoz and the new, 7-foot steel cross.
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The cross returns

Religious Liberty |  A long legal battle over the Mojave Desert monument comes to a happy end

Tawadros II
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Human Race

Named  Tawadros II, selected on Nov. 4 at age 60 to lead the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, rejected any religious quotas in the country’s new draft…

Gov. Chris Christie
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Quotables

‘Sorry. We had a disaster. Take the ferry.’ New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, addressing complaints about continuing problems with the New Jersey…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Wonder drug Looking for the secret to domestic peace and tranquility? According to researchers writing in the Journal of Social Psychology , the answer could…

Reviews

IN DEEP: Suraj Sharma as Pi.
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Fluff Pi

Movies |  Life of Pi is artistically solid, but it reduces religion to storytelling at the expense of truth

Witness
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Witness

Television |  Over the last decade, television audiences have grown used to cable channels using their original programming to showcase ever-more explicit levels of sex,

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of Nov. 9-11 according to Box Office Mojo

Lincoln
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Lincoln

Movies |  Moviegoers who think Lincoln is about the life of Abraham Lincoln, his four-year presidency, or the Civil War, are in for a surprise when they go to the theater.

Michael Reeves
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Loving God's love

Books |  Author Michael Reeves says the Trinity is the greatest thing about Christianity

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Notable Books

Books |  Four recent non-academic theology books

Samuel Rodriguez
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The Lamb's agenda

Q&A |  Influential Hispanic leader Samuel Rodriguez says his goal is to reconcile Rev. Graham's salvation message with Dr. King's march

HERE WE GO A CAROLING: Jewel, Stewart, Perri, and Thorn (from left)
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Christmas mix

Music |  Enough performers produced enough good songs to make a decent holiday music season

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Notable CDs

Music |  New or recent classical releases

Notebook

Lawrence and Mary Lehr
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For better, for worse

Lifestyle |  Profile in marriage: Lawrence and Mary Lehr persevered through trials to find deeper love

Hospital hack
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Hospital hack

Technology |  As healthcare goes digital, infiltrators arrive over the internet

NOT EASY BEING GREEN: Scientists cultivate algae for biofuel research at Sapphire Energy
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Algae alert

Science |  Report says biofuel manufactured by algae may not be sustainable

Resurrection Downtown
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Resurrection Downtown

Houses of God |  Kansas City, Mo.

SHRINK RAP: Boston Red Sox shortstop Alex Cora (right) chats with sports psychology coach Don Kalkstein in the players’ clubhouse at Fenway Park.
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Mind games

Sports |  Athletes find solace in the words of sports psychologists

WALL STREET ENDURES: View of New York Stock Exchange after the storm
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Storm before the calm

Money |  Sandy was destructive, but the financial markets have not panicked

Campus politics
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Campus politics

Religion |  Northfield officials balk at Christian school’s plans for donated site

Voices

Tipping point?
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Tipping point?

Politics |  Voters’ core beliefs have shifted massively—and political efforts won’t shift them back

WAITING FOR THE TRUTH: The remains of Woods, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens
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Bound by blood

Libya |  The perils of forgiveness

Building blocs
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Building blocs

Politics |  Playing to special interest voters won Obama an election but no governing mandate

Mailbag
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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Thanksgiving secret
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Thanksgiving secret

Faith & Inspiration |  What may at first seem a duty is in fact our deliverance

The power of high places
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The power of high places

Media |  Academia and media are hives of the left that sway the culture

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