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Bernanke near his office in the Federal Reserve building in Washington

The house that Ben built

by Warren Cole Smith

Cover Story | Behind Washington fights between the White House and Congress over taxes and spending, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has pursued a high-risk strategy experts say is fundamentally changing the U.S. economy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/the_house_that_ben_built]

In this issue: "Moneymaker," March 23, 2013

Features

NOT OUT OF SERVICE: Capitol worker Jermaine Washington cleans the floor outside of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office.
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Cut and dried

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics |  The March sequester created no crisis, but may yet shape budget politics for the rest of the Obama era

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/cut_and_dried]

AFTERMATH: People pass a destroyed beach house in the Rockaways in New York City.
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Trying to forget Sandy

by Emily Belz

Superstorm Sandy |  Businesses rebound, homeowners struggle, and churches prove themselves as the recovery from last year’s superstorm wobbles forward

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/trying_to_forget_sandy]

C. Everett Koop
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Conviction and controversy

by Edward E. Plowman

Health |  Man knows not his time: U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/conviction_and_controversy]

Dispatches

VULNERABLE: A 12-year-old Afghan boy suffering from polio waits for treatment at a Red Cross center in Kabul.
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The polio threat

by Jamie Dean

Medicine |  Health workers are making a push to eradicate the virus worldwide, but Islamic militants threaten to end their work

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/the_polio_threat]

Looking Ahead
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Looking Ahead

by The Editors

News |  Arms treaty talks  After failing to come to an agreement last year, the United Nations Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty will try again beginning March…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/looking_ahead]

The opening meeting of the 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing.
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Change in China

by The Editors

News |  And more news briefs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/change_in_china]

Saeed Abedini
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Working while waiting

by Mindy Belz

Iran |  The wife of Iranian-American captive Saeed Abedini leaves no opportunity lost in the quest to free her husband

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/working_while_waiting]

Itinerary: Israel
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Itinerary: Israel

by Jamie Dean

Israel |  First presidential visit to key U.S. ally will also focus on its Mideast neighbor

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/itinerary_israel]

SOUTHERN COMFORT: Rep. John Lewis, in front of the Supreme Court on Feb. 27.
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'Times change'

by Emily Belz

Supreme Court |  Justices consider ongoing need for a portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as leading civil-rights activist receives surprise apology in Alabama

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/times_change]

Human Race
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Human Race

by The Editors

News |  Cured Doctors announced March 3 that a baby has been cured of HIV for the first time. The Mississippi infant began receiving antiviral treatment within 30…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/human_race]

Quotables
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Quotables

by The Editors

News |  ‘He’s just a great guy.’ Former NBA star Dennis Rodman on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The former athlete—who visited the reclusive Communist…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/quotables]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

by The Editors

News |  Armed and hungry At any other pizza parlor, flashing your weapon might earn you some trouble. But at All Around Pizza in Virginia Beach, Va., showing off your…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/quick_takes]

Reviews

Riveting raiders
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Riveting raiders

by Megan Basham

Television |  With less objectionable content, The Vikings could pillage even more viewers from the networks

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/riveting_raiders]

Oz the Great and Powerful
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Oz the Great and Powerful

by Emily Whitten

Movies |  It’s turn-of-the-20th-century Kansas, and Oz The Great and Powerful (James Franco), the Harry Houdini of middle America, is up to his usual…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/oz_the_great_and_powerful]

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Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies |  For the weekend of March 1-3 according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/box_office_top_10]

Jack the Giant Slayer
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Jack the Giant Slayer

by Alicia M. Cohn

Movies |  Hollywood’s latest attempt to reinvent the fairy tale, Warner Brothers’ Jack the Giant Slayer , steers clear of subversive interpretation but does not…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/jack_the_giant_slayer]

The Gatekeepers
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The Gatekeepers

by Michael Leaser

Documentary |  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has generated more than its share of war-weary, soul-drained participants, including several former directors of Shin Bet,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/the_gatekeepers]

MINISTRATIONS: Nik Ripken and his wife with Somali children.
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Persevering through persecution

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  God will provide for His people’s needs—but never more than we need for the moment

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/persevering_through_persecution]

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Notable Books

by Susan Olasky

Books |  Four notable works of fiction

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/notable_books]

Journey of grace
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Journey of grace

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A |  From lesbianism to the parking lot to church: An interview with author Rosaria Butterfield

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/journey_of_grace]

Elton John and Bjork
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In their faces

by Arsenio Orteza

Music |  Elton John’s China rebuke stands in a long line of singer statements of dubious value

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/in_their_faces]

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Notable CDs

by Arsenio Orteza

Music |  New or recent classical releases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/notable_cds]

Notebook

COMEBACK: MC Jin performing in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Rapper rebirth

by Angela Lu

Lifestyle |  Asian-American rapper relaunches career with ‘change your life music’

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/rapper_rebirth]

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Bad connections

by Daniel James Devine

Technology |  One mobile service provider made it big thanks to government handouts

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/bad_connections]

Ill treatment
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Ill treatment

by Daniel James Devine

Science |  For troubled children, some hospitals offer to suppress gender

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/ill_treatment]

St. Matthias Anglican Church
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St. Matthias Anglican Church

by The Editors

Houses of God |  Igloolik, Canada

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/st_matthias_anglican_church]

Hot Curry
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Hot Curry

by Mark Bergin

Sports |  The Warriors’ emerging superstar is part of a resurgence of authentic Christian faith in the NBA

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/hot_curry]

CASTING SHADOWS: Mahony (left) and Gómez.
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Roger's dodge

by Thomas Kidd

Religion |  Cardinal admits ‘mistakes’ in dealing with predator priests but plans to attend conclave

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/rogers_dodge]

Voices

Sowing confusion
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Sowing confusion

by Joel Belz

Politics |  When it comes to an Obama-led sequester and its aftermath, it’s not just fallout, it’s a strategy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/sowing_confusion]

Bound and released
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Bound and released

by Janie B. Cheaney

Faith & Inspiration |  Letting go of anger and hatred is important, but it takes two to make peace

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/bound_and_released]

GOOD NEWS: The soybean farm launched by Aslan in Mozambique.
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Model behavior

by Mindy Belz

Wealth and Poverty |  In hard times it’s still possible to focus on human flourishing

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/human_flourishing]

Lament for a bride
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Lament for a bride

by Christa Sutherland

Religion |  The church is looking more and more like the world, with less and less priority on worship

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/lament_for_a_bride]

Mailbag
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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/mailbag]

A great delusion
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A great delusion

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Culture |  When perversity proliferates, our very fundamentals perish

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/a_great_delusion]

Remember their chains
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Remember their chains

by Marvin Olasky

Religion |  An evangelism strategy for a generation that yearns for freedom

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/remember_their_chains]

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