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OPPOSITE EFFECT: A nurse explains an ultrasound in Xi’an, China.
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Technology fail

by Jamie Dean

China |  Chinese using ultrasounds to spur abortion 

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/technology_fail]

Southern strategy
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Southern strategy

by Jamie Dean

Religion |  The selection of an Argentine as pope may have been, in part, an attempt to stop evangelical inroads in South America

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

Thomas Kang
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Silent treatment

by The Editors

News |  And other news briefs

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

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Dawes performing at Stubbs Bar-B-Que.
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Nihilists' America

by Warren Cole Smith

SXSW 2013 |  South by Southwest is a cultural snapshot of where U.S. pop culture is heading

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

GOP Report
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GOP autopsy

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics |  Inside report shows public perception of Republicans is grim

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

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]

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]

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]

REALITY? North Koreans in Pyongyang celebrate on Feb. 14 the nuclear test
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Keeping their people in chains

by Mindy Belz

North Korea |  North Korea's nuclear program draws world attention away from its toll of human misery

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/keeping_their_people_in_chains]

No homeschool haven
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No homeschool haven

by Mary Jackson

Homeschooling |  The U.S. Justice Department wants to overturn asylum status granted to a homeschooling family in 2010 and deport them to Germany, where the parents likely…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/no_homeschool_haven]

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