A servant, not a god

National | RELIGION: Millions over the past century put their faith in civil governments to solve problems and close inequalities, but a look at the scriptural basis of the state should temper Christian expectations

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Finest things dollars can buy

Cuba |  More than 40 years after Castro seized power purportedly to end economic injustice, disparity is in fashion once again

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Slave wages

International |  Persecution in Pakistan is all in a very long day's work

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All fought out

International |  Indonesians have not found a way to the peace table, but they are tired of fighting

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Seething Jakarta

International |  Timor may have the eyes of the world, but conflicts threatening Indonesia are everywhere on the rise

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Durable opposition

International |  In the Karen "flower country," Christian rebels carry on a war with the Burmese government

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Hang together or hang separately?

International |  An important American ally makes an uneasy peace with NATO's war in Kosovo

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Imposing harmony when they can't all get along

International |  However powerful, NATO forces are no match for the force of opinion in Kosovo

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Beltway Books: Co-op or co-opt?

Books |  How government corrupts officials, cities, and charities

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Beltway Books: It takes leadership

Books |  Politicians still cannot repeal the basic laws of economics

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Beltway Books: Of pols and statesmen

Books |  Some problems are phony, while the real ones are ignored

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Beltway Books: Inside the power plays

Books |  Power corrupts, but it doesn't have to corrupt absolutely

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