The U.S. Supreme Court Building on Saturday.

Marriage on trial

Supreme Court |  The high court will hear arguments this week in two major cases that could determine the definition of marriage on the federal and state level

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FAMILY SUCCESS: Doar proposed a marketing campaign that highlights the importance of work, family, and personal responsibility.
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Powerful obscurity

Welfare |  Robert Doar may not be well-known, but he made welfare reform a reality in New York City

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

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster

State law goes down

Healthcare Mandate |  Judge strikes down Missouri’s attempt to offer protection for religious objections to the contraceptive mandate

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

Members of the merged congregation in Brick, N.J.

A disaster’s good news

Superstorm Sandy |  A New Jersey church takes in a barrier island congregation without a home after the devastation of Sandy

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A frame grab from Saudi-owned MBC shows Suleiman Abu Ghaith in an undated video.

Scene of the crime

Terrorism |  The Obama administration brings Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law to court in New York City

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

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

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]

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

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]

Don't Walk By volunteers reach out to the homeless on a New York City subway platform.

Don’t walk by

Compassion |  Homeless ministries complete project to canvass every block in Manhattan, as new numbers show homelessness in New York reaching record highs

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

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska

Second attempt

Healthcare Mandate |  A group of House Republicans makes another run at legislative conscience protections from the contraceptive mandate

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Bert Rein, the lawyer representing Shelby County, Ala., speaks to reporters following arguments before the Supreme Court.

Have times changed?

Supreme Court |  A spirited high court argument ensues in an Alabama county’s challenge to the Voting Rights Act’s unique requirements for Southern states

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

AMBITIOUS: Burnett and Downey
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Ultimate reality

Television |  Survivor producer tackles a miniseries covering Genesis to Revelation

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HOMEMADE FEEL: Reckart makes adjustments during filming
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Hearts in clay

Movies |  Filmmaker Timothy Reckart uses claymation to paint a poignant, Oscar-nominated portrait of marriage

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

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