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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 166 No. 9
COVER
Why You Can't Ignore Kanye
More GQ than gangsta, Kanye West is challenging the way rap thinks about race and classand striking a chord with fans of all stripes
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WORLD
Killers in the Neighborhood
Exclusive: How the death squads came to Washash and turned Shi'ites and Sunnis against one another
NOTEBOOK
Was Mohammed Atta overlooked?
The former 9/11 commission chairman, Tom Kean, is lashing out at the Bush Administration

Asian Film Fireworks for the Fourth
Photos: The Real-Life John Dillinger
Ask Your Questions: The New York Times' Bill Keller
Cartoons of the Week
Inside Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch
Canada Spends Big to Save GM, So Why Not Mexico?
Photos: U.S. Marines Open a New Offensive in Afghanistan
The Incredible Shrinking Sheep of Scotland
In Peru Sports, Men Bumble, And Women Shine
Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner