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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 166 No. 9
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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

Helping the Hidden Community of HIV
A Dangerous Clash in Zimbabwe Talks
Talking with Tommy Chong
Cheerleading's Risky Lack of Rules
British Spies: Licensed to be Gay
Four-Day School Weeks
Wounded NATO Grapples with Russia
Obama Sharpens the Message
Legalizing the Organ Trade?
Making an Arguement for Misspelling