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Vol. 166 No. 12

COVER
Places Where the System Broke Down (NATION)
By AMANDA RIPLEY, KAREN TUMULTY, MARK THOMPSON & JAMES CARNEY
A TIME investigation shows how confusion, incompetence and, ironically, a fear of making mistakes hobbled the government at all levels

Living Too Much in the Bubble? (NATION)
By MIKE ALLEN / WASHINGTON
A bungled initial response to Katrina exposed the perils of a rigid, insular White House. Inside Bush's plan to show he isn't isolated
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Photo Essay
  • Ghost Town
    Photos from the continuing crisis in New Orleans
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NOTEBOOK
10 Questions For Martha Stewart
By MICHELE ORECKLIN
The domestic diva talks to TIME about her new show, Donald Trump and prison


WORLD
Enemies Of the State?
By HANNAH BEECH / SHANDONG
How local officials in China launched a brutal campaign of forced abortions and sterilizations

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