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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 121 No. 25
Read the Cover StoryNATION
A Course in Politics
Dialing Down the Rhetoric
Overt Actions, Covert Worries
Brawling over the Budget
Fee Speech
Glenn: Flying Solo, His Way
The Art of Poitical Insult (The Presidency)
An Inspired Clean-Up Campaign
WORLD
"Freedom Is Working"
The First Gentleman
Looking at the Future, Not the Past (SPAIN)
Hard Line (SOUTH AFRICA)
Upset in Ottawa (CANADA)
Death Cruise (SOVIET UNION)
Glimpses of a Holy War (AFGHANISTAN)
Thatcher Triumphant (COVER STORY)
In the greatest landslide since 1945, the Tories win a 144-seat majority
SCIENCE
Hurtling Through the Void
Trunk Call
PRESS
Policy Posting
On Top and on Trial (Newswatch)
RELIGION
Scientists Must Not Play God
SPORT
Broad-Shouldered, Like Chicago
BUSINESS
Down to the Finish Line
(Economy & Business)
He Promised, and He Delivered (Economy & Business)
The Software Hard Sell (Economy & Business)
Private Lives (Economy & Business)
Sexy Premiums (Economy & Business)
Ayds, Not AIDS (Economy & Business)
Reminiscents (Economy & Business)
Shampooscam (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Words of Courage and Comfort
LAW
A Bad Courthouse Soap Opera
Easier Searches
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Looking for the Real Thing
(Theater)
Bad Dreams (Cinema)
Good Joke (Cinema)
House Guests (Cinema)
Head Trip (Cinema)
Testimony of the Shipwrecked (Books)
Aliens (Books)
Editors' Choice (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
"No Opened Doors for Me" (Show Business)
Clear Eye, Flawless Touch (Art)
MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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Sherlock Holmes: Impressive Abs, Unmemorable Action
Video: Birdseye Footage from a Homemade Copter
50 Moments of 2009: A Week by Week News Chronicle
How Christmas Is (Not) Celebrated in North Korea
Can the Bible Help Boost Your Portfolio?
Nine: Not a 10 and Certainly Not an 8-1/2
Rescued Stray Becomes a Therapist
Bob Willoughby, Hollywood Photo Legend
Climate Change: How Fast Is the Earth Shifting?
Why Brittany Murphy Is Worth Remembering