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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 22
COVER
The Decade from Hell
(United States)
9/11. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Two stock-market meltdowns. As 2010 approaches, a look back at the past 10 years, awful times that they were
WORLD
The World of China Inc.
The spreading reach of Chinese companies in poor nations is sparking a backlash against the way they do business
Could Jacob Zuma Be the President South Africa Needs?
Despised by South Africa's élite and reviled by liberals, Jacob Zuma was supposed to spell disaster for his country. But his presidency has started well. Can he deliver on that promise?
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Pump It Up
(Energy)
Seven years after Saddam Hussein's downfall, energy companies are finally lining up to develop Iraq's vast oil reserves. The country's fate hangs on their success
HEALTH
The Mammogram Melee
(Health Care)
Why the furor over the new screening guidelines in the U.S. could be a sign of things to come
LETTERS
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How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly
10 Questions with Al Roker
Norman Rockwell: The Photographs Behind the Art
Ask Your Questions: NPR's Garrison Keillor
Can Dopamine Make Your Future Look Brighter?
Pippa Lee: Robin Wright Penn's Moment
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TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
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