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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 19
COVER
The Scandal's Growing Stain
(Cover Story)
Abuses by U.S. soldiers in Iraq shock the world and roil the Bush administration. The inside story of what went wrong—and who's to blame
ASIA
Tribal Tribulations
A campaign to flush out Islamic militants hiding in Pakistan's Wild West tests the will of Islamabad and the U.S.
AUSTRALIA OBSERVED
How the Incumbent Rules
In Canberra, staying in power is easier than winning it in the first place
BUSINESS
Trouble Brewing
Why are the world's largest beer brewers fighting over a company in northeast China?
SOUTH PACIFIC
Law and Borders
New Zealand worries that its amiable image is attracting entirely the wrong kind of people
ARTS
Troy Story
(Arts/Cinema)
How did an Iliad adaptation turn into an endless moviemaking odyssey? Blame hurricanes, turtles, Bulgarian weight lifters ...
Trousers on the Prowl (Arts/Fashion)
In Sydney, the catwalks accentuate the masculine
NOTEBOOK
Seabed Sickness
After a year of fierce public debate, a controversial law on ownership of the nation's foreshores and seabed passed its first reading in Parliament

Q&A with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Top 10 Outrageous PETA Stunts
2-Minute Bio: Departing CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs
A Muslim Candidate's Unconventional Strategy
U.S. Crime Writer Tackles a Real Hong Kong Cold Case
Inside the Apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan
Volunteer Vets: Returning Troops Still Want to Serve
Joe Cada, Poker's New Champion
Fashion Week in Pakistan
Top 10 Sesame Street Moments