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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 23
COVER
The Ghosts of Haditha
The Ghosts of Haditha
SPECIAL REPORT
The Global Game
(World Cup)
From dusty streets to crowded slums, to beaches, parks and playgrounds, football unites us in affection like little else. But it's more than just a game. As the 2006 World Cup gets under way, what the sport's success tells us about the modern world
ASIA
Helping Hands
Aid is flowing into Central Java, but many survivors of the May 27 killer earthquake are still struggling to find food, shelter and medical treatment
ARTS
At Home in the No-Go Zone
(The Arts / Cinema)
War artist George Gittoes finds a new medium

TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Norman Rockwell: The Photographs Behind the Art
Ask Your Questions: Garrison Keillor
Weekly Acoustic News: Thanksgiving Edition
The Gospel of Glee: Is It Anti-Christian?
Can a Good Guy Fix College Football's Worst Thing?
The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak
Obama's First State Dinner
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage