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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 24
COVER
How America's Children Packed On the Pounds
(America The Fit)
It wasn't easy to produce a generation of overfed kids but it might well have been inevitable
UNITED STATES
How to Pick a Veep
(Campaign '08)
There's no right way to choose a No. 2. McCain and Obama have to decide what matters most: heft, diversity, party unity, regional balance, buzz or a combination of all five
Can Obama Shred The Rumors? (Campaign '08)
Having clinched the nomination, Obama turns to something almost as hard: disproving the rumors about his faith, his family and his patriotism
LETTERS
Inbox
GLOBAL BUSINESS
The Generation Y Hotel
(Travel)
A new style of inn caters to young travelers, with Wiis, hip bars and designer sofas
Caring Capitalists (Investing)
With $382 billion in assets, Norway's sovereign wealth fund is a powerhouse of ethical investing
ARTS
Winter Preview
From the women of Sex and the City to Renaissance masters at the Prado, the season is packed with entertainment options. A guide to the offerings you won't be able to avoid and what you don’t want to miss
Murder into Art (Books)
There are almost as many bad true-crime books as there are crimes. What makes them so hard to do?

Ninja Warriors - From Myth to the Movies
Cartoons of the Week
TIME.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Norman Rockwell: The Photographs Behind the Art
Ask Your Questions: NPR's 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