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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 48
COVER
The Sound Of Change
(World / Cuba)
Poor and isolated, Cuba is crumbling. Can music save it?
UNITED STATES
Can She Save America's Schools?
(Education)
Teachers hate her. Principals are scared of her. How Michelle Rhee became the most revolutionary and polarizing force in American education
Why He Just Can't Wait (The Economy)
Taking control of economic policy, Obama has assembled a team charged with preventing a depression. Inside their race against time
ASIA
The Jet Age
(Jet Li)
How movie star Jet Li decided to turn his back on the cameras and spend time helping the people and country he loves
WORLD
Missing the Beat
(East Timor)
East Timor is struggling to repair its police force, but individual dedication can't make up for a lack of equipment and training
LIFE
O Christmas Tree
(Going Green)
If you want to be as eco-savvy as possible this holiday season, get a real tree then replant it
ARTS
Holiday Movie Preview
A nun, a priest, a lover, a cattle drover, a man who grows younger, a wrestler who won't quit, an interviewer and a former President, a bluesman, a gay activist, a happy couple and a band of brothers. You'll find them all this season at the movies
LETTERS
Inbox

The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
A Brief History of White House State Dinners
Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat?
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
Cartoons of the Week
The Weekly Acoustic News
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis