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Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 24
COVER
North Korea: The Coldest War
How a succession crisis put the U.S. and North Korea on a collision course and why two Americans are caught in the middle
EUROPE
Labour Pains
(Britain)
Bruised by the parliamentary expenses scandal, humiliating losses in European and local elections, and a series of Cabinet resignations, Gordon Brown survives the threat of a leadership challenge. But 12 years on, New Labour is running out of ideas
UNITED STATES
Riding Herd On a Bailout
(Elizabeth Warren)
Bankers fear her. Treasury officials hate her. Can Elizabeth Warren really keep track of how $700 billion in taxpayer money is being spent?
ARTS
Buyers' Market
(Art)
A new breed of collectors is changing the way the Indian art world operates and views itself
GLOBAL BUSINESS
One Drip at a Time
(The Internet)
Online-game companies are making money from micropayments. Can publishers?
ESSAY
Foiled Again
China's attempts to invest strategically in the developed world keep running into walls
LETTERS
Inbox

Does Hunky Santa Make You Want to Shop?
An Italian Town's White (No Foreigners) Christmas
Feeling Alone Together: How Loneliness Spreads
The Cultural Demolition of Kashgar, China
The Year in Health 2009
In Spain, Taking Some Joy Out of the Happy Meal
Abused No More: Rehabilitated Attack Dogs
Where to Find the Best Cyber Monday Deals
Want to Boost Your Memory? Try Sleeping on It
How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly