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CAPITAL SOURCES

Turkey's ambassador warns that patience is running short. The military option is open.

ITALY

Pisa is famous for its leaning tower, but archeologists there are now uncovering an amazing fleet of ancient ships, some complete with crew and cargo.

MY TURN

As a professor and writer, I've always relied on my strong language skills. Then a bad fall left me grasping for words.

SPAIN

A Spanish court has sentenced 21 people to jail terms for the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Now for the political fallout.

BOOKS

From Tbilisi to Toronto to Timbuktu, no target escapes unscathed

TECHNOLOGY

A subculture hand-tools today's gadgets with Victorian style.

MILITARY

Soldiers in training might not immediately appreciate the value of literature. But professor Elizabeth Samet has found that in time many come to realize the power of words.

POLITICS

Watch out, Hillary: the feeding frenzy has just begun.

BUSINESS

What a film and TV writers strike will mean to viewers.

Magazine's longtime CEO steps aside

NATION

Tom Scotto speaks out in O. J. Simpson's defense

THE ENVIRONMENT

It's time to start planning for an eco-friendly holiday. Turn down the lights--and use a real tree.

AFRICA

As Ethiopia and Eritrea edge toward another conflict, refugees in a border camp are watching with trepidation. An on-scene report from Shimelba.

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PARODY

The sad truth about FEMA's phony press conference.

MUSIC

Porter Wagoner, country music's rhinestoned cowboy, is dead at 80. He gave one of his last extensive interviews to NEWSWEEK in May.

POLITICS

Why candidates don't tout humility on the stump.

HEALTH

A new salvo in the fight to prevent Latino teen pregnancy.

CAPITAL SOURCES

Harold Ford Jr. on the struggle for the Democrats' soul

HEALTH

Four ways to turn a big city into your own personal trainer.

ARGENTINA

It was an easy win for Argentina's new president. The cakewalk will end when she takes office.

TECH
Must-have tech toys for the 2007 holiday


 

Former Bush speechwriter and NEWSWEEK contributor Michael J. Gerson joined us on Friday, Nov. 2, at noon ET for an hourlong discussion on what lessons we should be learning from Iraq.
 
 
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California is up in flames, again. Hundreds of thousands of residents have evacuated their homes as the Santa Ana winds whip up a series of deadly blazes. A look at the current wave of wildfires -- and the other major firestorms that have engulfed the southern part of the Golden State since 2003.
 
 
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INNOVATION

THE $98,000 Tesla Roadster aims to be the ultimate green car. Will it succeed?

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