Summaries of what's in Time, Newsweek, etc.

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• New Year's Revolution Now that Yuschenko has won, he should embrace the opposition.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Dec. 27, 2004
  
• The Amish Problem The government must get involved to stop sexual abuse in the religious community.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Dec. 20, 2004
  
• The Economist's Year in Review Bush, Arafat, and Janet Jackson, too.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Dec. 13, 2004
  
• Wrong-Way Putin Can the Western world turn him around before it's too late?
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Dec. 6, 2004
  
• The Real Threat to Liberalism Hint: It doesn't reside at the White House.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 29, 2004
  
• Reaching for the Stars Make your kid a pro for the low, low price of $70,000 a year.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 22, 2004
  
• Addition by Subtraction Democrats can increase their stature by reducing the deficit.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 15, 2004
  
• The Message Is Clear Kerry lost because he never had one.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 10, 2004
  
• The Roots of the Insurgency Bremer's de-Baathification only made things worse.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Nov. 1, 2004
  
• The Bush Court vs. the Kerry Court Either one could spell trouble for federalism.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Oct. 25, 2004
  
• Kerry: At Least He's Not Bush The New Republic's lukewarm endorsement.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Oct. 18, 2004
  
• Conservatives for Kerry One voter explains his decision.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Oct. 11, 2004
  
• They're All Flip-Floppers The New Republic says Kerry's indecisiveness is ordinary.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Oct. 4, 2004
  
• Gloomy Forecast Oil prices and a spending slump could be bad news for the global economy.
  Alexander Barnes Dryer Sept. 27, 2004
  
• Iraq in a Hard Place Elections could help stem the violence, but only if they can take place.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Sept. 20, 2004
  
• Conflicts Within Palestinians and Israelis each face internal struggles over resolving the crisis.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Sept. 13, 2004
  
• Spotlight on Beslan How terrorism is spreading in Russia.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Sept. 7, 2004
  
• Israel: The Other Swing State Will the expat vote favor Bush?
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Aug. 30, 2004
  
• Start Spreading the News New York prepares for the GOP Convention.
  Alexander Barnes Dryer Aug. 23, 2004
  
• Tommy Franks' New Battle The retired general hits the campaign trail.
  Josh Levin Aug. 16, 2004
  
• The Banality of Terrorists Reading the boring letters found on an al-Qaida computer.
  Alexander Barnes Dryer Aug. 9, 2004
  
• Join the Kerryvan! John Edwards' cheap bus, heat exhaustion, and other tales from the campaign.
  Josh Levin Aug. 2, 2004
  
• Texas Hold 'Em The story behind Tom DeLay's redistricting coup.
  Sudhir Muralidhar July 26, 2004
  
• RoboCandidate The Economist wonders if the Democratic Convention will make John Kerry more human.
  Josh Levin July 19, 2004
  
• Running on Empty? Iraq isn't, at least for the next 100 years.
  Josh Levin July 12, 2004
  
• Off and Running The Kerry and Edwards show opens to glowing reviews.
  Josh Levin July 6, 2004
  
• Devalued Euros The lackluster NATO summit has the Economist worried about U.S.-European relations.
  Josh Levin June 28, 2004
  
• Final Countdown Iraq prepares for the June 30 handover.
  Josh Levin June 21, 2004
  
• Driving Discourse The dispiriting state of women's rights in the Arab world.
  Josh Levin June 14, 2004
  
• Down With Communism, Up With Terrorism? The unforseen consequences of Reagan's Cold War.
  Josh Levin June 7, 2004
  
• Kiss and Make Up, Already Europe and the U.S. should use this anniversary weekend to reconcile.
  Josh Levin June 1, 2004
  
• The Terror Tax Blame al-Qaida for the high price of oil.
  Josh Levin May 24, 2004
  
• Judging Margaret A profile of the woman who brought gay marriage to Massachusetts.
  Josh Levin May 17, 2004
  
• The American Abu Ghraibs Prisoner abuse isn't limited to Iraq.
  Josh Levin May 10, 2004
  
• Heads Must Roll Two magazines think Rumsfeld should pay for Abu Ghraib.
  Josh Levin May 3, 2004
  
• Celebrity Worship An inside look at Demi's and Madonna's spiritual haven, the L.A. Kabbalah Centre.
  Josh Levin April 26, 2004
  
• "Rope-a-Dope" John Kerry's campaign strategy.
  Josh Levin April 19, 2004
  
• The Ripple Effect? Rick Bragg profiles the first black football coach in Southeastern Conference.
  Josh Levin April 12, 2004
  
• Enough Spice Is soccer star Beckham about to ditch his wife?
  Josh Levin April 5, 2004
  
• Word on the Street How democracy is finding converts in the Arab world.
  Josh Levin March 29, 2004
  
• Not Free To Surf Why the Internet has failed to nurture democracy.
  Josh Levin March 22, 2004
  
• Poor Scott Why McClellan is a lousy press secretary for the president.
  Josh Levin March 15, 2004
  
• Cargo's Premiere The new magazine that helps men shop for everything from tires to Brazilian waxes.
  Josh Levin March 8, 2004
  
• Bureaucratic Nightmare The mess in Homeland Security.
  Josh Levin March 1, 2004
  
• Googlin' Wired's package on the search engine phenom.
  Josh Levin Feb. 23, 2004
  
• The Swimsuit Issue Turns 40 A roundup of SI's odd assortment of shots.
  Josh Levin Feb. 16, 2004
  
• Hired Help The Atlantic examines the trouble with nannies.
  Josh Levin Feb. 9, 2004
  
• Best Best-Sellers John Grisham ranks his work in Entertainment Weekly.
  Josh Levin Feb. 2, 2004
  
• Long Goodbye Spalding Gray's troubled years before his disappearance.
  Josh Levin Jan. 26, 2004
  
• Continental Shift Cadillacs on the streets of London?
  Josh Levin Jan. 19, 2004
  
• Space Case The U.S. should open the galaxy to tourists.
  Josh Levin Jan. 12, 2004
  
• Joe the Man The New Republic backs Lieberman for prez.
  Josh Levin Jan. 5, 2004