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    Who We Are Now
    OBAMA'S AMERICA

    Who We Are Now

    Are we witnessing the birth of a new nation?

    Are we witnessing the birth of...

    Photos: Gerald Forster for Newsweek

    Jan. 26, 2009 issue

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    Suburban Challenge
    GEOGRAPHY

    Suburban Challenge

    Many of our biggest problems have moved beyond the cities

    Many of our biggest problems have...

    Ron Chapple / Corbis

    Jan. 26, 2009 issue

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    Evangelical Generation Gap
    AGE

    Evangelical Generation Gap

    Why many young Christians voted for Obama

    Why many young Christians voted for...

    Lauren Fleishman for Newsweek

    Jan. 26, 2009 issue

 
 
Editor's Desk
Jon Meacham
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For this week's issue, we decided to look not at Obama—there has been, and will be, world enough and time for that—but at the nation we have become.

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Letters
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FIRST PERSON
John Lewis, Karl Rove Remember Inaugurations Past
POLITICS
David Frum: How the Republicans Can Win Again
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Risks Career on Gay Marriage
Texas Ain't Turnin' Blue
RELIGION
Why a Jewish Oncologist Became an Episcopal Priest
Why Young Evangelicals Voted for Obama
EDUCATION
Why KIPP Charter Schools Are Obsessed With College