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The Economy

Yes, there is a silver lining

 
 
BETWEEN THE LINES
Does McCain Lack Toughness?
LIVING POLITICS
The Candidates Dodge Economic Truths
DRIVING FORCES
Can Detroit Survive Downturn?
MONEY CULTURE
Europe Gloats No More
RACE TO THE FINISH
Does McCain Have a Chance in Pa.?
THE LAST WORD
The Case for Westerns
 
 

VIEWPOINT

The vast majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country. So who are the 10 percent who think everything is A-OK?

 
 
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CAMPAIGN 2008
US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama greets campaign volounteers while paying a surprise visit to a Obama campaign Ohio volounteer's training seminar in Colombus, Ohio, October 10, 2008.
Pulling Away

Obama opens a double-digit lead in new NEWSWEEK poll

CULTURE
Hoist One Last Glass

Can Britain still be Britain without its pubs?

BOOKS
NWK Caption: circa 1975:  Russian-born writer Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) posing indoors, Switzerland.  (Photo by Horst Tappe/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -- IPTC Caption: circa 1975:  Russian-born writer Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) posing indoors, Switzerland.
Lolita At 50, And Forever Young

Everything you need to know about literature's most misunderstood girl, including her real name

REVIEW
Not Much Dubya in Stone's 'W.'

Little in this movie to love and almost no reason to care

BOOKS
An example of a vessel by Dave. courtesy of Ceramics in America
Slaves in the Family

A writer discovers the master potter in his past.

FLORIDA
The Fight for the Jewish Vote

Obama was trailing, but Palin may hurt McCain.

BOOKS
The Enigmatic Face of Terror

John le Carre's 'A Most Wanted Man' seethes with anger at the West, but where it most needs energy, in its characters, it falls short.

INTERNATIONAL
Out Of Africa

The start of the first U.S. strategic command marks a policy shift toward lighter military involvement on the continent.

WOMEN & LEADERSHIP
Sister, Sister

What America's smartest women say about Sarah Palin

 
PHOTOS
Wall Street's problems have captured the attention of Congress, the White House and the media. But on the country's Main Streets ordinary folks are wondering if anyone is paying attention to them. A look at how Americans are coping with the economic crisis.
 

Tech and Business

 

As a teacher, I face many stereotypes about my job. But I wouldn't trade my career for any other.