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InsideObama'sAmerica 42 Ivy League aspirations byJay Mathews Davos Preview

The United States has changed profomldly since the last president took office.

Here's a detailed look at the new faces and forces Obama will confront. Paj;fe12 48 The retum of thrift by Stefan Theil 52 Give 'em a raise

by GeorgeWehifritz 54 When prudence

was a virtue byJoseph Epstein THE ISSUE

Special Report 12 We the People of2009

by JonMecu:ham

18 Newsom and the New Left by Jonathan Darman 24 A team of expats

by Jeffrey Bartholet 21 Look to the burbs

by Bruce Katz

DEPARTMENTS

4 Periscope 5 Perspectives 11 WorldView 57 The GoodLire 60 The Last Ward 28 Welcome to Elsewhere

byDalton Conley 32 The end ofupward

mobility? byJoel Kotkin 36 Swearing a new oath

byArian Campo-Flores 39 How Somalis saved

Lewiston byJesseEllison 40 Faith beyond his fathers'

by TonyDokoupil

EMPTY TABLE: Consumers slash spending in a new Age ofThrift

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