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The berGes ill-and behind-the headlines.
By Tina Brown
NEWSBEAST
8 NOTEBOOK
By Nook or by crook: Microsoft seeks a toehold in the e-book market. By Dan Lyons 10 PERSON OF INTEREST
The unflappably happy hast Ryan Seacrest is America's middleman: By Lauren Streib 11 INTERNATIONAL
Bolshie Bolivia. By Tunku Varadarajan 12 HEALTH By Kent Sepkowitz
TECH By Dan Lyons MONEY ByRob Cox 14 POLITICS
What being a single motter taught Bay Buchanan. By Paul Begala
15 SOCIAL DlARIES
Super-luxe maternity: the rich take birthing somewhere it's never galle. By Rebecca Dana 16 REPORTER AT LARGE
Catching up witt Chen al'ter an escape that bas the warld watching. By Melinda Liu
FEATURES
20 Waiting for Justice in Beijing
1housands on the streets of China's capital are petitioning for redress.
Photographs and text by Sim Chi Yin 26 Erasing Kasparov
Russia's world chess champion was supposed to defeat Putin. Does he have a move left ta play? By Masha Gessen
32 Why Can't Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?
Maybe the tanks are tao big to jail. Or maybe Washington's revolving doar is at work. By Peter J. Boyer and Peter Schweizer 36 The New Obesity Campaigns Have It AlI Wrong
The government is spending millions, but America is still getting fatter. By Gary Taubes 40 Will Melinda Gates Change the Game for Women?
She plans to use the Gates Foundation to revolutionize contraception. Let the firestorm begin. By Michelle Goldberg
OMNiVORE
44 FOOD Giving Asia its due.
46 TEA How organic chai transformed a community.
48 BOOKS Bestselling Hilary Mantel returns.
51 DANCE Bhangraisn'tjustforweddings.
52 TELEVISIONBillMaher on Johnny Carson.
56 CITY Girish Karnad reflects on Bangalore, India.
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