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T he headlines are exciting - and confusing. Given the blizzardof science underway on health, particularly on healthy eating, it is easy to find yourself puzzled by seemingly contradicto- ry findings. From fat to fish, the press tends to oversiinplifYcomplex smilles in the search for news. How tu decode the hype in the hunt for

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~~Bi~t& Grow y KarenLowryMlller 38 Learning to Leverage byStephenGlain 40

GLOBAL INVESTOR:

WhyToyota Is Beating GM

byAllanSioan 41

THE COVER:

Food News Blues

by Barbara Kantrowitz and

ClaudiaKalb 42

Unhealthy Obsessions by Richard A. Deyo 51 ART:Cubie Roots

bySoniaKolesnikov-Jessop 52 TELEVISION:

Married to a Mob

byMarcPeyser 54

MIDDLEEAST:Dubai Ine- byChristianCaryl 18 INOIA:New Rules

For Nukes

byMichaelHirsh 22

IRAQ: Lovein a ^. Time ofMadness

by Babak Dehghanpisheh, Rod Nordland and

MichaelHastings 24 RUSSIA:A Phone

CalI to Putin

byAnnaNemtsova 27 U.S. AFFAIRS:The Next Storms byRichardWolffeand

MarkHosenball 28

Awaiting the Almighty byHowardFineman 32 AFRICA:'Nigeria

Could Feed Mriea'

byJoshuaHammer 33 BUSINESS: Budget Bonanza

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byWilliamUnderhill., 34

WHO GETS WHACKED?

'The Sopranos' nears the end

GOOD LlFE TRAVEL: Russian Riehes 57

DEPARTMENTS

PERISCOPE 4

PERSPECTIVES 6

WORLD VIEW:

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THE LASTWORD:

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