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THE ISSUE

U.S. Affàirs 22 Gates lowers the

threat of US. force byDan Ephron and Evan Thomas

34 The North American Union hoax by GretelC.Kovach 35 Transition: Evel Knievel

1938-2007 bySteve Tuttle

World Ai 36 Thewari

by Owen

andAnnaN'émtsova 40 Italy's geezer Parliament

by William Underhill 41 Small-tO"wnwar-crime

trials byDaniel Pepper 42 How ]apan lost its

high-tech mojo by Christian Caryl

Business

52 How Samsungwill hit Korea by GeorgeWehifritz 56 Brazil is feeling real rich

byMac Margolis Society & The Arts 62 The last fashion revolution

that mattered byAmber Haq 64 1sphotography dead?

by Peter Plagens

Behindthe Closed 00-

Vladimir Putin tas brought enormous stabi .Hsstàd%f1:

series of Kremlin fights are now ragin

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WISHFUL THINKING:

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Japan is losing

the teck race

DEPARTMENTS 4 Periscope 5 Perspectives 21 World View 69 The Good Life 12 The Last Ward

GOVER:PHOTOGRAPH

BY DONALD WEBER-ATLAS PRESS FOR NEWSWEEK

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