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20 Stillbursting on the scelle
by Fareed Zakaria
22 Fromjoke to boom, a
memoir byMelinda Lia
30 Excerpt: 'The China Diary of GeorgeH.W Bush' 32 The superpower Olympic
team by Mark Starr
33 WhyAmerica shouldn't fear China
by Michael Bloomberg
34 Why China fears powerful women byHuangHung Nations to Watch 36 Is South Mrica becoming
Mrican? by Scott Johnson
44 Lula threatens to lurch left in Brazil byMacMargolis 54 The Achilles' heel of new
Russia by Owen M atthews
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64 The roots of China's next boss byMelindaLiu 73 France: a new socialist
Royal byTracyMcNicoll 86 Why 1think nothing much
cornes next byDavidGates
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