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THE ISSUE U.S. Affairs

14 Obama's Iowa win scrambles the field byRichard Woljfe 19 How the world would vote

by KishoreMahbubani 20 A talk with Barack Obama

byRichard Woljfe

22 Huckabee and McCain may have to play hardball by Evan Thomas and HollyBailey

World Affairs

26 The suspect in Bhutto's murder bySami Yousaftai andRonMoreau

28 Sarkozy's biggest moves are coming by TracyMcNicoll 30 Chavez's risky Bolivarian

dream byJoseph Contreras Photos: The chaotic state that Chavez is building by ChristopherAnderson

REFORM ON HIS MIND? French President Nicolas Sarkozy

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40 Tata pushes the minicar to the max

bYJeo..nq1Jç(doif.~- 42 When Greens

go corporate by William Underhill Society & The Arts 48 The cabaret answer

to cold high-tech by Ginanne Brownell

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Ô 3 Perspectives 9 WorldView 49 The GoodLire 52 The Last Ward

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