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December 12, 2011
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Burma's hope for the future Page 10
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Columns
6 Cormeeting the Dots Niall Ferguson Double-dip depression.
8 Campaign 2m2 Paul Begala A kook on the ballot.
10 First Report
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Ron Gluckman The Burmese Spring.
14 MiddleEast Babak Dehghanpisheh
and Eli Lake The nextIraq war.
Art's "prestige factor" Page 44
Feature s
24 Possessed by War A War s,hedidIi't understand inspired
Angelina Jolie to get behind the camera for a love story set in Bosnia.
By Janine di Giovanni 32 Why YouShould Care About Europe
America's fate is deeply intertwined with that of the continent.
By Simon Schama 37 Back-Channel Brnes
An insider analysis of Pakistan's "Memogate."
By Mansoor Ijaz 40 Cast à Vote for the Soccer BaIl!
Egypt's eye-catching election posters.
Photographs by Daniel Etter 44 Why Does Art Cost So Effing Much?
A pink plastic Bashful for $950,000.
Welcome to Art BaseI.
By Blake Gopnik
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Holiday MovieGuide;
Britain's femaleKOs; howto read Murakami; and more.
For the nard who has everything Page 59
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