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Barack and Abe

The parallels between '44' and '16'

 
 
THE SPECTRUM
Like Parent, Like Child
INTERNATIONAL
Power Shortage
SOLDIER'S HOME
Vets Returning to a Troubled Economy
LAB NOTES
The First Nuclear-Family Grave
THE SPIRITUAL STATE
Land Of Contradictions
POWERING UP
The Latest Buzz: The Obama Palace Guard
 
 

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JONATHAN ALTER

Why Obama needs to stay plugged in

CULTURE

Why cities are changing laws to allow backyard poultry farming

U.S. POLITICS

The world rushes to capitalize on Obama's win.

INTERNATIONAL

China worries about a society at the breaking point

JUSTICE

He should not be stampeded into appeasing his global constituencies on Guantánamo Bay.

ESSAY

This NEWSWEEK editor's wedding has put him in the middle of the culture wars. Now, as he and his spouse wait to see if their marriage is valid, they wonder if history will be on their side.

MEMO TO THE GOP

We've been walloped in consecutive elections, but we can't just dwell on the past. The future is already here.

THE BIG IDEA

Obama should give greater weight to intellectual acumen and subject-specific knowledge than recent predecessors have.

THE HOME STATE

These should be heady days in Springfield, but state politicians have been jolted by unseemly accusations.

POLITICS

Presidents for generations have turned to Lincoln for solace and guidance.

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

Google's Dan Reicher says we need to make our electricity grid a whole lot smarter.

 
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TAKING OVER

Winning is half the battle. A history of bumpy transitions.

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In a grim year, the one constant has been our meals together. Do they help? They help us hang in there.

 
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