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Murder in the 8th Grade

A tale of bullying, sexual identity and the limits of tolerance

 
 
TERROR WATCH
Dems Ignore Bush Plea on Gitmo
THE LAST WORD
Conservatism: Not TBTF
BETWEEN THE LINES
All Umbrage All the Time
THE WORLD FROM WASHINGTON
'Ich bin ein Commander'
CAPITOL LETTER
A Perception Problem
JUDGMENT CALL
Globalization's Achilles' Heel
 
 
Report From the Front
Howard Fineman interviews the presidential candidates
 
 
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GALLERY
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RICHARD WOLFFE

There are no easy questions during Obama's road trip

CAMPAIGN 2008

Why evangelical leader Dobson is warming to the GOP candidate

CAMPAIGN 2008

Annoyed by wall-to-wall coverage of Obama's trip to the Mideast, the McCain campaign teased reporters about a potential VP announcement Tuesday. Stay tuned.

CAMPAIGN 2008

Obama's troop-cut policy gets support from the Iraqi government

CAPITAL SOURCES

Fifteen years after the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy was enacted for the U.S. military, Congress is prepping to review the law.

IMMIGRATION

McCain's Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.

BARACK’S POINT GUARD

How a year in Iraq changed an Obama adviser

POLITICS

They used to be close. Kind of. Jesse and Barack's awkward past.

PROJECT GREEN

Forty years ago, an oil spill near Santa Barbara, Calif., spawned environmental activism. Not surprisingly, residents are none too happy with President Bush's offshore drilling plan.

CAMPAIGN 2008

Will a third-party candidate be a 'spoiler'?

LAW

To get a full accounting of how U.S. interrogation methods were used, the president should give those accused of 'war crimes' a pass.

So much has been made about Barack Obama's religion. But what does he believe, and how did he arrive at those beliefs?

APPRECIATION

Elizabeth Edwards on Tony Snow's life  and death

WORLD VIEW

It seems that, for Obama, faith is about enduring questions.

CAMPAIGN 2008

So much has been made about Barack Obama's religion. But what does he believe, and how did he arrive at those beliefs?

CAMPAIGN 2008

The latest NEWSWEEK Poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain by only 3 points. What a difference a few weeks can make.

INTERNATIONAL

They jailed him for five years. Now they want him in the White House.

 
 
 
Blogging '08

The Ruckus: NEWSWEEK's guest bloggers weigh in on the fierce primary battle. In partnership with the Media Bloggers Association.

 
 
July 24, 1847
After a thousand-mile journey, Brigham Young and 147 members of the Church of Latter Day Saints arrive in the Salt Lake Valley. They had fled the town of Nauvoo, Illinois in 1846 following the assassination of Mormon founder and prophet Joseph Smith and further discord with residents. Young reportedly said upon seeing the valley, "This is the right place." The area was remote and desolate—exactly what the Mormon leadership sought after years of conflict. Said Young in an 1846 letter to President James K. Polk, "The territory [will] require hard labor and consequently…will be coveted by no other people." In less than a week, Young selected a site for the temple and soon sent word that the 'promised land' had been found. By the end of the year there were 2,000 Mormons living in modern-day Salt Lake City. The city was built according to Smith's prior directions, and the new residents christened their area Deseret, lobbying the U.S. for statehood. Washington demurred, wary of the intersection of politics, religion and the practice of polygamy. (U.S. troops were sent ten years later to remove Young as Utah Governor). The area remained relatively remote until the transcontinental railroad linked up at nearby Promontory Summit in 1869. Today, July 24 is celebrated as 'Pioneer Day' throughout Utah (and in Mormon communities worldwide) with reenactments, parades, barbecues and fireworks.
 
 

He's endured the unendurable, and survived. Inside the mind and heart of John McCain.

On the road as the Illinois senator conducts a summer campaign swing.
 
The Peek
 
 
SPORTS

Speedo's new and controversial high-tech LZR suit is helping swimmers smash dozens of records. How the company plans to capitalize on Olympic gold.

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