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BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 John Rossant	Now Iraq May Bring Ankara and Washington Together Relations between longtime allies Turkey and the U.S., severely strained as a result of the Iraq conflict, may be set to improve dramatically.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Walczak & Dunham	The Candidate from Central Casting But Wesley Clark's outsider status is a mixed blessing
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Bruce Nussbaum	Clark: What's Wrong with U.S. Policy in Iraq His new book, Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire, is, in effect, Clark's campaign manifesto, providing insights into what he believes and what he would do as Commander-in-Chief.
ifeminists September 16, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Confronting Prison Rape A bright light is about to be shone on an almost unseen social problem: prison rape. On Sept. 4, President Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act, which provides for an annual Department of Justice review on the rate and effects of prison rape. Why should you care?
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Catherine Yang	Commentary: How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh While the opponents of media consolidation seem to be gaining ground fast, they shouldn't be too quick to declare victory.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Walczak & Crock	Colin Powell: On Iraq, Bush, and His Job Those who gloat at the idea of Bush asking other nations to help rebuild Iraq "better not gloat too soon." There will be plenty of contracts for foreign companies "to get a piece of the action."
Geotimes September 2003 Megan Sever	Evolution debate continues in Texas At a public hearing on Wednesday, people on both sides of the ongoing evolution debate duked it out over how the topic should be covered in Texas high school biology textbooks.
Reason August 2003 Jesse Walker	Rape Behind Bars A left/right coalition has assembled behind H.R. 1707, the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003. The bill would conduct more complete research on the problem and would "provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape." The Justice Dept. opposes it.
Reason August 2003 Julian Sanchez	Bad Ad The Office of National Drug Control Policy once occupied itself with protecting Americans from the total ruin that follows inexorably from that first puff on a joint. Its new mission is apparently to protect us (and, coincidentally, its budget) from Americans who question its policy.
Reason August 2003 Ted Balaker	Government Performance Anxiety The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently attempted to find out whether federal government programs actually do what they're supposed to do. More than half the programs couldn't be evaluated because they don't have acceptable performance measures or do not collect data.
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