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---U.S. Politics & Culture---
Fourteen Atlantic Monthly contributors assess the Clinton
presidency.
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U.S. News gathers some reactions to Jesse Jackson's
confession that he had an adulterous affair, and a child,
with an aide.
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A Salon article sizes up the prospects for gay rights under
the Bush-Cheney administration.
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A piece in The New Republic portrays the dot-com crash as a
relief to Gen-Xers, who are no
longer oppressed by inflated, media-fed expectations.
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---International Politics & Culture---
An opinion piece in Forbes warns that without the rule of
law within their borders, countries seeking admission to the
European Union will be stymied.
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Salon reports on the surprising strength of Iraq's leader,
Saddam Hussein.
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Asia Street Intelligence offers a blow-by-blow account of
the furious five days of revolution in the Phillipines.
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A Time Europe article reports that the British Parliament
has voted to ban fox hunting, marking the end of a
centuries-old sport.
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Time Europe covers the first fashion show in Tehran since
1979.
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---General & U.S. Business---
Fortune explains 13 management moves to make during an
economic slowdown. Like the one we're having now.
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eCFO reports that consolidation in the ASP market may make
outsourcing software a sounder prospect for businesses of
all sizes.
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A Fortune article says big-name old-economy advertisers are
getting on the Web, but cautions it won't be good news for
Internet companies.
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---International Business---
Wired reports on the north-of-the-border aspirations of
Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, Latin
America's richest man.
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According to a FEER article, the casino boom that is
bolstering Asia's economies has many observers worried.
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Time reports on the competition between Shanghai and Hong
Kong to become international business's gateway to Greater
China.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46686
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---Finance---
A Red Herring article goes inside a hedge fund, an
investment tool for the truly rich and adventurous.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46255
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Fortune profiles a big-name Wall Street stock analyst who
went 'negative' and was dead-on right. He's now out of a
job.
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---Social Issues---
A Wired article shows just how close human cloning is to
becoming reality.
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Red Herring reports on "biotech backlash" and
anti-biotechnology terrorism in the U.S. and abroad.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46335
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The Scientist examines the clash of science and
sensibilities on both sides of the salmon-dam debate in the
Pacific Northwest.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46647
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An article in U.S. News argues that greed for flat-rate
Internet services has contributed to the California energy
crisis.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46720
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Education Week explores why women are so much
better-prepared for postsecondary education than men.
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---Computers---
Mobile Computing has an piece on what companies can do to
protect their laptop computers from theft.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46242
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Smart Computing laments the poor quality of printed
documentation included with software nowadays.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=47036
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---Science---
The Scientist reports on the big career choice facing new
Ph.D.s: academia or industry?
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---The Super Bowl---
Sports Illustrated has a preview of and predictions for the
big game.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=46613
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PC World has a feature on the many Web sites and wireless
services built around the Super Bowl.
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U.S. News sizes up the competitors in Super Bowl dot-com
advertising: HotJobs.com and Monster.com.
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Sportsjones has an extensive list of Super Bowl fun and
not-so-fun facts.
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