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Sandra Day O'Connor on Postcourt Life
Sandra Day O'Connor left the high court a year ago. Now she's really busy. In a NEWSWEEK exclusive, she talks about stepping down, Iraq and caring for her ill husband. FULL STORY
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For First Time, Poverty Shifts to the Suburbs
For the first time, poverty shifts to the U.S. suburbs.
Brutal Case Studies
A new book documents a true ethics horror story.
Girls Gone Wild: What Are Celebs Teaching Kids?
Paris, Britney, Lindsay & Nicole: They seem to be everywhere and they may not be wearing underwear. Tweens adore them and teens envy them. But are we raising a generation of 'prosti-tots'?
Standardized-Test Horror Stories
Standardized tests are nightmarish for many students-even when everything proceeds normally. But what happens when things go horribly wrong?
Meet the Minister Who Says He Is Jesus Christ
A Puerto Rican minister says Christ 'integrated' with him. Others call him a cult leader and a charlatan.
Catching Up With the First Super Bowl Champion, Bart Starr
Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr talks about Vince Lombardi, how football has changed and whether or not receiver Max McGee was hung over during Super Bowl I (which, by the way, wasn't even called the Super Bowl).
Barbaro's Legacy: Expanding Veterinary Medicine
The Kentucky Derby winner is gone, but his impact on veterinary medicine lives on.
Critic Blames Terror on Movie Stars, Activists
In a new book, a right-wing critic blames the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on left-wing politicians, movie stars and activists.
Transgendered Clergy Encouraged to Come Out
Workplace difficulties can arise for trangendered persons in nearly all professions, but what about those who are called to work for God?
Tennis: Serena's Stirring Comeback
Though she has been quiet the past few years, Serena Williams has long had the ability to be the best ever. Her victory at the Australian Open may show that she finally wants to.
BeliefWatch: Muslim Swimwear
Clift: Remembering Art Buchwald
A loving remembrance of Art Buchwald, the venerable humorist who took death into overtime.
Burning Man Founders in Fight Over Name
Founders of the annual counterculture arts festival Burning Man are fighting over who owns the event's name. What happened to the love, man?
O.J. Book: Evidence of Guilt?
O. J. Simpson's 'If I Did It' provoked major controversy before the book was canceled. But what did he actually say? An exclusive look at the crucial chapter.
Celeb Boomers: 3 Things to Do Before Death
What do Stephen King, Dan Quayle and other famous baby boomers want to do with the rest of their lives? Find out.
More Famous Boomers To-Do Lists
Ted Nugent, Rusty Wallace, Naomi Judd and other noted baby boomers on what they want to do with the rest of their lives.
Baby Boomers: What's Next in Life?
In this book excerpt, author Sara Davidson describes 'the narrows,' the phase in life where everything gets harder-before it gets easier.
Transcript: Baby Boomers and Life Changes
Sara Davidson joined us for a Live Talk on the latest struggles facing baby boomers, Friday, Jan. 19. Read the transcript.
Exclusive: Duke Lacrosse Player Speaks Out
In a NEWSWEEK exclusive, Reade Seligmann details his family's anguish since that infamous lacrosse party.
Scandal: Cheerleaders Run Amok in Texas
Boozing, bikinis and bullying: how the scandalous behavior of five high-school cheerleaders rocked a bedroom community near Dallas.
Oprah Winfrey's Lavish South African School
True, the world's most successful woman has always shared her wealth. But her latest project is really one for the books.
Final Bows: The People We Lost in 2006
Transition 2006: We mourn performers, politicians, two photographers, two great economists. (And to a pair of tyrants: don't let the door hit you on your way out.)
Parents' Dilemma: Is Santa Real?
It's the question many parents get around this time of year. A child psychologist offers tips for giving the answer.
How Jewish Family Values Shaped Christianity
The world into which Jesus was born and raised has shaped morals for two millennia. How Jewish mores became Christianity's customs.
Susannah Heschel: Nativity of the Jews
We came into being with a collective responsibility. Together, we work and wait.
 Designing Women
Part One: Designing Sisters Start a Fashion Label
Part Two: Creating Couture that Sells
Part Three: Fashion Trio Needs Budgeting Savvy
Part Four: Puttin' on the Glitz
Quiz: Are You a Fashionista?
Video: Meet the Designers
Video: The Beckermans on Design
Video: The Beckermans at Fashion Week
 Crazed About Commuting?
Inside the Lives of 'Extreme Commuters'
Do you spend hours getting to work every day? Take our survey
Commuting Survey
 The Boomer Files | Retirement
When Your Paycheck Stops
Here's how to make the most of what's stashed in your piggy bank
True Retirement Tales
 BELIEFS
A new section featuring news and conversation about the world of religion, including our new blog, On Faith
 Highlights
Inside Bush's Fixation With Harry Truman
What Are Hillary Clinton's Religious Beliefs?
Iraq Battles a Shadowy Shiite Death Cult
Sandra Day O'Connor on Post-Court Life
Crime: How a 29-Year-Old Masqueraded as 12
For First Time, Poverty Shifts to the Suburbs
Are the Academy Awards Finally Colorblind?
 THE SPIRITUAL STATE 
Rabbi Marc Gellman 
'PAN'S LABYRINTH' IS A SPIRITUALLY IMPORTANT MOVIE
'Pan's Labyrinth' is a transcendent film celebrating the imagination's power to triumph over cruelty and evil.

The Deeper Truth of Good and Evil
Christians Must Reassert Holocaust Truth
Gifts are Good
A Holiday Meditation
 PHOTO GALLERY
Girls Behaving Badly
Click here for a photo gallery of scandalous women doing their thing
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The generation that vowed to stay forever young is turning 60. But for the 3.4 million Americans who were born in 1946, life still holds plenty of promise and surprises.

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-Sen. John McCain responding to Gen. George W. Casey Jr.'s statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the war in Iraq is still winnable.




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