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TERROR

The horrific attacks in Mumbai should be a call to arms for the region.

BUSINESS

Distilling the Big Three into a single player could save Detroit.

THE BIG IDEA

Bush made personal allegiance a threshold test. The result was a surfeit of reliable hacks and outright incompetents.

INTERNATIONAL

Life in Juárez, where drug violence has created the equivalent of a failed state on our doorstep.

INTERNATIONAL

Unity on the continent is a dream that's still within reach, says official.

MOVIES

'Valkyrie' and a new generation of Hollywood Holocaust movies

BUSINESS

Obama's new team is heavy with Rubinistas, but nobody's perfect—even, it turns out, Rubin.

HOLIDAY PREVIEW

In 'Doubt,' faith is put to a wrenching test of wills.

HOLIDAY PREVIEW

'Seven Pounds' is about a man searching for salvation. The man who plays him is searching, too.

HOLIDAY PREVIEW

Kate, Leo and Kathy Bates, in 'Revolutionary Road.'

REVIEW

Gus Van Sant's film a potent mixture of sweetness and chutzpah.

REVIEW

Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' borrows from everybody and everywhere. And that's OK.

Q&A

James Franco on his role in 'Milk'.

India

The Mumbai attacks have given India's Hindu right-wing opposition a boost ahead of upcoming elections.

ATTACK ON MUMBAI

Despite the bloodshed, India's confidence is already shining through.

BY THE NUMBERS
most fattening holiday drinks

Hot apple cider and spiked hot chocolate might hit the spot this time of year, but watch out for skyrocketing calorie counts.

 
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MY TURN

More ham than hamstring, I have run more than 10,000 miles in my life. Try not to look so surprised.

 
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STRATEGIES

Isn't it ironic: Xerox is hoping it can profit by teaching companies how to reduce their printing.

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