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◆On the cover
Iran's leaders think a nuclear weapon could rejuvenate their tired revolution. How can they be stopped?



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◆The world this week
Politics this week
Business this week
KAL's cartoon

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◆Leaders
Nuclear proliferation
The riddle of Iran
Aerospace
The meaning of EADS
Monetary policy
From helicopter to hawk
Turkey's election
Of mullahs and majors
The Democrats
The cross of gold
Russia and the Litvinenko case
Learning from the cold war


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◆Letters
On American power, India, Germany, Niels Bohr, pharmaceuticals, flying turkeys, health warnings

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◆Special Report
Turkey's election
A battle for the future

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◆United States
The candidates: John Edwards
Man of the left
Health care
A capital idea
Ron Paul
Paul the apostate
New York's firemen
The swift-trucking of Rudy
The Catholic church
Doing penance
Compensation after Katrina
By wind or by water
Lexington
Let the blowhards blow


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◆The Americas
Education in Mexico
“The teacher” holds back the pupils
Venezuela
Broadcast battles
Brazil
An accident waiting to happen?
Panama
Glitter and graft


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◆Asia
Pakistan
Politics by other means
Dealing with North Korea, continued
Tempting Mr Kim
Japan
Longing for Lionheart
AIDS in India
Not half as bad
Bangladesh
Lock up your leading ladies
Malaysian conservation
Dolly goes swimming
Papua New Guinea
Left behind by Asia's rise

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◆Middle East & Africa
The Palestinians
Who's in charge?
The Palestinians
The West Bank pimpernel pops up
Nigeria
Shilly-shally
Somalia
Reconciliation is as elusive as ever
Côte d'Ivoire
A peace plan under threat
Zimbabwe
Getting horny


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◆Europe
France's Socialist Party
Royal jelly
Treasure-hunting in Spain
Golden hoards
France and work
Sweating in Sarkoland
Minorities in Germany
The integration dilemma
Rebranding Berlin
In search of the 1920s
Charlemagne
Linguistic follies
Correction: Zenica


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◆Britain
Anglo-Russian relations
The big freeze
London mayoral candidates
Boris enters the fray
Punishing Muslim protesters
Crackdown
London Underground
Down the tube
Defence
Carriers without Harriers


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◆International
Papal diplomacy
God's ambassadors
The West and a grumpy Russia
Cutting arms cuts
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◆Business
Business in Africa
Looming difficulties
Corporate scandals
Bush whacked
Aluminium
Gimme smelter
Cigarettes
Third time lucky
Alitalia
Down to earth with a bump
Clean tech in China
Green shoots
Mobile television
The third screen
Face value
Book value
Award


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◆Special Report
The revolution strikes back
Men of principle
Bombs away
The big squeeze
Only engage
The verdict of Qom
Khomeini's children
Sources and acknowledgements
Offer to readers


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◆Finance & Economics
Monetary policy
Allowing himself a smile
Buttonwood
Vanishing vigilantes
Private equity
Walker's way
Austrian banks
Viennese cocktail
The oil price
The visible hand on the tap
Accountancy
Bearing it all
Economics focus
Creeps and bounds
Correction: Big Mac Index

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◆Science & Technology
Computer security
The bounty hunters
Fatigue
Killing time
Mobile commerce
Pay-as-you-talk
Human evolution
The skull man


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◆Books & Arts
The partition of India
The unruly end of empire
The craft of journalism
Dispelling one's own ignorance
The Depression
Sticking pins into an icon
New fiction
Life among the frozen Chosen
Israel and Palestine
The one-state option
Cabaret in New York
A circus for grown-ups


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◆Obituary
Lady Bird Johnson


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◆Economic and Financial Indicators
Overview
Output, prices and jobs
The Economist commodity-price index
The world's biggest companies
Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates
Markets
Health spending