Table of Contents: Dec. 8, 2003

10 QUESTIONS: Jimmy Carter explains why he wrote a novel and assesses Dean's chances 8

LETTERS 9

NOTEBOOK: Al-Qaeda outsources terror to Turkey; Newt's hand in the Medicare bill; will San Francisco go Green?; Coulter, Rummy and dancing Saddam dolls 21

MILESTONES: Goodbye to pitcher Warren Spahn and literary critic Hugh Kenner 27

WORLD

BUSH'S TURKEY DAY The President's risky visit to the troops in Iraq deftly blended patriotism with politics and provided a preview of a campaign strategy to come 30

NO WAY TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS: U.S. efforts to crack down on militants are also turning ordinary Iraqis...

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