Dashboard: Sep. 17, 2007

LAKE TAWAKONI STATE PARK, TEXAS A 200-yd. (180 m) spiderweb blankets seven trees

BASRA, IRAQ British troops withdraw from Basra Palace

SAN FRANCISCO Heat wave leaves over 500,000 without power

DES MOINES, IOWA Gay couple marries after state strikes down ban

WUHAN, CHINA Parent sleepover on first day of college

SHIRAZ, IRAN Iran executes 21 criminals in a single day

THE MAP [This article contains a detailed map. Please see hardcopy of magazine.]

How Free Is Your Country?

According to the Worldwide Governance Indicators report, which ranks countries by the amount of freedom citizens have to voice opinions and select...

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