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ASIA

War in the West

Clashes between ethnic Uighurs and Han Chinese in the city of Urumqi expose the fault lines in China's sensitive Xinjiang region

UNITED STATES

Way Out on the Frontier (Sarah Palin)

Sarah Palin's outsider politics takes her on the road less traveled. But where is she going?

WORLD

Who Needs Charisma? (Leadership)

In the U.S., leaders are expected to look great, sound great and be inspiring. In other countries — not so much

EUROPE

The Broken Hopes Of a Generation (Spain)

Progress toward a better life had been a given for young Spaniards. But like other Europeans of their age, they now face the sobering prospect that prosperity's arc peaked with their parents

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Bird Bonanza (Natural Resources)

In Southeast Asia, harvesting swiftlet nests is a booming — and somewhat shady — cottage industry

LETTERS