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THE GLOBAL AGENDA
Sistani ends the siege
UPDATED Aug 30th 2004

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has struck a deal to end the bloody siege of Najaf’s Imam Ali shrine. But the agreement leaves rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr at large and confirms Mr Sistani as a figure who wields uncomfortable influence over the Iraqi government ... more



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The Republican convention
Make or break in Manhattan
UPDATED Aug 31st 2004

Poverty in America
How the other 12.5% live
Aug 30th 2004

The Darfur conflict
Another push for peace
UPDATED Aug 30th 2004

Russia’s airline disaster
A nation's fears reawakened
UPDATED Aug 30th 2004

Australia’s election
The battle for mortgageville
Aug 31st 2004

The Buttonwood column
Growing pains
Aug 31st 2004

OPINION

The Bush presidency
After a tumultuous first term, George Bush has much to be proud of—and much to reconsider
Aug 26th 2004

Letters
On American presidents, Russian business, Afghanistan, Canada, Gujarat, Venezuela, scientific publishing, toothlessness
Aug 26th 2004

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WORLD

George Bush, contradictory conservative E+
Despite the narrowness of his mandate, George Bush has done more to alter America's profile abroad, and its government at home, than any president in years
Aug 26th 2004

Vietnam and the presidency
John Kerry's war record gets shot at
Aug 26th 2004

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The Caribbean's alarmingly spendthrift governments
The party's over
Aug 26th 2004

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Pakistan's new prime minister
With a technocrat as prime minister, Pakistan is still far from democracy
Aug 26th 2004

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The pope and the Orthodox
Although an ailing pope may never visit Moscow, an icon goes before him
Aug 26th 2004

Britain's stress “epidemic”
Work is safer. But workers now complain of new ailments such as stress
Aug 26th 2004

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(including Britain)

Water for the poor E+
More poor people have safe water than ever before. But why is it taking so long?
Aug 26th 2004

The US army's robot interpreter
A high-tech weapon for the war to win Iraqi hearts and minds
Aug 26th 2004

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PEOPLE

Mayo Shattuck and the revival of energy trading
Regaining energy
Aug 26th 2004

Julia Child, cookery teacher
Under her trilling and exuberant guidance, Americans came to embrace at least the cooking of France
Aug 26th 2004

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BOOKS

The rise and impact of cities
A sprawling look at cities through the ages
Aug 26th 2004

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Chicanery in Formula One?

Legal and commercial disputes are threatening the future of grand-prix racing...more

US election 2004: The Economist/YouGov poll

Updated background briefings on: John Kerry, Pakistan's politics, Bangladesh, motor racing, Nepal, Catholicism, British Airways, Thailand's politics, the CIA, and more

Cities Guide: a tour of New York's contemporary art galleries; kung fu crickets in Hong Kong; stones and glass houses in Brussels; see London's “Vanishing Elephant



Country Briefings: Recently updated forecasts on France, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Denmark and Thailand

BUSINESS

The future's a gas
Why worry about high oil prices, when a boom in natural gas may be on the way?
Aug 26th 2004

Are American businessmen softies?
A new business book causes a stir, even before its publication
Aug 26th 2004

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FINANCE

The future of Deutsche Bank
Germany's biggest bank will soon be not much of a bank, unless it changes course
Aug 26th 2004

Education and economic growth E+
A breakthrough in measuring the knowledge economy
Aug 26th 2004

Knocking zeroes off currencies
Nought to worry about
Aug 26th 2004

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Satellite observatories
Two of NASA's flagship satellites celebrate their birthdays
Aug 26th 2004

From factoids to facts
At last, a way of getting answers from the web
Aug 26th 2004

Technology Quarterly
Smart fluids, smart dust, wireless recharging, a brief history of Wi-Fi, and lots more

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MARKETS

Economic and financial indicators
Aug 26th 2004

Emerging-market indicators
Aug 26th 2004

Consumer confidence
Aug 26th 2004

Hedge-fund performance
Aug 26th 2004

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Which nations are first, second and third in worldwide alcohol consumption, all three consuming more than ten litres of pure alcohol per person in 2002?
Germany, Belgium, Finland
Russia, Denmark, Britain
Luxembourg, Hungary, Ireland
Czech Republic, Netherlands, France

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