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Bush v. Gore, the Rematch
Well, actually, it was more of a caption contest. Al Gore returned to the White House for the first time since December 2000. Finally, he came face to face with the man who had kept him from the Oval Office. Yet we have no idea what was said. "It was a private meeting," Gore declared. So we asked readers to take a guess. And here, as judged by Andrew Romano, author of our Stumper politics blog, is the winner: "Are those drapes made of hemp?"

Should We Just Stay Home?
The sinking of the cruise ship Explorer in the ice off Antarctica was a reminder that adventure travel has its downside. Take a photographic tour of the perils of remote vacations, from the Himalayas to Uganda.

Oscars, online gaming, the Beijing Games: the week ahead on Newsweek.com.
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Join Charles Simonyi for a Turning Points Live Talk about space travel, Thursday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., ET.
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3. Less (Information) Is More
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4. Growing Up Giuliani
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6. Cocktails and Consequences
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9. Barack Strikes Back
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India's Big Transformation
It's become a cliché to call India a rising giant, but it can be easy to forget how far the country has come. Once known primarily for poverty and confrontation in Kashmir, India now boasts high-tech companies, a growing middle class and easing tensions on the border. A photo gallery explores the changing country.


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Photos: The Real Rudy Giuliani
A look at the defining moments in the life of the current GOP presidential front runner.

The Huckabee Factor
Assessing the preacher's post-debate bounce. How far can he take this thing?

Less (Information) Is More
According to a new book, most people think too much before they make important decisions.

Growing Up Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani was raised to understand that fine line between saint and sinner. The making of his moral code.

Cocktails and Consequences
Studies on the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption abound, but many apply more to men than women. Here are five factors women should consider before they drink.

Gallery: Monkeys in the Middle
Can India's various primate species coexist with the dominant one--Homo sapiens?

Theres No Place Like...Iraq?
Refugees are returning, though it's tough to resettle them without worsening sectarian divisions.

Barack Strikes Back
He's still a little uneasy pursuing politics as a game, played to win. But Obama is suiting up now.

MacGyver in Mesopotamia
Sill string, tampons, saran wrap: U.S. soldiers in Iraq get innovative.

AIDS Timeline
The HIV/AIDS epidemic began in 1981. Some milestones from the last 26 years.


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Stanford energy expert David Victor explains why the Bali talks may do the climate more harm than good.
No more Velvet Revolutions. Daniel Drezner writes that autocrats are getting good at blocking reformers.
See the first in a weekly series of videos by Fareed Zakaria on the most important issues facing world leaders.
The safest U.S. cities have something in common, explains Christopher Dickey. They’re full of immigrants.
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has fallen on hard times, explains former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda.