Mr. President Goes to Africa
On his African tour, President Bush promoted anti-malaria and anti-AIDS projects and pushed for peace in Kenya and Darfur. Meanwhile last week, Tanzanian women wore dresses featuring his image and Liberian radio played a song thanking him for backing the peace process there. All the while--in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia--photographer Charles Ommanney snapped pictures. Browse through them here.
Philharmonic Convergence
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Our columnists are on the trail of the candidates as the political contest hurtles toward the March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas.
The Top 10 List: Obama, Obama and More Obama
The most popular stories and photo galleries on Newsweek.com during the week ending Feb. 22
'Barack's Rock'
Michelle Obama is the one who keeps him real, who makes sure the campaign doesn't go to his head.
'Campus Nightmares'
After Northern Illinois University, a photographic history of school shootings in America.
'Running Dry'
Lake Mead, in the Southwest, could be gone by 2021. How millions of people would be affected.
'The Obama Delusion'
Robert J. Samuelson on the gap between his rhetoric and the reality of his views.
'A Perennial Press Opera'
Be serious! Give us access! The roots of the tension between the Clintons and the media.
'No Traction'
Hillary Clinton's attacks on Barack Obama don't help her in Wisconsin.
'How to Train a Husband'
Want an obedient spouse? A new book says you should coach them like animals.
'Al Gore to the Rescue'
Some Democrats are beginning to wonder about a Gore ballot at the convention.
'Photo Gallery: Moments Before Birth'
Kosovo vows to declare independence from Serbia, risking the wrath of Belgrade and Moscow.
'The Secret Haters'
Even the most politically correct among us may harbor unconscious prejudices.
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The Satellite Shoot-Down
Conspiracy theorists had a field day speculating on possible secret reasons behind the Bush administration's decision to shoot down a dysfunctional spy satellite last week. Was it to prevent harmful debris from falling to earth, as officials claimed, or a chance to destroy evidence of radical new technologies?
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- Are democracies less likely to produce terrorists? Fareed Zakaria investigates the implications for Pakistan.
- Melinda Liu reports from Pyongyang on the New York Philharmonic's historic visit to the North Korean capital.
- From the dresses to the parties, Ramin Setoodeh records all the post-Oscar buzz on his blog, The Gold Digger.
- As Cuba moves beyond Castro, look to Joseph Contreras for the latest news on the country's transition.
- Sarkozy wants kids to feel guilty for the Holocaust. Christopher Dickey explains more in our Why It Matters blog.
Kosovo Brinkmanship and Keeping Barack Modest
The 10 most-read stories on the international edition of Newsweek.com for the week ending Feb. 22
1. 'Gallery: Losing Our Lakes'
Some of the world's biggest bodies of water are drying up, threatening the livelihoods of millions.
2. 'Barack's Rock'
Michelle Obama: the one who makes sure running for leader of the free world doesn't go to his head.
3. 'The Obama Delusion'
There is a deceptive gap between his dazzling rhetoric and the reality of his views.
4. 'How to Train a Husband'
Want an obedient spouse? A new book says you should coach them like animals.
5. 'Stumper: Al Gore to the Rescue?'
He foresaw global warming. Who's to say the Goreacle can't save the Democrats from civil war?
6. 'Gallery: Moments Before Birth'
Kosovo vows to move forward and declare independence from Serbia, risking Belgrade's wrath.
7. 'Campus Sexperts'
Erotic magazines run by students at elite colleges have prospered. So why are they having less sex?
8. 'A Conspiracy Against Diana?'
Dodi's father tells the official inquest what (and who) he believes killed the princess and his son.
9. 'Another Failed State?'
Kosovo's declaration of independence isn't likely to solve its many problems or defuse Balkan tension.
10. 'The End of Conservatism'
Conservative slogans sound anachronistic in the context of today's problems, like a 1970s TV show.
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