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Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 11:58 AM

Issue Dated May 5, 2008

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Picturing a World of Want
In Argentina, India, Indonesia and elsewhere, soaring food prices have created what the World Food Programme has dubbed a "silent tsunami." It's a crisis that threatens to push some 100 million people into poverty and create civil unrest across the globe. We look at the catastrophe--and the reasons for it--in photos


A Farewell to the President

The annual White House Correspondents' dinner attracts a who's who of Washington society, with a smattering of Hollywood thrown into the mix. We'll have video highlights from the April 26 event, George W. Bush's last. 

 

Highlights
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The Top 10 Headlines of the Week
Parenting topics head the list of stories and photo galleries on Newsweek.com during the week ending April 25

'Mom's New Look'

Images from a new picture book for the children of women who have cosmetic surgery

'The Deepest Cut'
The author of a memoir talks about having her breasts removed to lower her cancer risk.

'Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids'
A New York columnist lets her grade-schooler ride the subway alone, provoking a wave of criticism.

'Hillary Drops Back'
A Newsweek Poll shows Barack Obama pulling away from Clinton.

'The Democrats' Wimp Factor'
As Obama's patriotism is questioned, he's starting to look more and more like John Kerry in '04.

'Top 10 First-Aid Mistakes'
From cut fingers to electrical burns--what you should and shouldn't do in a health emergency

'And Now, Story Time'
Clinton's Pennsylvania win hasn't affected thebasic parameters of the race.

'From Horses to Horsepower'
It's not your father's Mercedes. A peek inside the pope's American ride.

'Swift-Boating Obama'
Can the presidential candidate repel the sort of attacks that did in Kerry?

'Misleading Pennsylvania Voters'
Factcheck.org says Clinton and Obama traded bogus charges about health care.


 
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FROM NEWSWEEK'S INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS

A Century of Green Leaders
Today's environmental leaders, such as Nobelists Wangari Maathai and Al Gore, stand on the shoulders of a long list of giants. Across the years, scientists, explorers, heads of state, activists and others have made their case for how humans should manage their interactions with the natural world. A photo gallery explores some of the most influential members of this group.


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Pimp My Popemobile and Save Your Severed Finger

The 10 most-read stories on Newsweek.com's international site for the week ending April 25

1. 'The Deepest Cut'
The author of a new memoir talks about having her breasts removed to lower her cancer risk.

2. 'Top 10 First Aid Mistakes'
From cut fingers to electrical burns:what you should and shouldn't do in a home emergency.

3. 'From Horses to Horsepower'
It's not your father's Mercedes. Daniel Stone takes a peek inside the pope's luxe American ride.

4. 'A New Twist on an Old Spy Case'
The feds have accused an octogenarian of providing classified defense documents to Israel.

5. 'Gallery: America's Most Fuel Efficient Cars'
A look at the small and stylish mini-cars that can help save the planet and your hard-earned cash.
 
6. 'Case Not Closed'
A new development in Perugia's 'extreme sex' murder raises doubts on its Italian investigators.

7. 'Gallery:The Life of Pope Benedict'
A photo retrospective into the life of German Joseph Ratzinger, now the revered Pope Benedict.

8. 'Italian Politics as Unusual'
Silvio Berlusconi wins by a landslide. Why Italy may never be quite the same again.

9. 'The Great Shopping Spree, RIP'
We're missing the year's biggest economic story:the end of the Great American Shopping Spree.

10. 'Mommy 2.0'
A new kids book on plasic surgery tries to explain why mommy has a flatter tummy and cuter nose.
 

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