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What You Liked
A rundown of the best-read stories of the year on Newsweek.com
1. How He Did It
In
a special report embargoed until Election Day, a team of Newsweek
reporters revealed the secret battles and private fears behind an epic
and historic presidential campaign.
2. Murdered for Being Gay
Kids are coming out younger, but are schools ready to handle the complex issues of identity and sexuality?
3. Trouble in the Hills
A
rural Texas county was suspicious of a secretive religious sect. Then
authorities took hundreds of kids into custody, probing possible abuse.
4. What to Watch For
As
Campaign 2008 drew to a close, noted analyst Nate Silver laid out for
readers the key political hot spots he'd be monitoring on election
night.
5. Michelle, on the Move
In
an exclusive interview, Michelle Obama discussed her future work in the
White House, and the kind of father she wanted the 44th president to be.
6. What Rielle Hunter Told Me
A
seeker and a New Age spiritualist, John Edwards's other woman believed
she could help the presidential contender make history.
7. Deadly Combo
A
pharmacology expert explains how the types of drugs found at Heath
Ledger's apartment can affect the body--and conceivably kill.
8. Make. It. Stop.
The fight against the popular Crocs footwear is long-running and fierce. But now is not the time to lay down the weapons.
9. Our Mutual Joy
Opponents
of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But the Bible gives no good
reason why gays and lesbians should not be married--and a number of
reasons why they should.
10. The Many Faces of Amanda
Seattle
student Amanda Knox and two others have finally been charged with the
Perugia murder of a British student. How their lawyers plan to defend
them.
Indelible Images
The most popular pictorial attractions on Newsweek.com for 2008. For the complete top 10, visit us online.
1. A Century of Medical Oddities
A selection of shocking, macabre artifacts from Philadelphia's Mutter Museum.
2. Large and In Charge
A curious collection of plus-size pets, mammoth mammals and other freaks of nature--from Alabama to Australia.
3. Of Moas and Monsters
A strange figure washed up on New York's Long Island--stirring anew our obsession with mythical creatures.
4. Famous Johns Exposed
How could you, Eliot? Well, he's not alone. Our long list of the rich and powerful brought down by prostitutes.
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you. And see who Newsweek picked as the most important Web leaders of
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FROM NEWSWEEK'S INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
Superrich and Superbad
No single year holds a monopoly on
bad behavior among the superrich. But this was the year of the worst
economic crisis since the Great Depression, and when the tide went out
on high finance, it revealed a lot of rotting fish below the surface. Take a tour of our picks for the worst excesses of 2008 among the global moneyed elite.
How to Fix The World
Our
year-end special edition, Issues 2009, is a repository of advice for
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama from notable names like Joseph E.
Stiglitz, Kevin Rudd and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Read the issue and
its online exclusives.
Highlights
Here are some of the columnists, guest writers and bloggers you can find on Newsweek.com.
- Law professor Lawrence Lessig explains why the government may be the biggest threat to the future of the web.
- Join in the conversation at PostGlobal, where Fareed Zakaria and others talk about the latest global news.
- American Geek, a blog by N'Gai Croal, explores the latest in videogames, gadgets and more.
- Politicians can't just be people -- today they need to be celebrities, argues Sameer Reddy in a new Web column.
- Sharon Begley writes about "death maps," holiday hangover cures and more on her science blog, Lab Notes.
Inmates Speak Out, an iPhone Gold Mine
The 10 most-read stories on Newsweek.com's international site for the week ending Dec. 19
1. 'Photos: Transitions 2008'
A look at lives of the celebrities, inventors, authors and others who passed away this year.
2. 'Photos: Female Inmates Share Their Stories'
Women on the inside describe what brought them to prison, and how prison is changing them.
3. 'Our Disinformed Electorate'
There was no shortage of fact-checking in this election, but millions were bamboozled anyway.
4. 'The Fed Who Blew the Whistle'
Thomas Tamm was entrusted with secrets, and blew the whistle. Is he a hero or a criminal?
5. 'Never Say Die'
Step aside, quacks. The search for longer life has become a real science.
6. 'Our Mutual Joy'
Gay marriage opponents cite Scripture. But what the Bible actually teaches supports the other side.
7. 'There's Gold in Them iPhones'
Some kid in his bedroom can make a million bucks just by writing an application for Apple's iPhone.
8. 'A Not-So-Safe Haven'
What happens to unwanted children after Nebraska amends its child drop-off law?
9. 'Powering Up: Gay Man for Navy Secretary?'
Obama hints at Bill White, who would be the first openly gay man to serve as Navy secretary.
10. 'The Blago Distraction'
A delayed report, even if it's delayed for good reason, isn't great news for Team Obama.
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