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Page One |
| The energy crisis that wasn't | |
| While weather and an economic downturn have lessened demand temporarily, the United States is still in a power deficit, which prolonged extreme conditions could expose. By Mark Sappenfield | |
| In codes of privacy, new cracks | |
| As lawyers debate their confidentiality code, the ethos of privacy is increasingly seen as obsolete, or even dangerous to society. By Craig Savoye | |
| In two years, Falun Gong nearly gone | |
| After two years of arrests, reeducation programs, and media attacks, most of the sect's top echelon of leaders are in camps or behind bars. By Robert Marquand | |
| Rangers begin to unbuild, unpave national parks | |
| Strained ecosystems and public outcries are prompting parks to remove buildings, unpave parking lots, and make the nation's natural paradises just a little more natural. By Daniel B. Wood |
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World |
| Mexico protests US truck rules | |
| The dispute could prove a harbinger of protectionism and an increasingly testy trade relationship as the US and Mexican economies continue to slow. By Dan Murphy | |
| Bosnian newspaper crosses ethnic divide | |
| In Bosnia, where newspaper readership is divided along ethnic lines, one Bosnian Serb journalist is demonstrating the transcendent power of the pen. By Arie Farnam | |
| US ambassador starts off on stern foot with Germany | |
| Criticism of Germany's military funding and NATO commitment is causing German leaders some consternation about the prospects for relations with the Bush administration. By Daryl Lindsey | |
| Reporters on the Job | |
| Our international correspondents share personal tales from the field. | |
| Correction |
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USA |
| Tough time to sell mix of stocks, Social Security | |
| Bush will need the help of a bipartisan commission to convince Americans to invest Social Security in a sagging market. By Ron Scherer | |
| In New York, waiting in line is a white-linen affair | |
| People queue up all night for free Shakespeare in the Park tickets, with mini-bars, lamps – and tiffs between East Siders and West Siders. By Sara B. Miller | |
| The maturing of Bush as lobbyist-in-chief | |
| Bush's new hands-on style is beginning to elicit favorable comparisons with famous arm-twisters like President Johnson and charmers like President Reagan. By Gail Russell Chaddock and Abraham McLaughlin |
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Editorial |
| Next Stop, the Senate | |
| The House version of Bush's energy bill does about as well on close inspection as a Mexican short-haul truck. | |
| Privacy Alert | |
| Individuals should be their own first line of defense for privacy on the Internet. But activists and public officials alert to any undermining of this basic value are indispensable. | |
| Today's cartoon |
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Opinion |
| Why children must forage | |
| A community safe for children to forage not only improves its livability, but ensures the conservation sensibilities of the generation to come. By Ed Hunt | |
| The little guy v. HMOs | |
| If we are going to curb the ability of ordinary Americans to seek legal redress, then we should do so for the big boys, too. The right to sue helps ensure that most people won't have to. By Jonathan Rowe | |
| Letters |
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Work & Money |
| Company lines | |
| Shoppers these days expect to conduct business 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To cope, large corporations and small retailers are outsourcing customer service to third-party specialists. By Noel C. Paul | |
| The limits of outsourcing | |
| Mercenary customer service representatives may not always share their client companies' missions, or have a real stake in preserving the loyalty of customers. By Clayton Collins | |
| A sector fund in your future? | |
| With the US stock market slipping and sliding and clawing its way through 2001, bold investors can take another avenue to eke out gains: buying into sector funds. By Guy Halverson | |
| Home buyers seek agents, too | |
| With the increasing high-stakes of home-buying, more shoppers are turning to knowledgeable agents to "kick the tires" for them. By Leah G. Rothschild | |
| Avoiding a house of (credit) cards | |
| Q & A with Robert Manning, an expert on the long and short-term consequences of America's "addiction to credit." By Silja J.A. Talvi | |
| Reformers wrangle over Social Security tack, timeline | |
| The Lewinsky scandal wrecked Clinton's efforts to introduce private accounts into the social security system. The federal tax cut may ruin Bush's attempts to do the same. By David R. Francis | |
| Minimizing taxes in the wake of a divorce | |
| Q & A with the Monitor's financial expert. By Guy Halverson | |
| A Week's Worth | |
| In the pipeline | |
| What's new and maybe useful. By Noel C. Paul | |
| Keeping Track: trends in hiring | |
| Small companies no longer generate most new jobs. Compiled by staff | |
| Americans short on investor know-how ... | |
| A survey finds America's investors sorely lacking in the knowledge of their craft. Compiled by staff | |
| Americans need help on spending | |
| A survey shows that Americans are closer to their credit cards than their budgets. Compiled by staff | |
| Market Monitor | |
| A week's look at stock indexes and interest rates. |
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The Home Forum |
| A sculptor makes great hedgeway | |
| British sculptor David Nash's art crosses conventional boundaries separating arboriculture from sculpture, plant life from art life. By Christopher Andreae | |
| Why feathered friends flock to my lawn | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Ibis like my yard, because for 23 years I've done nothing to the grass but cut it. By Richard LePelley | |
| Words of Note | |
| Today's Article on Christian Science: Just the way we are |
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News in Brief |
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| USA | |
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