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THEWEEK<br />
8 March 2008<br />
Issue 655<br />
£2.35<br />
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(Aus $4.95)<br />
www.theweek.co.uk<br />
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THE BEST OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN MEDIA<br />
Best British Articles<br />
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Leave middle-class<br />
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4 NEWS The main stories…<br />
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What happened What the editorials said<br />
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The Clinton comeback Tuesday's primaries were billed as <br />
…and how they were covered NEWS 5<br />
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What the commentators said<br />
The Democratic race has now come down to “a contest of numbers versus narrative”, said<br />
John Dickerson in Slate.com. The numbers are <br />
6 NEWS Politics<br />
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Controversy of the week<br />
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Prince Harry's war<br />
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“He's ginge, he's loud, he's done us f***ing proud. Nice one,<br />
Harry.” That's what the squaddies who fought alongsi<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 1" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=1"> THEWEEK 8 March 2008 Issue 655 £2.35 (Aus $4.95)</a> www.theweek.co.uk THE BEST OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN MEDIA Best British Articles Leave middle-class drinkers alone 14 People The hect
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 2" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=2"> 4 NEWS The main stories… What happe</a>ned What the editorials said The Clinton comeback Tuesday's primaries were billed as
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 3" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=3"> …and how they were covered NEWS 5 What the </a>commentators said The Democratic race has now come down to “a contest of numbers versus narrative”, said John Dickerson in Slate.com. The numbers are
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 4" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=4"> 6 NEWS Politics Controver</a>sy of the week Prince Harry's war “He's ginge, he's loud, he's done us f***ing proud. Nice one, Harry.” That's what the squaddies who fought alongsi
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 5" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=5"> Europe at a glance NEWS 7 Dublin St</a>reet murder prompts racist fears: The Irish government has denied that the murder of two young Polish men in a suburb of Dublin last month was a racis
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 6" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=6"> 8 NEWS The world at a glance Seattle </a>Fury as $40bn contract goes to Europe: The Pentagon has decided to award a $40bn contract to replace the air force's ?eet of airborne tankers to the E
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 7" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=7"> The world at a glance NEWS 9 Nairobi </a>Power-sharing deal agreed: Just two days after announcing that he had suspended Kenya's con?dential peace talks, former UN secretary-general Ko? Annan
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 8" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=8"> 10 NEWS People What bother</a>s Barnes In his new book, Julian Barnes writes movingly about his family – his garrulous mother, who succumbed to Alzheimer's disease; his quiet, iron
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 9" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=9"> Brie?ng NEWS 13 Jersey's secr</a>ets An ongoing child abuse scandal has put the largest of the Channel Islands into the spotlight What is happening in Jersey?
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 10" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=10"> 14 NEWS Best articles: Britain Targeti</a>ng the “sloshed of suburbia” Tim Hames The Times Why Brown must sharpen his message Jackie Ashley The Guardian The “philistine
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 11" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=11"> Best of the American columnists NEWS 15 </a> If there's one thing the Democratic presidential candidates agree on, says Steve Chapman, it's the
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 12" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=12"> 16 NEWS Best articles: Foreign The Turki</a>sh invasion: a massive gamble that paid off So, Turkey finally acted on its
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 13" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=13"> 18 NEWS Talking points Pick of the</a> week's Gossip Ken Livingstone's race relations adviser, Lee Jasper, resigned this week after the Evening Standard (London) published the saucy email
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 14" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=14"> Talking points NEWS 19 Heathrow: w</a>ho needs a third runway? “Barring a last-minute change policy, it's the traveller's of he
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 15" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=15"> 20 NEWS Sport Rugby: the an</a>guish and self-doubt of an England hero At the age of 28, Jonny Wilkinson has scored h
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 16" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=16"> Sport NEWS 21 Football: a </a>good week for English teams Until this week, Meanwhile, Cristiano Arsenal's
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 17" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=17"> 22 NEWS Health & Science What the sc</a>ientists are saying… Viagra fertility warning to blame for triggering eating disorders in Men who use Viag
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 18" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=18"> LETTERS </a> 23 Pick of the week's correspondence To The Independent Please stop your irresponsible campaign against antidepressants. How many lives have been
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 19" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=19"> 24 ARTS </a> Review of reviews: Books three categories: the ideological terrorists,
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 20" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=20"> Drama ARTS 25 </a> A mother-son relationship so a feat. Coward defe
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 21" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=21"> 26 ARTS Film Margot at </a>the Wedding Dir: Noah Baumbach 1hr 33mins (15) Family dysfunction with Nicole Kidman ? Noah Baumbach's follow-up to the marvell
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 22" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=22"> Art ARTS 27 Exhibition o</a>f the week: Pompeo Batoni National Gallery, London WC2 (020-7747 2885). Until 7 May During his lifetime, Pompeo Batoni
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 23" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=23"> Best books… Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Archer, the au</a>thor and former politician, chooses six books by exceptional storytellers. His latest book, A Prisoner of Birth, is published by Macmillan (£18.99) O
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 24" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=24"> Best properties on the market 29 Cott</a>ages in beautiful settings for under £350,000 63 New Cottage, Easdale Island, Argyll. No. 63 forms part of a terrace that is cur
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 25" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=25"> 30 Best properties on the market Hou</a>ses with tennis courts Somerset: Kyrle House, Ashbrittle, near Wellington. An imposing country house, half Georgian and half Victorian Gothic,
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 26" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=26"> Travel LEISURE 33 This week's </a>dream: sake, sushi and powdery snow Japan has enjoyed a “long love affair”
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 27" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=27"> 34 LEISURE </a> Food & Drink What the experts recommend Comfort Food Co 24 Pudding Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne (0191-261 1525) Just a short walk f
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 28" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=28"> Consumer LEISURE 35 New cars: Merc</a>edes-Benz CLK Black Series Price: £100,000 On paper, the CLK Black looks like a
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 29" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=29"> 36 Obituaries The foun</a>ding father of American conservatism William F. Buckley Jr, who
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 30" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=30"> CITY </a> 37 Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed VW/Porsche/Scania: empire-building
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 31" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=31"> Commentators CITY 39 </a> Given the prospect of a nasty slowdown or recession, the Darling must Ctahxacnuctesllaonrdmsapyenwdeinllgf
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 32" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=32"> 40 CITY Talking points Issue of t</a>he week: the collapse of Peloton Does the implosion of one of the City's leading hedge funds mark the beginning of the end of th
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 33" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=33"> Shares CITY 43 Who's tippin</a>g what Eaga The Mail on Sunday Eaga helps homes cut energy bills by making them more ef?cient (and greener). It puts in better boilers, insulates h
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 34" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=34"> 44 The last word A thou</a>sand years of tinkering with time Every four years, we have to spend an extra day at work (unpaid) – while those born on 29 February suffer the gross
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 35" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=35"> The last word 45 once e</a>very three years, rather than the 1588, which was supported by G
<a title="The Week 08 March 2008 page 36" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=sgppp&pageid=36"> Crossword sponsored by 47 THE WEEK CROSSWORD 585 </a> A PURE DAB digital radio will be given to the sender of the first correct solution to the crossword and the clue of the week opened on Monday 17 Marc
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