COVER: "The O Team" (p. 20). Senior White House Correspondent Richard
Wolffe examines Barack Obama's campaign team, looking at the presidential
candidate's leadership and management style and how they're all getting
ready for the coming mud war with John McCain and the Republicans. Obama's
advisers insist that the race will be about the big issues because there
are stark contrasts between the candidates over Iraq and the economy.
They're also ready for attacks from another "527" group, like the Swift
Boat veterans who went after John Kerry in 2004. Kerry failed to quickly
strike back. The Obama team says it will not make the same mistake. "You
fight back aggressively and play jujitsu," says David Plouffe, Obama's
campaign manager.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136477
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080511/NYSU003 )
JONATHAN ALTER: "Now On to Florigan!" (p. 29). Senior Editor and
Columnist Jonathan Alter writes that one of the hidden factors pushing
superdelegates away from Hillary Clinton is "Florigan" or "Michida" -- "or
whatever we should call these scofflaw states that moved up their primaries
in defiance of party rules. Out of desperation, Hillary is putting all her
chips on the injustice done to Floridians and Michiganders, even though she
said early in the process that their votes 'shouldn't count.' Never mind
the hypocrisy here." The problem for Hillary, Alter writes, is that party
officials in the other 48 states "don't give a rat's patootie about seating
Florida and Michigan. In fact, they're angry at those states for jumping
the line, then whining about it."
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136477
INTERVIEW: "After 60 Years, No Peace Yet" (p. 32). Special Diplomatic
Correspondent Lally Weymouth, on the 60th anniversary of Israel, interviews
Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, who reflect on the history and future of
Israel.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136437 - Peres interview w/ video
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136105 - Olmert interview
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136439 - Fayyad interview
INTERNATIONAL: "A Curse From the Heavens" (p. 36). Beijing Bureau Chief
Melinda Liu opens this photo essay from Burma, which is still reeling from
the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history. Liu writes that
the one thing keeping many Burmese going is the hope that the cyclone that
hit the densely populated Irrawaddy Delta on May 2 just might signal the
end of Burma's military junta, one of the most corrupt and oppressive
dictatorships on earth.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136365
CRIME: "'These Guys Had To Be Taken Down'" (p. 40). Special
Correspondents Jamie Reno and Dirk Johnson report on the drug raid at San
Diego State University that netted four pounds of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy
pills, 50 pounds of marijuana, 30 vials of hash oil, $60,000 in cash and
two guns, one of them taped to a bed frame. Among those arrested were 95
San Diego State students. The raid, which included crackdowns on several
fraternities, came a year to the day after the overdose death of Jenny
Poliakoff, a 19-year-old student at San Diego State. That tragedy triggered
the undercover operation.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136441
DRUGS: "Old Herb, New Controversy" (p. 41). Senior Writer Brian Braiker
reports on the popularity of the drug salvia, also known as "Magic Mint" or
"Sally-D." It is legal, for the time being, in most states. But with the
proliferation of online companies that advertise and sell salvia-derived
products, it has caught on among young people looking for a new high. In
small doses, salvia contains no known toxicities. But when its extract is
smoked in larger batches, it can yield frightening results.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136317
HEALTH: "War on Wounds" (p. 44). Correspondent Anne Underwood reports
on the growing demand for regenerative medicine, mostly because of the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan. The medicine is a grab bag of techniques that
share the same end-to repair human bodies by helping them regenerate living
tissue, rather than relying on artificial parts. The military's need is
enormous. Thanks to improved medical care, 90 percent of soldiers who are
injured in Iraq and Afghanistan are surviving.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136309
SOCIETY: "O Father, Where Art Thou?" (p. 45). Associate Editor Joshua
Alston reviews a new book that tries to change the image of the absent
black father from children's lives. In "The Beautiful Struggle" by
Ta-Nehisi Coates, he writes that while his father was a free spirit and
fathered seven children with four different women, he was a source of
security and stability in a neighborhood subject to rampant, random
violence. Coates and other authors are in a position to change the
stereotype that black men are irresponsible and indifferent to fatherhood.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136335
BUSINESS: "Penthouse Gets Pious" (p. 47). Los Angeles Correspondent
Jennifer Ordonez reports on how the proliferation of online porn has forced
standard fare adult magazines like Playboy and Penthouse to diversify their
businesses. Last December, Penthouse acquired social network behemoth
Various, Inc. The company's subsidiaries now include a number of online
dating sites, with a combined 250 million members since they were founded,
and 1.2 million current subscribers who pay for content.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136306
TELEVISION: "America's Next Top Mormon" (p. 52). Editorial Assistant
Sally Atkinson reports on the influx of Mormons on reality-TV shows.
They've won "The Biggest Loser," "The Rebel Billionaire," and "Survivor."
And they're closing in on the biggest reality-TV prize of all: "American
Idol." With all its conniving, backstabbing and sexuality, reality TV may
seem like a strange place for Mormons to congregate. That cultural
disconnect is obviously part of the attraction for viewers and casting
directors alike. But for Mormon contestants themselves, the motivation is
more complex. Some are testing the limits of their buttoned-down religion.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/135758
MEMOIR: "Unable to Forget" (p. 55). Senior Editor Jerry Adler reports
on a new book "The Woman Who Can't Forget," the memoir of a 42-year-old
California woman named Jill Price. She can recall almost every day of her
life since childhood. Price has no special aptitude for memorizing lists of
words or numbers, or for facts or stories or languages. She was an average
student. What Price does remember -- obsessively, uncontrollably and with
remarkable accuracy -- is stuff that happened to her.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136334
TIP SHEET: "Summer Camp for Losers" (p. 56). Special Correspondent Tara
Weingarten reports on the benefits of families going to weight-loss camps.
Since many families put on weight together, it makes sense to lose it
together. Program options include high-end camps, as well as less expensive
outpatient services. Most of these offer a combination of fun activities
mixed with group therapy, parenting classes and medical checkups. Experts
say these types of programs, where kids and parents make a commitment to
losing weight together, tend to have lasting results.
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/default.aspx
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