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The New Coop de Ville
Urban dwellers across the country are taking up small-scale backyard chicken-farming. In the last year alone, grass-roots groups from Maine to Montana have overturned city ordinances banning the practice. The eggs are fresh, and the numbers are surprising. Just don't let the kids get too attached. As the founder of UrbanChickens.org wrote of her first killing, "It's kinda messy, and it's a little smelly. But it's quite real."
Cross-Border Health Care
American companies are in the midst of a hospital construction boom in Mexico, seeking to keep pace with the growing demand for low-cost medical procedures south of the border.
Highlights
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- Read the latest Spectrum column by Dean Ornish M.D., who covers new research in health, diet and fitness.
- Read Michael Hirsh's The World From Washington column, in which he explores Obama's foreign-policy challenges.
- For the most recent scientific research and developments, check out Sharon Begley's blog, Lab Notes.
- In their weekly column, Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball look at how Obama may handle terror threats.
- As Washington prepares for an Obama White House, Eleanor Clift takes the temperature on Capitol Hill.
The Secrets of the 2008 Campaign
The most popular stories, photo galleries and interactives on Newsweek.com for the week ending Nov. 14.
'The Final Days'
A team of Newsweek reporters reveal the secret battles and private fears behind an epic election.
'Gallery: Famous Johns Exposed'
News that New York's Eliot Spitzer would not be prosecuted spurred a look at pols and prostitutes.
'A History of the Flu'
A photographic record of the damage done by influenza over the last three centuries.
'The Saks Girls on Sarah Palin'
The campaign's over, but readers are still enjoying a shop-floor view of the GOP veep pick's fashions.
'How He Did It'
Chapter 1 of the Newsweek election project looks at Barack Obama's improbable rise.
'Prosecuting Johns'
Should Eliot Spitzer go to court? Why allowing prostitutes' clients to break the law is a mistake.
'Hackers and Spending Sprees'
Highlights from Newsweek's special election project: security breaches and clothing drama.
'The Great Debates'
Newsweek's election report goes backstage as Obama and McCain square off.
'World Party'
Obama's victory set off celebrations in the streets around the globe. A photographic record.
'Center Stage'
In this chapter of Newsweek's report, Obama sweats Clinton, and McCain gambles.
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Achoo! A History of the Flu
Over the past three centuries, the world has seen a new flu pandemic every 30 or 40 years. Before the age of vaccines, millions of people died when new strains cropped up. In 1918, a worldwide outbreak of the Spanish flu killed about 50 million people--more than died in all of World War I. Our photo gallery looks back at the flu--from the earliest recorded cases to the vaccine shortages of the 21st century.
Highlights
These are some of the bloggers, guest writers and columnists you can find on Newsweek.com.
- Sameer Reddy ponders fashion for the recession and wonders if we're in store for a return to more authentic looks.
- Eleanor Clift and our Washington bureau lay out the presidential transition on our new politics blog, Powering Up.
- How do you kill a cockroach? Sharon Begley explores this and other questions of science on her blog, Lab Notes.
- Submit your questions about energy online. Fareed Zakaria will use the best ones in upcoming interviews.
- In a new video, Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations details Obama's foreign-policy challenges.
A Historic U.S. Election Captivates the World
These are the top 10 stories on Newsweek.com's international site for the week ending Nov. 14.
1. 'Chapter 7: The Final Days'
Obama was leading in the polls. But McCain almost seemed to glory in being the underdog.
2. 'Photos: The Saks Girls on Sarah Palin'
A visual assessment of the designer duds Sarah Palin's $150,000 makeover yielded.
3. 'Chapter 1: How He Did It'
A team of Newsweek reporters reveals the secret battles and private fears behind an epic election.
4. 'Hackers and Spending Sprees'
Highlights from the election project reveal hacked computers and a lavish spending spree.
5. 'Chapter 6: The Great Debates'
McCain bristled at reducing his opinions to sound bites. Obama prepped as if taking the bar exam.
6. 'Photos: Obama's Huge Victory Parties'
From Chicago to Kenya to Japan, celebrations for Obama's victory spanned the globe.
7. 'Chapter 5: Center Stage'
Obama's aides worried about the Clintons. McCain impulsively chose Sarah Palin.
8. 'Chapter 3: The Long Siege'
The fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama played out until the very last primary.
9. 'Chapter 4: Going Into Battle'
McCain's inner circle altered the campaign. The candidate's best hope was to bring down Obama.
10. 'Now for the Governing'
As the glow fades, these are the challenges the new administration will have to face right away.
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