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The Guilt of the Survivors
How do you talk to friends about job loss if you're still gainfully employed? Or--worse--what do you say if you're actually doing well in this economic crisis? We explore how folks who've survived the meltdown are handling relationships with those who haven't. Plus: a downturn etiquette quiz.


The Descent of Country
The 44th annual Country Music Awards may have passed, but that doesn't mean country music is what it used to be. We look back at the history of the genre, and at its biggest stars, from traditional to trite.



Highlights

• In The Gaggle, Holly Bailey and the rest of the White House team file daily reports from the halls of power.
• In his column this week, Michael Hirsh writes about Warren Buffet's role in Obama's financial rescue plan.
• Check out our new global economics blog, Wealth of Nations, with writing by Rana Foroohar and others.
• Follow the latest twists in the intel wars each week in Terror Watch, by Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball.
• Eleanor Clift helps unravel Washington's inner workings in her weekly column, Capitol Letter.
  

The Popularity Index
These are the most-read stories, photo galleries and interactives on Newsweek.com for the week ending April 3.

1. Photos: The Greediest People of All Time

2. Obama’s Nobel Headache
Paul Krugman has emerged as Obama's toughest liberal critic. He's deeply skeptical of the bank bailout and pessimistic about the economy. Why the establishment worries he may be right.
By Evan Thomas
 
3. Generation Diva
How our obsession with beauty is changing our kids.
By Jessica Bennett
 
4. Out of the Closet, at Gunpoint
I thought I'd never tell my Muslim parents that I'm gay. Then a terrifying encounter gave me no choice.
By Shariq Mahbub

5. Photos:  A Century of Outrageous Beauty Ads
 
6. Lab Notes: The Great UFO Hoax of 2009
By Sharon Begley
 
7. Photos: The Changing Face of Compton
 
8. Photos: An Artist Looks at Cosmetic Surgery Offices

9. Photos: Crazy Beauty-Enhancing Treatments
 
10. Photos: History of Economic Downturns




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