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[My Interest] The World of Newsweek

ARGENTINA: Newsweek Argentina (dated 02.03.10)


COVER STORY: Julio Cobos: Do the Vice President's "Peronist" Tendencies Help or Hurt His Presidential Ambitions?

 
 
 
RUSSIA: Newsweek Russky (dated 02.06.10)


COVER STORY: Prisoner of the Caucasus: Alexander Kholponin, New Head of the North Caucasus Federal District

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TURKEY: Newsweek Türkiye (dated 02.03.10)

COVER STORY: Beware: Toxins at Your Fingertips

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
POLAND: Newsweek Polska (dated 02.06.10)


COVER STORY: Celebrities and Charity

MIDDLE EAST: Newsweek in Arabic (dated 02.02.10)


COVER STORY: Obama and the Inspiration Gap: The Trailblazer's Lost ALSO FEATURED: Iran: the Case for Regime Change

 
 
 
KOREA: Newsweek Korea (dated 02.03.10)


COVER STORY: Davos 2010: Economics Are Having an Identity Crisis


JAPAN: Newsweek Nihon-Ban (dated 02.03.10)


COVER STORY: Haiti: The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in History

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