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War Zone

War Zone

The violence in Juárez has spared no one. Last year, more than 1,300 people were murdered, including 8 who were killed during a prayer meeting. Yet only a handful of people have been brought before a judge. No one is sure what to believe or who is in charge. By Sito Negron

Recount

Recount

Eight years ago, the closest presidential election ever was settled in a political street fight that put George W. Bush in the White House. Matthew Dowd, Dan Bartlett, James Baker, Mark McKinnon, and Donald Evans remember. An oral history of the Florida recount

What’s in Your Wallet?

What’s in Your Wallet?

The recession may have escaped your attention if you decided that 2008 was the year to cut yourself off from society, shed all material belongings, live off the land, and grow your own food. Actually, that gives you a pretty good head start. Web exclusive by Eileen Smith

Oh, What a Feeling!

Oh, What a Feeling!

With the Big Three teetering on the brink, it’s worth noting that the Toyota plant in San Antonio is still motoring. It’s one of the city’s largest employers, with close to 2,000 Texans on the payroll. Web exclusive by Pamela Colloff

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Talking with Susan Orlean

Evan Smith sits down with the best-selling author of The Orchid Thief as she talks about her newest children’s book, Lazy Little Loafers.

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America’s Best Writers

Senior editor Michael Hall discusses his profiles of 37 wrongly convicted men on the LawBusiness Insider radio show.

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Conviction

Dallas district attorney Craig Watkins and James Waller, one of the exonerated, discuss DNA and the falsely accused. The first in a continuing series of Texas Monthly Live events.

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Be sure to check out our recipe swap, where readers share their tips and favorite holiday menus. Post your own!

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