文档介绍：Table of Contents: November 23, 2009
EDITION: . Vol. 174 No. 20
COVER
The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist? (The Well / Cover)
When an Army major turns mass murderer on America's largest military base, it fuels the worst fear of
terrorism experts: Are lone wolves who don't need an al-Qaeda training camp the new threat to
homeland security?
Photos: Inside the Apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan
A glimpse into the home of the Fort Hood gunman
The Troubled Journey of Major Hasan
A look at the life of the accused Ft. Hood gunman
NATION
The Rogue Returns (Nation)
GOP heartthrob Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight, this time as an author. Is she running for office — or
just the best-seller list?
America's Best College President: Gordon Gee (Education)
Can a 139-year-old school change to meet an economic crisis? Veteran university president Gordon Gee
says, You're darn tootin'
Nine Presidents To Watch (Education)
One theme unites them: endless innovation
ESSAY
The Mystery of the Surge (In the Arena)
There's no guarantee that counterinsurgency tactics will eed in Afghanistan
Happiness Paradox: Why Are Americans So Cheery?
Times are hard — so what are we to make of the sudden outbreak of contentment?
WORLD
A Mandarin Grade School in Minneapolis
In a pioneering Minnesota charter school, you don't have to be Chinese to get a head start in Mandarin.
Saying ni hao to language immersion in the heartland
A Mandarin School in Minneapolis
At the Yinghua Academy, elementary students of every ethnicity study subjects ranging from math to
American history — in Mandarin Chinese.
5 Things the . Can Learn from China (World)
While the . remains mired in an economic funk, the Asian giant drives ceaselessly forward. On the
eve of Obama's first visit there, a look at what the world's rising power can teach us now
BRIEFING
The Moment
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The World
10 ESSENT