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NEWSWEEK: What Mattered Most This Week

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Newsweek.com: What Mattered Most This Week - Our takes on the week's five biggest stories

1. PRESIDENT OBAMA VS. THE RUMORMONGERS

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This week's cover story: How Obama can fight the lies. By Jonathan Alter
What's the science behind the belief that Obama is a Muslim? By Sharon Begley
In an NBC interview, Obama again dismisses belief that he's a Muslim.

2. THE END OF AN ERA AS IRAQ COMBAT ENDS

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In a speech marking the end of the combat operations, Obama says it's 'time to turn the page.'
Obama faced an impossible challenge in his speech. By Michael Hirsh
Don't believe the hype: combat will continue in Iraq. By John Barry
Video: Jonathan Alter discusses the end of the war.

3. DEMS FALTER AHEAD OF MIDTERMS

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NEWSWEEK Poll: Democrats may not be headed for a midterm bloodbath.
John Boehner, the man who would be speaker, is improbably cool. By Howard Fineman
The midterm elections will be a referendum on President Obama. By Eleanor Clift
Alaska's Lisa Murkowski joins the list of beaten incumbents.

4. IS THERE HOPE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE?

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Can Benjamin Netanyahu confound expectations and make peace with the Palestinians? By Dan Ephron
How Israelis view the peace talks. By Ambassador Michael Oren
Why Bibi and Abbas need to ditch the public spectacle and work through back channels. By Dan Ephron
How to temper optimism for Israeli-Palestinian talks.
The newest battleground in the conflict: Wikipedia.

5. THE MOSQUE FIGHT, AT HOME AND ABROAD

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How the mosque controversy is a boon to Taliban recruiters.
Why the 'Ground Zero mosque' will enrich New York. By Ben Adler
The other religion at Ground Zero. By Lisa Miller
Video: Greeting-Card Emergency: Help! My Muslim friend is being demonized.
What can we make of anti-Muslim hate crimes?
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