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Nov 4th, 2006

Leaders

America's mid-term elections
The vultures gather
Economics of climate change
Stern warning
Bangladesh
The hole in the middle
The future of Kosovo
Independence days
Global retailing
Trouble at till

United States

The mid-terms
Time to launch the ground war
Trade policy
Slow track
Absentee ballots
Often voting early
New York
Mr Fixit's biggest test
State elections
Thinking local
Senator Kerry steps in
There he goes again
Hell houses
Wooooooooooo
Lexington
Madam Speaker?
Correction: Maine's water wars

The Americas

Nicaragua
Who's afraid of Daniel Ortega?
Brazil's presidential election
Lula's second chance
Bolivia
A hard bargain
Mexico
The feds and the governor

Asia

Bangladesh
Campaign of violence
Pakistan's tribal areas
Tales out of school
North Korea's bomb
Talking again
Chinese summitry
On safari
Indonesia's criminals
Lucky Tommy
Thailand
Thaksin, the comeback kid?

Europe

Serbia and Kosovo
A province prepares to depart
Ethnic groups in Kosovo
The minorities within the minority
Ukraine's politics
Up for grabs
Italy's government
Tantalising
French riots
One year on
The European Commission
Musical chairs
Charlemagne
Mediterranean rivals

Britain

Interest rates
Tethering inflation
London property
Gazumped
Iraq
Bad timing
Transport
Stuck in a tunnel
Rural post offices
Cheques in the post Britain Only
Oxbridge admissions
The $64,000 question Britain Only
Road safety
Knocked down Britain Only
Bagehot
We're all green now. Up to a point
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International

Climate change
It may be hot in Washington too
Deforestation
Stop stop the chop chop
Mercenaries
Blood and treasure
Muslims and security
The price of freedom

Special report

BASF and the chemical industry
Molecular weight
America's mid-term elections
Goodbye to the permanent majority?

Business

Retailing
Setting up shop in India
Media firms and private equity
Hot on the press
BP
Beyond coincidence
Drug retailing
Big deal?
The drug industry
From bench to bedside
QB House
Barbers at the gate
TCL-Thomson Electronics
A grim picture
Face value
The reluctant briber

Finance and economics

China's investment
Dim sums
Treasury bonds
Repo men
Buttonwood
War dividend
Vietnam and the WTO
Marketmaker
Income trusts in Canada
Death and taxes
Bank regulation
A battle over Basel 2
Economics focus
Winds of change

Science and technology

Marine biodiversity
Every little fish
Human evolution
Eyeing up the collaboration
Space policy
Mercy mission
Self-recognition
Mirrors of the mind

Books and arts

The Palestinians
Nations and narratives
American philanthropy
The blackened sheep
Naval warfare
Blood brothers
French fiction
A bad case of over-excitement
The English-speaking world
Going out in the midday sun
Amazon worldwide bestsellers
Crash course

Obituary

Ralph Harris

Emerging-Market Indicators

Overview
Turkey
Economy
Financial markets

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