A cheat sheet for the news.

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• Islam: A Peaceful Religion? George W. Bush says yes, Osama Bin Laden says no. Who's right? 
  Seth Stevenson Oct. 19, 2001
  
• Our Man in Oman Could Sultan Qaboos bin Said be any nicer to the United States? 
  Ken Silverstein Oct. 16, 2001
  
• Law, Order, and Terrorism: Other Nations' Remedies 
  Dahlia Lithwick Oct. 6, 2001
  
• Stingers, Stingers, Who's Got the Stingers? We gave them to the mujahideen. We sold them to our allies. Will they end up biting us back? 
  Ken Silverstein Oct. 3, 2001
  
• Crisis Counseling 
  Peter D. Kramer Sept. 21, 2001
  
• Beards Why are they such a turnoff?
  Michael Brus Aug. 10, 2001
  
• The Bull Shark  It lurks in the shallows, even in fresh water. And it loves to kill. 
  Douglas McCollam July 18, 2001
  
• Mommy Undearest 
  Sally Satel July 4, 2001
  
• Ex-Con Nation We locked 'em up. They're getting out. What do we do now?
  David Plotz June 16, 2001