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January 2003

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Features

Man in the Middle

Travels with Kofi Annan

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Shadow Wolves

An all-Indian Customs unit possibly the world's best trackers uses techniques to pursue smugglers along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border

Sea Searchers

Scientists launch a $1 billion effort to track marine life worldwide

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Hamilton Takes Command

In 1775, the 20-year-old Alexander Hamilton took up arms to fight the British

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Puzzle of the Century

Is it the fresh air, the seafood, or genes? Why do so many hardy 100-year-olds live in yes, Nova Scotia?

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Magic Kingdom

Within the Adriatic fortress of Dubrovnik, cafés, churches and palaces reflect 1,000 years of turbulent history

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