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ISSUE DATE: November 21, 2005

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Cover Story
Asian Cover Story
European Cover Story
Up Front
Editor's Memo
Readers Report
Corrections & Clarifications
Technology & You
Media Centric
The Barker Portfolio

Business Outlook
The Business Week
News: Analysis & Commentary
Washington Outlook
Asian Business
European Business
Global Outlook
Management
The Corporation
Entertainment
Government
Social Issues
Finance
Sports Biz
Economics
Science & Technology
Developments To Watch
Personal Business
Plus
Inside Wall Street
Figures of the Week
Ideas -- Books
Ideas -- Face Time with Maria Bartiromo
Ideas -- Outside Shot

INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS
International -- Readers Report
International -- Global Figures of the Week

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COVER STORY

50 Smart Ways To Use The Web
The big names don't have a lock on innovation. Some lesser-known companies are using many of the same Net technologies -- and changing the face of business
COVER IMAGE: Best Practices

ASIAN COVER STORY

China Design
How the mainland is becoming a global center for hot products
ASIAN COVER IMAGE: China Design
GRAPHIC: Change Of Plan
GRAPHIC: Betting On The Dragon
ONLINE EXTRA: Motorola's New Mission in China
ONLINE EXTRA: Shaping Cars for the Chinese
ONLINE EXTRA: When Foreign Cars Come To China
ONLINE EXTRA: China's Design Dynamos

EUROPEAN COVER STORY

Crisis In France
How welfare state economics failed a generation
EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Crisis In France
GRAPHIC: Could The Violence Intensify?
GRAPHIC: France's Young And Jobless

Man In The Middle Of A Firestorm
As riots rage, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is feeling the heat for his tough policing tactics

UP FRONT

Talk Show

Guidant And J&J: Did Bear Get Burned?

A Tell-All List For Tellers

Jazzing Up Freshman Algebra

Adjustable-Rate Meters

The Edge Of The Hedge

Ray Ozzie: Spelling It Out For Microsoft

Questions? India's Got Answers

EDITOR'S MEMO

New Face, New Voices

READERS REPORT

Love Him, Hate Him, You Can't Ignore Jim Cramer

Clearing The Air About Marlboro's Marketing

Why There's No U In Qantas

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

"Dear Abby, What Happened?" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Nov. 14, 2005)

"Rivals Are Eyeing Wyeth" (Inside Wall Street, Nov. 14, 2005)

"Debt Collection Puts On A Suit" (Finance, Nov. 14, 2005)

TECHNOLOGY & YOU

The Juicy New BlackBerry

MEDIA CENTRIC

Where Ridder Went Wrong

THE BARKER PORTFOLIO

A Promising Paper Route

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

U.S.: Consumers Will Sweat This Stress Test -- But Pass

Housing: There's Still Plenty of Cash Under That Roof

THE BUSINESS WEEK

Where Trade Winds Are Blowing

Wall Street, Fat City

Cracks In Housing

Guidant Goes After J&J

Here Comes TV 2.0

That Slippery Oil Patch

Microsoft's Irish Eyes

Unrest In France

Malone Gets His Man

Grokster Logs Off

Pain Relief For Merck

Controversy Of The Week

NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

The End Of TV (As You Know It)
ONLINE EXTRA: Thriving on Content Overload

Watch Out, Best Buy And Circuit City

Can GM Stop Blowing Cash?

Nasty Thorns In The BlackBerry Patch

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

Free Trade: Forget The Fast Lane

When Is A Hurricane Loss Not A Loss?

Business Loses A Bet In Virginia

ASIAN BUSINESS

Nissan: A Letdown On The Lot

The Twin Engines Of Indian Futures

EUROPEAN BUSINESS

Wal-Mart's British Accent Needs Polish

Time For Infineon To Forget Memory Chips?

GLOBAL OUTLOOK

A Renegade Looks Beyond Siberia

MANAGEMENT

Computer Associates: Clearing A Cloud

THE CORPORATION

Sunoco's Sweeter Spot

ENTERTAINMENT

The Making Of The Color Purple
ONLINE EXTRA: Mamma Mia!: The Birth of a Global Hit
ONLINE EXTRA: Alice Walker: Jazzed About Broadway
ONLINE EXTRA: Hear The Color Purple
ONLINE EXTRA: Hollywood vs. Broadway: Boffo or Bust?

GOVERNMENT

How Tax Reform Adds Up

An All-Out Assault On Sexual Content

SOCIAL ISSUES

America The Uneducated

FINANCE

The Patriot Act: Business Balks

Learning To Love Sarbanes-Oxley

Just Who Is Buying Beverly?

SPORTS BIZ

The Improbable Flight Of The Hornets

ECONOMICS

Inflation: Shoppers vs. The Bond Market

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Spirit Of A Startup Lives On

DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

Sight Of The Bumblebee

Knowing The Real You By Your Walk

The Best 3D Going -- And No Glasses

Of Blindness And Translation

PERSONAL BUSINESS

Hedge Fund Sleuths

Sizing Up Tailored Portfolios

How To Manage Your Asthma

This Infiniti Is A Big Step Up

Kicking Back With Calvados

PLUS

Atlanta By The Sea

Shifting The Load Down Lower

Insuring The Kids' Tuition

INSIDE WALL STREET

CapOne And Wachovia?

United Technologies: Going Up?

Salix Pharmaceuticals: What The Gut Tells You

FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Figures of the Week (.pdf)

Online Extra: Production Index Components

IDEAS -- BOOKS

The Art Of The Chinese Deal

IDEAS -- FACE TIME WITH MARIA BARTIROMO

Hank Greenberg Opens Up

IDEAS -- OUTSIDE SHOT

A Disturbing Disarmament

INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT

How Technology Is Helping Cricket Fans

Big Brother Is Among Us

Kellogg Is Not No. 1 For Women And Minorities

Setting The Record Straight On Solar Flares

INTERNATIONAL -- GLOBAL FIGURES OF THE WEEK

Global Figures of the Week (.pdf)

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