NEWSWEEK Media Lead Sheet: July 16, 2007 Issue (on newsstands Monday, July 9).

NEWSWEEK Media Lead Sheet: July 16, 2007 Issue (on newsstands Monday, July 9).

COVER: "Black & White" (p. 22). Senior White House Correspondent Richard Wolffe and Correspondent Daren Briscoe report that the question over whether Illinois junior Senator Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama can appeal to both black and white, while still being true to himself, has long dogged his career and is now following his campaign. A recent Newsweek poll shows that race is no longer the barrier it once was to electing a president. A clear majority-59 percent-says the country is ready to elect an African- American president. But the topic of race is far from a non-issue. To win the election, Obama must ultimately appeal to large swaths of both black and white voters.

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"After the Trailblazers" (p. 29) Correspondent Daren Briscoe writes about rising young black politicians, such as Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty, and Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, all of whom ran mainstream campaigns appealing to all races and represent a 'sea change in black politics,' says Artur Davis, a third-term black congressman who represents Alabama's Seventh District.

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"Signs of Progress" (p. 30) Contributing Editor Ellis Cose writes, "That Obama cannot take the "minority vote" for granted is a reflection of progress in America's struggle to get beyond race. It also is a reflection of the unprecedented diversity among Democratic presidential candidates. With a black man, a Latino-and a white woman, of course-in the race, clan solidarity is less of an issue for minority voters than at points in the past."

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JUSTICE: "Friends in High Places" (p. 35). Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff reports that the Bush White House's decision to give Scooter Libby a pass was made swiftly, and with stealth. Behind the scenes, Bush was intensely focused on the matter, say two White House advisers who were briefed on the deliberations, but who asked not to be identified talking about sensitive matters. Bush asked Fred Fielding, his discreet White House counsel, to collect information on the case. Uncharacteristically, Bush himself delved into the details.

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LAW: "The Power Broker" (p. 36). In an exclusive interview with Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Editor-at-Large Evan Thomas and Stuart Taylor, Jr. discuss the balance of power he holds and the fact that he does not love being called a "swing vote." He told Newsweek that he and earlier denizens of the court's center-Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the late Justice Lewis Powell-"never liked the term 'swing vote' because it indicates that you elect to swing for the purpose of accommodating one side or the other."

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TERROR: "Doctor of Death" (p. 38). Editor-at-Large Evan Thomas and Investigative Correspondent Mark Hosenball report on the seven physicians and one medical technician, sworn to save lives, yet so zealous about killing and the chilling realization that some of the most dangerous extremists are not embittered young men without jobs or hope. They are the elites, or more typically the sons of the elite, who are working out grievances or vengeance with the knowledge and means to find truly dangerous weapons.

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IMMIGRATION: "Border Disorder" (p. 42). In an exclusive interview, Miami Bureau Chief Arian Campo-Flores and Correspondent Monica Campbell speak with Sgt. Julio Cesar Pacheco who won a Purple Heart in Iraq but is now sitting in a jail in Laredo, Texas, after he and two National Guardsmen were indicted on charges of conspiring to smuggle undocumented immigrants across the Mexico/U.S. border. If true, the allegations against attest to the border's formidable ability to corrupt.

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SAFETY: "The Toxic Republic" (p. 44). Americans may suppose they have worries about Chinese products these days, Beijing Bureau Chief Melinda Liu reports. Entrepreneurs across China are cashing in on murky regulation, rampant corruption and consumer ignorance and Chinese are paying the price for it and getting poisoned. "A good system for guaranteeing quality control simply doesn't exist in China," says Wang Hai who has spent 10 years trying to clean up the Chinese marketplace.

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BUSINESS: "Back on His Feet Again" (p. 46). Associate Editor Ramin Setoodeh reports that after a three-year hiatus, of sorts, serving time in prison for securities fraud and money laundering, made shoe designer Steve Madden, 50, into a better man-and a better manager. Showing off his new collection-- he's not letting himself be rattled by critics.

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"Barbarian No More" (p. 47). Senior Editor Daniel Gross writes that Henry Kravis, the 63-year-old Oklahoma-born multibillionaire who cofounded Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts in 1976, is no longer the poster child for the successes-and the excesses-of the private-equity firm industry. Two decades after loudly bursting onto the public stage, Henry Kravis is finding there can be advantages to being second.

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SHARON BEGLEY: "Weaponized Hamburgers?" (p. 49). Columnist Sharon Begley writes that to a post-9/11 lexicon of phrases like "threat level" and "homeland security," we need to add another: food defense. The possibility that the nation's food supply-the list of chemicals that could poison food is almost endless-could be targeted by terrorists has existed since at least the anthrax letters of October 2001, but recent events have underlined just how real the threat is.

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INTERVIEW: "Coach, Teacher, Believer" (p. 52). National Sports Correspondent and Senior Editor Mark Starr talks with Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, the first African-American coach to win the big game, about his new book 'Quiet Strength,' which provides the requisite football snapshots, and his tale in which God, is the No. 1 quarterback, and the biggest challenges come from life, not the New England Patriots.

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MUSIC: "On The Road Again" (p. 54). Correspondent Brian Braiker reports that hard-country musical legends that are approaching 80 have refused to step out of the spotlight. Porter Wagoner, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Charlie Louvin, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson-they're all on the road again. Almost all the kings and queens of country now record on independent labels from Los Angeles to-gasp!- New York, yet they are thriving just as contemporary pop country seems to be losing its way.

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MOVIES: "Kiss, Kiss, Blah, Blah" (p. 57). Movie Critic David Ansen writes that while the last two 'Harry Potter' movies soared, the dull "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" never really takes flight. The storytelling seems occasionally disjointed, but more important, for all the special-effects wizardry, that touch of film magic never surfaces. He hastens to add that there are delights to be had.

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TIP SHEET: "Road Rules for Gadgets" (p. 58). Correspondent Cathy Lu examines how the popularity of smaller, portable devices like BlackBerry's, iPods, laptops, smartphones and videogame players are resulting in new types of overuse injuries. While no one keeps stats on injuries resulting from small devices, their growing popularity has many experts concerned, resulting in new ergonomic techniques to keep workers safe.

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