NEWSWEEK Media Lead Sheet: September 24, 2007 Issue (on newsstands Monday, Sept. 17).

NEWSWEEK Media Lead Sheet: September 24, 2007 Issue (on newsstands Monday, Sept. 17).

COVER: "The World According to Greenspan" (p. 26). Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Gross writes that former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan considers himself the luckiest economist in the world steering the economy through turbulence to unprecedented growth. "I was very fortunate," Greenspan tells Newsweek of his tenure, which lasted from August 1987 to January 2006. "I emerged on the scene at the beginning of this extraordinary half-generation." He has been appointed and reappointed by four presidents, and having overseen almost two decades of nearly uninterrupted growth -- the U.S. economy suffered just two brief recessions under his watch -- Greenspan has arguably been the most successful public official of the past three decades.

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"The Oracle Reveals All" (p. 32). As part of the cover package, Dan Gross and Editor Jon Meacham have a candid conversation with Greenspan about the housing bubble burst, the sub-prime mortgage market melt down, and the credit crunch, which critics have charged the Fed contributed to by keeping interest rates low for so long. "This particular problem was an accident waiting to happen," he says. "The euphoria that existed in the expansion of the housing market bubble induced investors around the world who'd had a huge buildup in liquidity ... to invest in something with a higher rate of return. And, lo and behold, the sub-prime mortgage market provided it."

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CONTRARY INDICATOR: "Pocket More Green With 'Green' Hype" (p. 22). Senior Editor Daniel Gross writes that for companies large and small, going green is now a surefire way to cut through the clutter because they can earn valuable free air time that doubles as an objective third-party endorsement. As a result, many companies might be better off dispensing with high-concept advertising altogether.

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IRAQ: "In the Face Of Death" (p. 34). Special Correspondent Sam Knight reports on the story of Hazim Hanna and Emal Meskoni, an Iraqi couple who became two of the first Iraqis working as translators for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and were kidnapped and eventually killed. Their sad story illustrates the perilous dangers to the estimated 100,000 Iraqis who have worked for the American military, contractors, and civilian companies.

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FAREED ZAKARIA: "Go Down in Iraq, But Go Long" (p. 38). Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria writes that without political change, military success in Iraq is meaningless. The surge has proved that more troops can produce enhanced security, but eventually American troops will have to leave. "What will cement the security in those places that we control now is a political deal among various factions in which they're all invested in stability," Zakaria writes. "Without such a power-sharing agreement, the order we build will degenerate when we leave -- whether that's six months from now or six years from now."

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MIDDLE EAST: "A Mission of Mystery" (p. 40). Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Dan Ephron and Investigative Correspondent Mark Hosenball report that the specter of Iran's nuclear program loomed over the covert mission of Israeli warplanes that flew deep into Syrian airspace earlier this month. An incursion the Arab League called "unacceptable," but most Mideast governments kept quiet. Syria's ambassador to the United States tells Newsweek the Israeli warplanes dropped munitions in the open desert near Dayr az Zawr before fleeing; he promised his country would retaliate in a manner and at a time of its choosing.

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ELLIS COSE: "Little Rock, 50 Years Later" (p. 41). Contributing Editor Ellis Cose writes about the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine: teenagers charged with integrating that city's finest high school in 1957. "Today, like much of the rest of America, Little Rock grapples with a continuing achievement gap in its schools and economic distress in disproportionately minority neighborhoods," Cose writes. "But there is still a point in remembering how we got here, and remembering how determined some people were to keep Americans apart -- if only because it reminds us of why it remains so hard for us to come together."

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CAMPAIGN 2008: "With a Little Help From My Friends" (p. 42). Investigative Correspondents Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball report on the mysterious Norman Hsu, once a top "Hill-Raiser" -- someone who brings in more than $100,000 for the campaign -- and how his criminal record could have slipped through the cracks in the Clinton campaign's vetting process for political donors. A Newsweek examination of donor records required under federal election laws suggests Hsu was perhaps even more deeply involved with the Clinton campaign than has been reported.

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POLITICS: "A Xenophobic Zeitgeist" (p. 44). Miami Bureau Chief Arian Campo-Flores reports that there is a Hispanic migration from the GOP because of its handling of the illegal-immigration issue. "I am worried," now departed GOP strategist Karl Rove told reporters after leaving the White House in August. "You cannot ignore the aspirations of the fastest growing minority in America."

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THE BOOMER FILES: "Power to the People" (p. 46). Senior Editor Steven Levy reports on how the boomer generation has changed technology and can take credit for shaping the course of technology if not the entire direction of the digital revolution. Levy talks with Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, who is among a cadre of industry pioneers, now in their 50s, who several decades ago were tech-savvy kids who seized the moment when their elders had no clue.

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EDUCATION: "A Bonus, Sir, With Love" (p. 53). Senior Writer Peg Tyre and Editorial Assistant Matthew Philips report that the controversial issue of merit pay -- paying teachers according to their students' success rates -- may become common for America's teachers, especially those in struggling schools. Although critics say the program is just a Band-Aid, both Democrats and Republicans are expected to support it as No Child Left Behind comes up for reauthorization.

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THE ARTS: "War and Remembrance" (p. 54). Senior Editor David Gates reports on Ken Burns's upcoming PBS in-your-face documentary on World War II, "The War" which revisits the battlefield and home front of yesteryear, including present-day recollections from those who were there. Inevitably, though, this documentary also puts viewers in a moment Burns never foresaw: today, in Iraq, and on a far different home front.

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THE MONEY GUIDE: "Start Planning Now" (p. 61). Contributing Editor Jane Bryant Quinn offers advice on how to retire early -- either by choice or if you are forced out of the workforce earlier than planned: run, do not walk, to a financial planner that will help you set goals, forecast your income and expenses, plan for long-term care, and choose suitable low-cost investments.

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