by Kenneth Jarecke — Contact for USN&WR

Feb. 21 — Sasha Cohen of the U.S. was the last of 29 skaters to take the ice for her short program. The judges awarded her with the best marks of the evening putting her in first place ahead of Irina Slutskaya of Russia by just .03 of a point.

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Immigration Rally 2006 View this essay

With an overhaul of immigration law stalled in Congress, demonstrators gathered April 10 in rallies nationwide to denounce the legislation. (4/12/06)

A Line in the Sand View this essay

This winter, U.S. News & World Report photographer Jim Lo Scalzo drove the length of the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, Calif. (3/10/06)

Yemen View this essay

Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11. A look at the country and its people (3/3/06)

Fixing Your Brain View this essay

Welcome to the new science of brain repair. Mickey Lawson, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, underwent surgery to ease his symptoms. (2/20/06)

New Orleans 2006 View this essay

U.S. News photographer Jim Lo Scalzo captured images of those to whom the real challenge of rebuilding will fall. Here's what he saw (2/18/06)

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