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FEATURES

NATIONAL
Thousands of Mexicans serve in the U.S. military, and 25 have died.

INTERNATIONAL
A South African teen struggles to escape poverty.

TIMES PAST
1920: Women's Suffrage
Eighty-five years ago, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

DEPARTMENTS

NEWS & TRENDS
What King Tut really looked like; the President's iPod; recycling Japanese-style; Danica Patrick, and more.

OPINION
Excerpts from New York Times columnists

VOICES
Clotilde Dedecker, 18, on Afghan girls' education

DEBATE
Should women be allowed in combat?

CARTOONS
Some lighter looks at what's in the news