US News America's Best Colleges Ranking 2008

An Exclusive Guide to Getting a Great Education
A Note From Editor Brian Kelly on the Popular but Controversial Rankings of America's Best Colleges
A Broader Search of Schools Could Give Students a Better Fit
Time to Think Globally and Study Abroad
Don't Despair If Your Grades Aren't the Best. There's an A+ Option for You, Too
Students With Learning Disabilities Expect a Place in College, and Schools Will Go Out of Their Way to Help
Need to Take the SAT? ACT? There Are Tricks to Preparing for the Tests
The Early-Bird Dilemma: What to Do If You Need More Time to Spread Your Wings
Dorm Room Blues: Why Mixing Together Two Strangers Isn't Necessarily a Recipe for Disaster
Three College Road Trips—to Texas State Schools, Liberal Arts Schools in Ohio, and Science Schools in New York
How the College Rankings Work and What's New for 2008

Nation & World

• Olympic Greed—How Crooked Chinese Officials Have Cashed In on the 2008 Games
• Saving the Sea's Bounty—and Some Jobs—With a New Approach to Co-op Fishing
• Turning Up the Antiwar Heat on Republican Incumbents
• The Dems Are Brainstorming Ways to Stand Strong on Defense, a GOP Forte
• The Dangers of Going After al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan
• Pols, Hogs, and Iowa Hawkeyes Were the Center of the Universe for Presidential Candidates (for One August Week)
• Michael Barone Gives His Verdict on the Architect of the Bush White House

Money & Business

• Wilting in a Market Meltdown With Fears of a Recession
• Wall Street Waits for Bernanke to Dip His Oar In
• Monsanto Tries to Pull a Rabbit Out of Its Hat With Its Biotech Drought Tolerance
• Mysterious Trading; Big Money Hedges Its Bets; Giving Competition Its Due
• Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen Van Der Veer Says the First Priority Is Conservation

Health

• The Phaseout of an Inexpensive Asthma Inhaler Leaves Patients Gasping With Sticker Shock
• Bernadine Healy, M.D., Says That Coffee May Serve as a Special Shield Against Cognitive Loss in Elderly Women

Editorial

• Mortimer B. Zuckerman on a Crisis of Confidence in the Financial Markets

Washington Whispers

• Rudy's Wife, Judi, Dives In and Shines; Bushies Think Obama's the Guy to Beat; Huckabee Takes Jogging to the Streets; Jenna's Beau Says It Was Love at First Sight; Use That Press Pass or Lose It; Put Your Dukes Up If You Come After Romney; Payback for Ousting Daschle; John Dean's Coincidental Book Debut

The Week

• Taking a Look Into China's Toxic Toy Box
• Poll Says More See Surge as a Success; Filling Rove's Big Shoes; Still Puttin' In Some Work Hours at the Ranch
• Utah Mine Rescue Takes Three More Lives; Imus Faces a Lawsuit; Elvis Fans Have Not Left the Building and Mark the 30th Anniversary of His Death; Manhattan Wants to Charge Drivers an Entrance Fee; Padilla Found Guilty in Civilian Court; Duct Tape Is Versatile but Not Great as a Disguise
• Iraq's Yazidis Hit by Truck Bombs; Turkey's Gul Gets a Second Chance; North Korea Faces Flooding Devastation; Likud Goes for 'Bibi'; Venezuela Morphs Into Chávezuela
• Q&A With John Edwards on Foreign Affairs and the Economy

Letters

• U.S. News Readers Write About Hospitals and Health, Building Better Brains, Detroit Blues, a Religious Perspective

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