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# December 8, 2003 | Vol. 162 No. 23 December 8, 2003 |  

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December 8th, 2003 | Vol. 162, No. 23 | U.S.

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December 8, 2003

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## Table of Contents

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Travels](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006395,00.html)[Money: The Real Fund Rip-Off](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006396,00.html)[Money: Striking Back At Credit Thieves](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006397,00.html)[Tech: Tomorrow's Kitchen](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006398,00.html)[Tech: 3-D On Your Laptop](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006399,00.html)[Tech: How Dell's Answer To The iPod Stacks Up](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006400,00.html)[Health: Practice, Practice](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006401,00.html)[Health: Smoking Hits Women Harder](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006402,00.html)[Health: A Big Boost For The Littlest Babies](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006403,00.html)[Health: An Almond 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