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Habeas Corpus Age of Terrorism Interpreting Photographs • Bioengineering • Harvard’s Finances JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009 • $4.95 HABEAS CORPUSinan AGE OF TERRORISM Reprinted from Harvard Magazine. For more information, contact Harvard Magazine, Inc. at 617-495-5746 ! " # $ " ! " %% "! " " " # & ' " ( )* # !"#!!#$" % &' ()* ( )+ , &' , -( ) Reprinted from Harvard Magazine. For more information, contact Harvard Magazine, Inc. at 617-495-5746 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009 VOLUME 111, NUMBER 3 FEATURES JUSTIN IDE/HARVARD NEWS OFFICE 24 The War and the Writ page 47 The battle to reconcile liberty and security in an age of DEPARTMENTS terrorism turns on the ancient writ of habeas corpus by Jonathan Shaw 2 Cambridge 02138 Communications from our readers 32 Vita: Frances Perkins 9 Right Now Brief life of an ardent New Dealer: 1880-1965 Reengineering retirement Adam S. 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