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diff --git a/recipes/the_nation.recipe b/recipes/the_nation.recipe
index 0e4d8d83ef..a830817762 100644
--- a/recipes/the_nation.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_nation.recipe
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2008 - 2010, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
+__copyright__ = '2008 - 2011, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
 '''
 thenation.com
 '''
@@ -16,10 +16,17 @@ class Thenation(BasicNewsRecipe):
     max_articles_per_feed = 100
     no_stylesheets        = True
     language              = 'en'
-    use_embedded_content   = False
-    delay                  = 1
-    masthead_url           = 'http://www.thenation.com/sites/default/themes/thenation/images/logo-main.gif'
-    exra_css               = ' body{font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;} .print-created{font-size: small;} .caption{display: block; font-size: x-small;} '
+    use_embedded_content  = False
+    delay                 = 1
+    masthead_url          = 'http://www.thenation.com/sites/default/themes/thenation/images/logo-main.gif'
+    login_url             = 'http://www.thenation.com/user?destination=%3Cfront%3E'
+    publication_type      = 'magazine'
+    needs_subscription    = 'optional'    
+    exra_css              = """ 
+                              body{font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;} 
+                              .print-created{font-size: small;} 
+                              .caption{display: block; font-size: x-small;}
+                            """
 
     conversion_options = {
                           'comment'   : description
@@ -28,13 +35,30 @@ class Thenation(BasicNewsRecipe):
                         , 'language'  : language
                         }
 
-    keep_only_tags = [ dict(attrs={'class':['print-title','print-created','print-content','print-links']}) ]
-    remove_tags    = [dict(name='link')]
+    keep_only_tags    = [dict(attrs={'class':['print-title','print-created','print-content','print-links']})]
+    remove_tags       = [dict(name=['link','iframe','base','meta','object','embed'])]
+    remove_attributes = ['lang']
 
-    feeds       = [(u"Editor's Picks", u'http://www.thenation.com/rss/editors_picks')]
+    feeds       = [(u"Articles", u'http://www.thenation.com/rss/articles')]
 
     def print_version(self, url):
         return url.replace('.thenation.com/','.thenation.com/print/')
 
-    def preprocess_html(self, soup):
-        return self.adeify_images(soup)
+    def get_browser(self):
+        br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser()
+        br.open('http://www.thenation.com/')
+        if self.username is not None and self.password is not None:
+            br.open(self.login_url)
+            br.select_form(nr=1)
+            br['name'] = self.username
+            br['pass'] = self.password
+            br.submit()
+        return br
+
+    def get_cover_url(self):
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('http://www.thenation.com/issue/')
+        item = soup.find('div',attrs={'id':'cover-wrapper'})
+        if item:           
+           return item.img['src']
+        return None
+        
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