Did The Hill newspaper intend to express an opinion on the war in Iraq by describing a recent feature honoring the military as a "special pullout section"?

"Aces Invade Japan," the headline said, and there was a special pullout section with color photographs.

Vitals was first published as a 67-page pullout section in last September's issue of Details, a magazine owned by Fairchild that is aimed at younger men.

In each of these cases, the newspaper's editor said the pullout sections covered newsworthy subjects that deserved large-scale reporting efforts.

The cultural pullout section also returned, under the new name of 'Play'.

The Prague Post launched special pullout sections on 1 September 1993: "Money & Markets," "Travel & Leisure" and "Real Estate."

Some newspaper editors are questioning whether special pullout sections are worth their price in manpower and money.

The Baltimore Sun, the city's principal newspaper, has agreed to provide news listings, two tabloid pullout sections and about $60,000 worth of advertising at a reduced rate.

"Recently the LA Weekly had a whole pullout section about the legions of young people doing digital movies on tiny budgets."

And a pullout section of 20 postcard-size paintings, tucked into the back cover, comes with a audio tape explaining each artwork.