Vol. 156 No. 22
NATION
WHAT THE WAIT IS TEACHING THE NATION
Prime-Time Battle (Election 2000)
How the two camps plotted their strategy: Gore to keep the clock ticking, Bush to call the contest over and declare victory
The Mods' Squad (Election 2000)
Everyone is predicting partisan bickering, but the moderates from both parties have a different plan
How We Got Here (Election 2000)
The votes are all in, but the campaign has shifted into the courts. Now they can tell us who won
Woman on the Verge of Certifying (Election 2000)
Katherine Harris, be she hero or villain, is the perfect example of Florida's personal politics
Is This Any Way To Vote? (Election 2000)
The election without end has made at least one thing clear: our voting system is a mess. Can it be fixed?
Spot the Characters? (Election 2000)
In a national drama like this, there's always someone there to remind us
The Real Winners: Black Voters (Election 2000)
No matter how the Florida mess turns out, their clout can't be ignored
The Legal Mess: A Guide (Election 2000)
Master of the Impossible (Election 2000)
THE LAWYER WHO WOULD SAVE GORE
Punch-Out in Palm Beach (Election 2000)
THE RECOUNTER
Here's THe Strategy, Kid (Election 2000)
For the Democrats, a loss has its consolations
WORLD
Trained as a drug-gang enforcer, Carlos Castano is decimating Colombia's rebels with his bloody in-your-face tactics. TIME visits him mid-battle
Hard Times, Hard Man
Ariel Sharon built a reputation as one of Israel's canniest generals and gutsiest soldiers. Now, an inside look at his latest daring grab for political power
SCIENCE
The court stays the execution of a mentally retarded man and reopens a death-row debate
HEALTH & MEDICINE
If you thought cholesterol was all you had to worry about, better think again
SOCIETY
In another blow to the city's police, three cops are convicted of going too far in the war against gangs
Nameplate Necklace (Trend Alert)
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
How Business Learned To Love Russian Missiles (Swords Into Plowshares)
Hands Off!
Milestones (Milestones)
Ask Dr. Notebook
Eulogy (Eulogy)
News Quiz
Numbers (Numbers)
A Pill for Abortions May Not Change Much (Medicine)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
If the election were run like a business, we might be satisfied customers
A Change In Leadership (And No Recount)
Madame Butterfly Follies
Will the army of lawyers end what she started?
That Old Black Magic
Hollywood is still Bamboozled when it comes to race
BUSINESS
The election isn't the real story. Slow tech spending and a reverse wealth effect are voting stocks down
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A daring series about gays burns down the closet
A New Day Dawns For Night (The Arts / Cinema)
His last film was The Sixth Sense. Will Unbreakable be a smash too?
Where The Boys Are (The Arts / Music)
With Black & Blue, Backstreet does a little growing up. Can the group be more than a teen sensation?
Tallulah Times Three (The Arts / Theater)
What becomes a legend most? A sudden rash of stage tributes to her divinely dissolute career
Birds In The Hand (The Arts / Books)
Two nifty field guides offer introductory and advanced courses on our feathered friends
Brothers And Keepers (The Arts / Cinema)
A family drama that wins your heart--and respect
Soft-Gore Porn (The Arts / Cinema)
A fantasy based on the Marquis de Sade is witless
Insinuating Entertainment (The Arts / Cinema)
YOUR TIME
Money doesn't distinguish between the sexes, but there are women's sites worth a visit
Magic Music Box (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I set out to put 200 CDs and 700 MP3 files on a single digital jukebox. Did it work? Sort of
Now Read This (Personal Time / Your Health)
Having trouble with the fine print? Inexpensive drugstore reading glasses may be all you need
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
Comdex Report (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
As the Internet bridges distances, a protectionist nation seizes the chance to deliver skills to market
The Plane Spotter (Time Select / Americans Abroad)
Air Canada chief Robert Milton raises hackles across the country as he reorganizes the world's 11th largest airline
A Little Guy's Marketplace (Time Select / Global Business)
Internet business-to-business exchanges are saving small companies lots of money by letting them behave like bigger guys
Vintage 21st Century (Time Select / Global Business)
The House of Frescobaldi has owned vineyards for 700 years; now it's using modern methods to keep the business from going sour
Wiring the Villages (Time Select / Global Business)