Vol. 158 No. 25
NATION
The Attorney General has powerful new tools to fight terrorism. Has he gone too far?
Israeli Jews In The Dragnet (The Law)
Lost In Translation? (The Law)
A Beating On The Way Back Home (The Law)
Just A Few Questions (The Interviews)
The Attorney General wants 5,000 Arabs here to come in for a chat. Is this the way to fight terrorism?
WORLD
U.S. forces' top goal remains getting al-Qaeda leaders. Smoking them out is not proving easy
Where Did All The Taliban Go? (The War)
Learning To Live With Fear (The War)
Inside The Battle At Qala-I-Jangi (TIME Exclusive)
From a ruined 19th century fortress, correspondent ALEX PERRY records the crushing of a Taliban revolt
Inside The CIA's Covert Forces (TIME Exclusive)
DEATH OF A YOUNG AMERICAN
How Do They See Us Now? (Public Opinion)
Arab media have moderated their anti-U.S. vitriol. But the propaganda war is far from won
SCIENCE
A biological baby step sparks a political backlash
SPORT
Erik Schlopy had to quit the U.S. ski team to become a better skier. Odd decision. Good choice
TECHNOLOGY
HERE "IT" IS: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SECRET INVENTION THAT SO MANY ARE BUZZING ABOUT. COULD THIS THING REALLY CHANGE THE WORLD?
NOTEBOOK
30-Second Briefing
34 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
Flight 587: A New Look At The Pilots
Notebook
A Terror Threat From The South
Undercutting A Peace Mission (Inside The White House)
The Recession Is Here. Sales Are Up
Milestones (Milestones)
Dow Soars. Thanks, Tyra
Payroll Taxes: A Holiday Coming? (Hill Monitor)
Geraldo Rivera (Q&A)
Cracking Down On The Saudis (Terror Probe)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
DEC. 3-DEC. 9
Who's More Arrogant?
In Islam vs. the West, what's needed is an examination of conscience on both sides
BUSINESS
As Enron crashes, angry workers and shareholders ask, Where were the firm's directors? The regulators? The stock analysts?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
As viewers go for familiar comforts in uncomfortable times, TV's least-cool hit moves up in the ranks
All Things Must Pass (The Arts / Music)
COMING IN THIS SEASON OF LOSS, GEORGE HARRISON'S DEATH REMINDS US THAT WHILE EVEN BEATLES ARE MORTAL, THEIR WISDOM STILL MOVES THROUGH US
His Magical, Mystical Tour (The Arts / Music)
GEORGE HARRISON - 1943-2001
Survival Of The Fittest (The Arts / Books)
Mario Vargas Llosa's harrowing novel about the brutal reign of the Dominican strong man Trujillo
Drollery And Decolletage (The Arts / Cinema)
The Affair of the Necklace is a delightful trifle
Victory In The Trenches (The Arts / Cinema)
Soldiers, peacekeepers and journalists all come together in the emotionally potent No Man's Land
G'bye, Garth (The Arts / Music)
He says this album is his last. Is it a fitting epitaph?
As Good As Yesterday? (The Arts / Music)
Two of rock's great old war-horses charge off in new directions
Ocean's Eleven (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
The Royal Physician's Visit (The Arts / Short Takes)
Per Olov Enquist
Treasury Of The World (The Arts / Short Takes)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Art Official Intelligence: Bionix (The Arts / Short Takes)
De La Soul
Walking With Prehistoric Beasts (The Arts / Short Takes)
Discovery, Sunday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
YOUR TIME
When a book becomes a movie, a child's relationship to the page does not have to suffer. Quite the opposite
A Better Way To Give A Heart (Personal Time / Your Health)
Most Americans say they want to donate their organs when they die, but few actually do. Here's one solution
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
Suddenly Loyalty Is Back In Business (Time Bonus Section / Your Business)
Amid the slump, smart companies are boosting profits by cultivating loyalty among workers and customers alike
Where Are The Bargains Now? (Your Business)
TIME's board of money managers sees POCKETS OF VALUE in a stock market that still looks expensive by many traditional measures