Vol. 159 No. 10
NATION
SIX MONTHS AFTER SEPT. 11, AMERICA HAS TAKEN THE FIGHT TO AL-QAEDA. BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, THE CIA AND FBI HAVE BEEN IN A DESPERATE SCRAMBLE TO FIX A BROKEN SYSTEM BEFORE ANOTHER STRIKE COMES. AS OUR
When Bad Information Kills People
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
The War's Perilous New Theaters
BEYOND AFGHANISTAN
Slamming The Door (Dispatch From The Border)
Stiffer border security has put the livelihoods of many Mexicans at risk
Health Care Has A Relapse
Costs are soaring. States are struggling. People are losing their coverage. Has Washington even noticed?
John Q.: How Real Is This Horror Story?
THE HOLLYWOOD VERSION
A Message Machine With The Hiccups (Inside The White House)
What's behind the embarrassing "aberrations" in the Bush p.r. department
WORLD
Instead of slamming America, they should give the rest of the world a boost
In The Heart Of Hate
A TIME reporter visits a town at the center of India's killing frenzy between Muslims and Hindus
The Man Behind The Plan
With a Middle East peace initiative, Crown Prince Abdullah rolls out a new, assertive Saudi style
SCIENCE
Shooting captive animals to mount their heads on a wall is a booming sport. Should Congress step in?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
In a surgical first, doctors fixed a deadly heart valve defect in a 23-week-old fetus. Here's how they did it
SOCIETY
A TIME journalist goes home to witness a priest testing his parish's loyalty
TECHNOLOGY
Jeffrey, Leslie and their boy Derek will be America's first cyborg family. Are you ready to "Get Chipped"?
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Exposed By The Dry Cleaner
The Devil And Andrea Yates
T. Rex Gets A Makeover
Milestones (Milestones)
A New Breed Of Army Recruiters
Like One Of The Guys
For The Record (For The Record)
It's Raining Rocks
Pursuing Pearl's Killers (Terror Probe)
New Games For A Retro Mood (Trend Alert)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Saudi "peace plan" is just smoke and mirrors--and brilliant p.r.
Darwinian Struggle (Ideas)
Is there a place in evolutionary theory for the hand of God? Maybe in Ohio. Hearings start this month
Dying To Have A Family
Genetic screening guaranteed a healthy baby. Did Mom make the right choice?
How I Bought Two Slaves, To Free Them
A journalist gets caught up in a story in which happy endings are hard to find
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Robin Williams got hooked on sappy roles. Now he's getting help, by doing improv and acting out
Honey, I Shrunk My Presidency (The Arts)
The Bubba of Primary Colors gets a measure of respect in the nonfiction version
Within Crumbling Walls (The Arts / Television)
A twist of fate yields an unprecedented look inside the World Trade Center during its last minutes
YOUR TIME
Sure, you want your child to get into a good college. But does that mean 9-year-olds should be taking SATs?
The Out-of-the-Box Gourmet (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Two tasty websites serve up savory meals you can prepare at home in minutes. But is great grub worth it?
Is Your Doctor Too Drowsy? (Personal Time / Your Health)
Legislators are raising alarms about sleep-deprived surgeons--and if you're concerned, so should you
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Fashion adds new bounce to the market for athletic footwear
The Asbestos Pit (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)
An old issue is back, and the lawsuits are killing shares
Gold's New Rush (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)
He's the man behind the furniture we live with. Now Mitchell Gold wants to set a new standard all his own
Generation Hex? (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)
A new book identifies four age groups warring at work