Vol. 161 No. 22
COVER
Which is stronger--nature or nurture? The latest science says genes and your experience interact for your whole life
NATION
At 85, Robert Byrd has become an overnight Internet sensation and the Senate's unlikeliest liberal
Goodbye, Soccer Mom. Hello, Security Mom
She's worried, she wants answers and she likes toughness in a President. She's the new swing voter both parties are vigorously chasing. Here's how
WORLD
Saddam's nastiest biological weapons may have been his sons UDAY and QUSAY. TIME takes an exclusive look inside their reign of terror
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
High-tech extras are making new cars smarter. But are these gizmos keeping us safe behind the wheel--or just busy?
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
A New Eye on North Korea
Trust Us: It Will Work
Bloody Days In Indonesia
Let The Airport Scramble Begin
Exporting Compassion
Plagued Canada
Milestones
Numbers (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Why Bush's tax-cut bill doesn't make sense even by its own logic
Look! Up on the Front Page, It's ... (Cartoon)
... another reporter unbound by journalistic ethics. Who do they think they are?
What Is Your Government Not Telling You?
BUSINESS
Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman Jr. wants to buy back his show-biz empire. But who would finance him?
EDUCATION
Who should say whether a contraceptive can be made available at a state school?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The boldest theater in the U.S. may be in your own town. Our picks for America's Best Regional Theaters
A Spy in the House of Love (Books)
In the marvelous Mortals, Norman Rush's first novel in 12 years, a CIA agent battles a midlife crisis
Brilliant Idiots (Music)
Electric Six have one joke. And they tell it well
When Hope's Out, Try Pluck (Movies)
A slyly amusing film in a grim setting, Sweet Sixteen is unsentimental about its doomed subject
Barred from Heaven (Books)
In 1961 a group of women were recruited to go into space. The Mercury 13 tells why they never got there
Where Young Things Are (Opera)
Maurice Sendak revives and lightens a children's opera first performed in a Nazi concentration camp
YOUR TIME
In an era of Super Sizes and SUVs, some goods are actually getting smaller
Hot Baubles from the Far East (Lifestyle)
Love Me, Love My Dog (Lifestyle)
Add-Ons for Your iPod (Tech)
Accessories let you dress it up, play it through your radio and much more
A Friendlier Way to Date Online (Tech)
Breaking Bread (Health)
Two studies yield good news about protein. But yes, there are caveats
Smokers' Second Wind? (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
A key question for retirees is whether to stick with familiar activities or try something new. There are many answers
Catch-Up Fitness (Time Bonus Section June 2003 / Generations)
Exercise has plenty of benefits even if you start late
Mystery Tours (Time Bonus Section June 2003 / Generations)
Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters) takes her readers on suspenseful trips through Egypt