Table of Contents

September 29, 2003 Vol. 162, No. 13

10 QUESTIONS: Lance Armstrong on his cancer crusade, his divorce and the French 8

LETTERS 13

NOTEBOOK: Saddam's virtual link to 9/11; a feisty Trent Lott; playing with a full deck (Arnold, Gray, Hillary, Rush and more); the coveted Michael Bolton presidential endorsement 15

MILESTONES 21

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on why it's time for the Democrats to winnow the field and get serious about choosing a candidate. But don't hold your breath 23

NATION

GENERAL AMBITION He ran a war and can maneuver the media. But can General Wesley Clark convince voters he has the White House stuff? 24

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE: What Clark's military past tells us about his political future 29

WORLD

SEPARATE LOYALTIES Officially, Pakistan fights with the U.S. in the war on terrorism. But some of its clerics and military leaders are helping the enemy 34

MIDDLE EAST: Arafat finds that obstinacy has its rewards 40

GLOBAL AGENDA: Michael Elliott speaks up for France 43

BUSINESS

FUND ABUSE: Spitzer is back. Now it's mutual funds' turn to squirm 46

SCIENCE

ISABEL'S WARNING: Bigger, badder storms may be coming 50

VIEWPOINT

Gregg Easterbrook on why Bush gets a bad rap on dirty air 53

COVER STORY

THE GREAT PEN PAL He was known for his oratorical skills, but where Ronald Reagan really revealed himself was in the letters he wrote. A look at some telling excerpts 54

ARTS

UMA WORSHIP Why the star waited nine years for a kick-butt role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill 66

FASHION: Originality cedes to practicality as the spring collections try to give buyers what they want 69

MUSIC: OutKast, the oddest duo in rap, shows again that it's the best 71

TELEVISION: Rich men, poor men and some thieves; class warfare returns to prime time 73

YOUR TIME

HEALTH: Why fat foods can make you happy; Tai Chi and shingles; looking for the female Viagra 77

TECHNOLOGY: Online music swappers go underground; a high-tech way to indulge your rock-star fantasies 78

MONEY: 'Tis the season for buying a new car (hint: bargain hard); retailers' tricky price tags 81

PEOPLE: Annette Bening's hot European summer; Elvis Costello's cool new CD; the Bolshoi ballerina who may be too big for her own good; is there anybody not writing a kids' book? 83

ESSAY: Joel Stein tells the Detroit Tigers how to be good losers 84

TIME.com

LOOKING BACK AT THE REAGAN YEARS Walk down memory lane with President Ronald Reagan in our online gallery www.time.com/reagancovers featuring his 39 previous appearances on the cover of TIME, from October 1966 to August 1993. For a comprehensive look at the Gipper's legacy, click on www.time.com/newsfiles/reagan

COVER: Reagan photograph by Alain Keler--Corbis Sygma. Letter: Ronald Reagan Library INSET: Matthias Clamer for TIME

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