Vol. 162 No. 23
COVER
Never have doctors known so much about how to prevent or control this disease, yet the epidemic keeps on raging. How you can protect yourself
A Star's Smart Cookbook (Cover Story / Health)
A Body Making War on Itself (Cover Story / Health)
What You Can Do (Cover Story / Health)
Left untreated, Type 2 diabetes can damage the heart, kidneys and eyes. You can minimize your risk by taking a few simple steps to keep your blood sugar within bounds:
The Body's Sugar Factory (Cover Story / Health)
The body regulates the amount of glucose in the blood like a finely tuned machine. Here's how the process works--and what can go wrong
NATION
The $400 billion MEDICARE benefit is the latest in a string of pricey outlays--and Congress's spending spree is not over. Does it matter, and does anybody care?
Six Questions About The New Medicare Bill
Inside "The Wire"
Security breaches. Suicidal detainees. A legal challenge heading to the Supreme Court. Welcome to Guantanamo
On the Base: Fear of Spying
ENEMIES WITHIN?
WORLD
Unmoved by Bush's visit, Iraqis blame the U.S. for civilian deaths, missing detainees and razed homes
The Politics Of War
Whisked in secret to Iraq, Bush serves holiday dinner to the troops--boosting G.I. morale and showing he can still pull off a killer photo-op
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
The Greening Of San Francisco
Reforming Medicare, The Gingrich Way
Cuddle Up With These
Influenza Fears: An Early Warning From Colorado
Numbers
Milestones (Milestones)
24 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Why Bush Stays Away
During wartime, a President cannot take on the role of Mourner in Chief
BUSINESS
As the retail king slashes prices on toys, its rivals are dreaming up new ways to compete
American Girl: Rise Of A Toy Classic (Dolls)
Dashing Diversification (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Entrepreneurs)
Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash conquered rap. Now, without partner Jay-Z, he wants to prove he's no one-note CEO
Say Hello to the Next Phone War (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Technology)
Voice-over-IP, a technology that lets phones act like PCs and vice versa, is about to take off
The Kazaa Boys Are at It Again (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Technology)
Knitpicking the Chinese (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business)
U.S. efforts to bash Beijing reveal a remarkable ignorance about economics
ESPN's Hot Play Caller (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Television)
Mark Shapiro has a new a.m. show on his plate and the NFL on his back
Realty Rumble (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Investing)
Web brokers say the real estate industry is trying to lock them out, but customers keep knocking
Inside Table of Contents (Time Bonus Section January 2004: Inside Business / Inside Table of Contents)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
IN HIS NEW FILM, THE KING OF CADS FALLS FOR AN OLDISH WOMAN. IT'S A FANTASY
Love Among the Ruins (Movies / Cinema Sex)
Found in Translation (Movies)
Tom Cruise leaves the American frontier for the exquisite ways of old Japan in The Last Samurai
Heaven on Earth (Television)
In the dazzling HBO mini-series Angels in America, the politics and crises of the '80s feel close to home
A Divine Entry Into Paradise (Television)
The Princess of Queens (Music)
Alicia Keys' first CD sent her into the stratosphere. But for her second, she refuses to put on any airs
Cruel Yule (Movies)
St. Nick is nefarious in a very unjolly Bad Santa
YOUR TIME
The Real Fund Rip-Off (Money)
Mutual-fund scandals grab headlines, but the bigger bite is heavy-duty fees
Striking Back At Credit Thieves (Money)
Tomorrow's Kitchen (Tech)
One family test-drives a cutting-edge room full of really smart appliances
(Tech)
How Dell's Answer To The iPod Stacks Up (Tech)
Practice, Practice (Health)
Experienced surgeons do a better job. Check on yours before your operation
Smoking Hits Women Harder (Health)
A Big Boost For The Littlest Babies (Health)
An Almond Surprise (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
100 years ago this month, the Wright brothers got the aerial age off the ground. Here's how:
PEOPLE
Glen's Bender
How She Caught the Eye of Tiger
Q&A With Omar Sharif
10 Questions For Jimmy Carter (Interview)