Vol. 162 No. 26
NOTEBOOK
Legends Of The Fall
A Deal With Libya: The Pros And The Neocons
Civil Liberties Gain An Edge
A Crowded Departure Lounge
The Year In Buzzwords
Google's Guide To The Universe (Zeitgeist)
Milestones (Milestones)
53 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Year of Living Erroneously
The more sure of things we were, the more sharply our reality got checked
What Happened That Day on Patrol
Let's Make a Deal
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
In 2003 TV's ratings went on the blink. Music buyers went missing. Pop-culture audiences divided young from old, red state from blue state. What does mass culture without the masses look like?
YOUR TIME
The recovery is real. Here's how to get back into stocks and not get clobbered
Giving Guide (Money)
Ring In the New Year (Technology)
You can stand out from the crowd with a cell ring tone that's yours alone
Biting Spam (Technology)
Not Just Another Pretty Camera (Technology)
Fat Pill For Teens (Health)
Xenical may have the FDA's blessing, but is it a good idea?
Tonsils To Go (Health)
A Stroke of Bad Luck (Health)
Oops ... Time For Plan B? (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
DONALD RUMSFELD COMES ALIVE IN BATTLE, WHICH MADE HIM A BRILLIANT ARCHITECT OF THE IRAQ WAR. BUT IS THE SHARP- ELBOWED FIGHTER READY FOR THE PEACE?
The Godfather Of The Iraq War (Person Of The Year / Warrior In Chief)
Paul Wolfowitz
Who They Are (Person Of The Year / Warrior In Chief)
Should The Draft Be Reinstated? (Person Of The Year / Warrior In Chief)
With U.S. forces stretched thin and many reservists on full-time duty, some urge a draft for reasons of fairness and practicality. Opponents say it's unnecessary and dangerous
The Making Of The American G.I. (Person Of The Year / Warrior In Chief)
How patriotism, and a brutal lesson in Vietnam, shaped the modern U.S. warrior
Person Of The Year (Person Of The Year)
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
A Soldier's Life (Person Of The Year / Photo Essay)
WHAT IT'S LIKE AT CLOSE RANGE WITH THE TROOPS WHO PATROL BAGHDAD'S MEANEST STREETS
Portrait Of A Platoon (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
HOW A DOZEN SOLDIERS--OVERWORKED, UNDER FIRE, NERVOUS, PROUD--CHASE INSURGENTS AND TRY TO STAY ALIVE IN ONE OF BAGHDAD'S NASTIEST DISTRICTS
War Ages A Roguish Son (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
SGT. MARQUETTE WHITESIDE, 24
For Those Left Behind, An Anxious Kinship (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
SGT. RONALD BUXTON, 32
A Role Model For Baby Brother (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
SPC BILLIE GRIMES, 26
When The Family Glue Is Gone (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
SGT. JOSE CESAR APARICIO, 31
A Purple Heart And A Ticket Out (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
PFC JIM BEVERLY, 19
A Big Empty Space Left Behind (Person Of The Year / One Platoon's Story)
SECOND LIEUT. BEN COLGAN
MILESTONES
PEOPLE
Take a Prime Minister, a dictator, a comedian, a judge, a basketball player and two Governors (one current, one former), and what do you have? Just a few of the personalities who made a difference thi
15 Minutes Of Fame