Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS: Sumner Redstone on the Rather flap and MTV in China 8

LETTERS 10

NOTEBOOK

A scotched plan to influence Iraq's election; terrorism and the vote; the Nader effect 17

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on what's wrong with polling and focus groups 29

NATION

How to Win the War As insurgents gain ground in Iraq, we look at the five goals crucial for achieving U.S. victory 30

Ready, Set ... Debate How badly do both sides want to win? As the Bush and Kerry teams prepare to joust this week, no detail, from pens to podiums, has been overlooked 38

BUSINESS

Bubble Rap Hedge funds are heating up again--and your pension may be at stake. How big are the risks? 65

ENVIRONMENT

The Alaska Warning Global warming is already flooding coastal villages. Why we should all be worried 68

RELIGION

The Gay Question A pastor renounces his church's view, sets up shop nearby--and divides the congregation 72

COVER STORY

Sudan Exclusive photos by James Nachtwey and on-the-scene reporting by Simon Robinson document the tragedy in Darfur. What will it take for the world to forcefully intervene? 44

GENOCIDE: Samantha Power examines why so many U.S. Administrations have found it so hard to act on the G word 63

ARTS

A Star Is Born From Y Tu Mama Tambien to Bad Education, Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal burns up the screen 74

TELEVISION: Three new shows about teen boys explore the realms of baseball, girls and politics 77

BOOKS: The Know-It-All is A.J. Jacobs' very funny summary of the Encyclopaedia Britannica 78

MOVIES: Sky Captain, Shark Tale and Ghost 2 paint a future that's fantastic but not quite human 80

YOUR TIME

LIFESTYLE: Two stores that look like perfect living rooms also offer exclusive fashions at the right price 89

HEALTH: What's missing in prostate-cancer research; the first baby from frozen ovaries is born 90

LIVING: How to get out of your car lease before it's due; Tiger tells us what's new in the latest version of his virtual golf game 93

PEOPLE: Bishop Jakes' new film; Steven Tyler's fabulous prodigies; Britney weds (for real, maybe) 95

ESSAY: Would Howard Dean be doing any better against Bush? 96

COVER: Mother cares for her ill son in a refugee camp in the western Darfur region of Sudan.

Photograph for TIMEby James Nachtwey--VII