Vol. 166 No. 24
COVER
Munich adroitly blends high-pressure action and humanity in a historical story that's all about our times
His "Prayer For Peace" (Cover Story / MUNICH: THE INTERVIEW)
The Myths and Reality of Munich (Cover Story / MUNICH: THE HISTORY)
After the slaughter of its Olympians, Israel vowed to hunt down the killers. But, says a new book, that's not whom it got
RELIGION
More Mormons are marrying later. So can a single guy fit into a faith so focused on family?
NOTEBOOK
The President will likely postpone any major changes to the tax code
Talking Up Iraq at Home ...
The Administration markets its Iraq plan with a series of TV-friendly events
... While Tripping Up on Propaganda Abroad
American officials run into criticism over planted stories in Iraqi newspapers
A Surprise in Egypt
Democracy makes inroads in Egypt, but it doesn't have Washington's preferred results
Keeping Saddam Company
Who are Saddam's seven co-defendants?
Go Ahead--Reach Out and Gab to Someone
Skype's voice-over IP sparks a run of "voice pals"
Blogwatch
Punchlines
Verbatim
Numbers
Milestones
The Republican Who Thinks Big on Health Care (In The Arena)
29 Years Ago In TIME
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Burke
A Flash of the Future (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
TIME unveils the World Economic Forum's Tech Pioneers, who are changing our lives in amazing new ways
Hygiene's Silver Bullet (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Trogolo
Automated Call Systems Hear You Now (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
More countries are using voice automated systems, where a person's voice is actually recognized
Walling Off Computer Viruses (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Ken Xie
The Voice Of Internet Security (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Name That Powder (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Vakhshoori
Locking Up Your E-mail: A New Approach to Encryption (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
A Web Vet Gives Solar A New Shine (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Bill Gross
Producing Static for the Competition (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Using wi-fi, George Polk is competing with some of the top cell-phone companies
Smart Sensors, No Batteries (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Brehler
E-Waste Meets Its Re-Maker (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Biddle
Your DNA Analysis Is Only a Spit Away (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
A Canadian company develops an easy way to collect genetic information
A Stem-Cell Prospect for Ailing Hearts (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Valentin Fulga dropped out of medicine twice to pursue more-challenging research, but now it looks as though his change of heart could result in saving the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, of cardiac patients
Adjusting the Picture for HDTV (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Paul Russo
Using Fake Plants to Halt A Real Killer (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
Keasling
Is Your Phone the Next ATM? (Time Bonus Section January 2006: Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
NATION
Three sailors once confessed to murdering a Navy wife. But another man's DNA is linked to the crime. Is this another case of innocents in prison?
WORLD
As the insurgency rages on, a TIME investigation reveals a new U.S. push to exploit splits in its ranks. Can that help lead to an exit?
Long-Distance Warriors
From a base outside Las Vegas, an Air Force squadron fights real-life war games in Iraq and Afghanistan
Sex and the Single Chinese (Letter From Beijing)
A generation after Mao suits, China is coping with an epidemic of free love
BUSINESS
Why we're filling the malls even as backbreaking energy costs and other ills shrink our spending power
SOCIETY
Dog lovers are divided over new efforts to ensure that all breeders treat their pooches humanely
SCIENCE
By shutting down ocean currents, global warming could actually cool things off
YOUR TIME
There's No Going Back (Money)
SCIENCE
Surgeons use a donated face to reclaim a disfigured woman's life. But troubling ethical questions remain
YOUR TIME
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
With an Emmy and a huge hit, Felicity Huffman uses her newfound star power ... to play a man?
5 Snappy Photo Books
At the holidays, picture collections vie to catch your eye. Give these a long look
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
Some Past Honorees Give Their Picks for This Year
To help us make the selection, TIME asked prominent individuals, including previous Persons of the Year, whom they would choose
ESSAY
Why its new rules barring gay priests turn Jesus' teaching on its head