Vol. 167 No. 9
COVER
Bush had to lean on Cheney to talk publicly about the gun accident, but the real challenge for the two is how to get the Administration back on track
Inside the Shooting at the Ranch (Cover Story / Nation)
What really happened in the brushy South Texas wild that day? How one shot turned a genteel quail hunt into a political crisis
Cheney's Thousand-Yard Stare (Cover Story / In the Arena)
NOTEBOOK
Are Iraqi Forces Up to the Job?
Does Craigslist discriminate?
Blogwatch
Punchlines
Milestones
Casting for Cops
Wanted: Loyal Jihadi Others Need Not Apply
Why Icahn Backed Down
Numbers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Kurdistan is rich in oil resources, and the Kurds are ready to deal. But U.S. firms have been aced out by a small Norwegian outfit
Two for the Road (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / outlook)
Global growth will still be driven by the U.S.-China dynamic
Re-Energized in France (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / energy)
How Areva, a state-owned utility, put fission back in fashion in Europe
People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world beaters)
Checking In (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
Skype's Newest Duets (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
Power Pointer (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
WORLD
intimate look at the lives of the real G.I. Janes
Land of the Wedding Planners (Letter From New Delhi)
used to throwing lavish weddings. But is there a cost to all this fun?
How Will Hamas Rule?
regime
SCIENCE
The discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected has experts worried anew about how high the seas will rise
BUSINESS
5 but not prepared to hang it up? This work may be for you: the bridge job
SOCIETY
America's inner cities are ruled by a brutal code of silence. How one city is fighting to crack it
RELIGION
heel
SPORT
Riding high and grabbing medals, America's snowboarders dominated the Olympic slopes--and outclassed the ski racers. How a rebellious sport finally came of age
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
As the Oscar face-offs enter the final round, TIME throws caution to the wind and predicts the victors
The Year of Living Happily (Books)
In Eat Pray Love, a writer gains 23 lbs. in Rome, inner peace in India and a boyfriend in Bali
5 CDs You Should Not Miss (Music)
There's nothing like a raw new sound to refresh your old faith in music
Well, Hello, Suckers (Books)
The newest romantic hero is dark, brooding and tortured. And liked by all types: A, B and O+
YOUR TIME
Do Calcium Pills Work? (Health)
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
ESSAY
Pediatricians often treat parents like children. That's why I got a new one