Vol. 167 No. 23

COVER

The Deadliest War In The World (Cover / World / The Deadliest War)
Simmering conflict in Congo has killed 4 million people since 1998, yet few choose to cover the story. TIME looks at a forgotten nation--and what's needed to prevent the deaths of millions more

SCIENCE

Bred for Speed ... Built for Trouble
Fixing the broken Barbaro took extraordinary surgical skill. But the disaster raises new questions about how hard we push our horses

SOCIETY

When Foster Teens Find a Home
More families are adopting older kids. But taking in an adolescent can create a new set of challenges for the parents and the child

NOTEBOOK

Milestones

Just Make It Go Away

Numbers

Punchlines

Verbatim

Congress Takes On the Feds

Growing Up at Gitmo

6 Places with Separatist Anxiety

A Cannes Highlight Reel

The Thin Blue Line at MySpace

These Songs Rock Their World
Name that tune!

PEOPLE

Advice From the A List

10 Questions for Bill Maher (Interview)

LETTERS

Read the story

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Yogurt Nation (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Innovation)
HOW KID-FRIENDLY MARKETING AND AN EXPLOSION OF PRODUCTS ARE TURNING AN ANCIENT FOOD INTO AMERICA'S TOP SNACK

Long Tail's Tribe (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Change Agent)
HOLLYWOOD IS BUZZING WITH THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA THAT REAL OPPORTUNITY--AND PROFIT--LIES WELL BEYOND BLOCKBUSTERS

OneUnited's Giant Steps (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / CEO SPEAKS)
KEVIN COHEE SEES AN ONLINE FUTURE FOR BLACK AMERICA. HE'S BANKING ON IT

Racing the Dragon (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Lifestyle)
HOW A NEW INDUSTRY IS WORKING TO TURN A 2,000-YEAR-OLD CHINESE TEAM SPORT INTO THE NEXT BIG THING

Out to Beat the Bunny (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / International Investing)
JAPAN'S PANASONIC IS READYING A MARKETING ASSAULT ON THE U.S. BATTERY MARKET

A Telenovela Revolution (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Television)
DESPERATE FOR VIEWERS, NETWORKS HOPE THE WORLD'S FAVORITE DRAMAS WILL TURN INTO HITS IN THE U.S.

Money's Paper Chase (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Manufacturing)
FOR 127 YEARS, CRANE HAS MADE THE NATION'S CURRENCY PAPER. CAN A WISCONSIN UPSTART BREAK THE MONOPOLY?

In a Real Crunch (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)
RACING TO START NATIONAL CHAINS, CEREAL CAFES ARE CHEWING ONE ANOTHER UP

Chapters For the CEO Set (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Books)
NOVELIST JOSEPH FINDER HAS CARVED OUT A MARKET NICHE: THE CORPORATE THRILLER

NATION

The Shame Of Kilo Company
Sparked by a TIME report published in March, a U.S. military investigation is probing the killing of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines in the town of Haditha last November. Several Marines may face criminal charges, including murder. And

Lights, Camera, Al Gore!
the question: Will he audition again for President?

How Immigration is Rousing the Zealots

Barack Obama Isn't Not Running for President (In The Arena)

The Enron Effect
The bosses take the fall for a criminal corporate flameout. What has changed, and why it will never, ever, ever happen again. Maybe

Viewpoint: Ken Lay Still Isn't Listening (Viewpoint)
Enron's whistleblower Sherron Watkins responds to the guilty verdict

WORLD

A Voice on the Left (Interview)
TIME talks with Bolivia's Evo Morales

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Old Master in a Brave New World (Books)
books and why he is not a pessimist

Fun, French and Bloody (Movies)
District B13 is that sublime action film that doesn't waste time talking when it could be fighting

Favor Boy No More (Television)
After countless indelible but tiny roles, Jeremy Piven is ready to go really big

5 Television Series to Heat Up Your Summer (Television)
A reality soap, searing drama and improv: TV isn't going on vacation

YOUR TIME

Film Festivals for the Rest of Us (Culture)

What Alcohol Does to a Child (Health)

ESSAY

Let Your Enemies Crumble
The U.S. forgot the lessons of the cold war when it came to Iraq