Mission To Europe
President Bush tours the Continent, tries to persuade angry allies that he's not a troglodyte and searches for the soul of Vladimir Putin

The Russian At Center Stage

How Much For Gracie Mansion?
Media baron Michael Bloomberg jumps into the race for mayor of New York City

How The West Was Won (Nation/California)

When Rookies Rule The Roost (Sequel)
In states like Ohio, term limits kicked out career politicians. Was that a good idea?


How To Manage Teen Drinking (The Smart Way) (Society)
Colleges are reducing abuse by telling kids their peers are not as reckless as they think

What Do You Tell The Kids? (Society)
How a recovering alcoholic plans to urge his daughter to abstain

Who Killed Woolly? (Science)
New studies suggest that Stone Age hunters may have driven dozens of huge creatures to extinction


Rank And Fire
Attrition isn't working, so best-to-worst grading is gaining--and those on the bottom get the boot

Where People Are Never Let Go


New Agents Of Change (TIME 100: The Next Wave/Innovators/Community Activism)

Torn Apart
The intifadeh was supposed to free the Palestinians from Israeli occupation, but instead it is shattering a society already plagued with fissures

Cutting Into Innocence
A madman kills eight children and rattles Japan


Chatting With The Devil, Dining With Prophets (The Arts/Art)
Seer, bard and oddball, artist-poet William Blake poured his passions into uniquely visionary images

Changing Time (The Arts/Books)
A revealing look at the early career of Bob Dylan

The Newest Jazz Singer (The Arts/Music)
Jane Monheit has good looks, a great voice and the best sidemen around. So what's wrong with that?

This Plug's For You (The Arts/Television)
Thanks to ever more stealthy product placements, ads are becoming the latest stars of the show


Herbal Warning (Personal Time/Your Health)
Does echinacea, ginkgo biloba or St. John's wort belong in your food? The FDA says no. Here's why

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Your College Cash (Personal Time/Your Money)
Section 529 plans offer tax-free growth and are the clear choice for tuition-wary parents

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)


Ain't They Grand! (TIME Bonus Section/Generations)
Once exclusive domains of the privileged, America's grande-dame resort hotels are refreshed and reopen to a broader clientele

Luxury For Free (TIME Bonus Section/Generations)
How I parlayed my airline, hotel and credit-card points into a totally first-class trip to Italy--and how you can too

Risky Business (TIME Bonus Section/Generations/Turning Points)
How a book helped a housewife jump-start a pioneering career as a comic