Thanks, Al. I'll Take It From Here
Sure, the Gore endorsement helps--but Dean must find a vision. We know what he's against. Now he has to say what he's for

Anger Management 101 (Nation/Campaign '04)
How the partnership between Dean and Gore is remaking the Democrats


Give Them a Good Story (Arts/Books)
Christmas is high season for kids' books, and they're a lot easier to wrap than a new bike

Super Brits (Arts/Books)
A graphic novel about Victorian champions

The Intimacy of Great Men (Arts/Books)
An up-close look at Roosevelt and Churchill, the partnership that saved the world from evil

The Weight Of The World (Arts/Books)
Pat Barker looks everywhere for the answer to the enigma of evil. Maybe she looks in too many places

One Cool Jude (Arts/Movies)
Younger than Cruise, handsomer than Clooney and much sweeter than Crowe, the talented Mr. Law has finally decided it's time to test his leading-man mettle

O Lover, Where Art Thou? (Arts/Movies/Critical Opinion)

The Rise Of Mom's Boys (Arts/Music)
Fountains of Wayne is a great band that made it with a jokey, Mrs. Robinsonesque hit. Is this a good thing?

Not Just Pocket Change (Arts/Theater)
Tony Kushner's new musical about race relations in 1963 wants to make history. And it almost does


10 Questions For Dennis Miller

Too Hip for the Holidays (Essay)
Remember when you stopped believing? Good news: you could start again

Flu Shots: The Big Scramble

29 Years Ago in Time

Hapless Halliburton?

Milestones

Iraqi Debt: Baker's Tough Assignment

Letters (Letters)

Maybe This Guy Can Govern

The Best Photos of the Year (The Best Photos of the Year)

The Taliban That Got Away

Still Waiting for Gun Fingerprinting

Time Off

The Lost Gospels (Cover)
Dozens of Christian Scriptures were Holy Writ, then heresy, then forgotten. Why are we looking at them again?

The Ancient Debate Over Doubting Thomas


High-Alert Holidays
A series of arrests in Britain and Europe stokes fears of a terrorist surge timed to the Christmas season

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
America's foolish Iraq blacklist makes you wonder who's in charge

Way Off The Mark
Two errant attacks kill 15 children in Afghanistan. Here's how American intelligence got things wrong

Preparing for a Mass Exodus — into Cuba (World/Letter From Havana)
Despite Bush's roadblock, the island is bracing for an invasion of U.S. tourists


Tug-of-War Over Trade
As China becomes the world's factory, U.S. manufacturers are getting hurt. Do the Chinese play fair? The answer is more complex than you might imagine


Got Hormones? (Health)
The simmering issue of milk labels boils over when an agrochemical giant sues small farmers in Maine


After The Makeover
TIME visits three Extreme Makeover stars long after the excitement — and the Botox — has worn off

Dorm Deluxe
The simple life? No way. College students indulge as rooms go from grotty quarters to top-tier luxury


Search And Destroy
A gang of Web-search companies is gunning for Google. The stakes have never been higher

Down To The Wire (Technology/Shopping)


Drug Warning (Your Time/Health)

Risks Of Stomach Stapling (Your Time/Health)

Sour Grapes (Your Time/Health)

Blame Canada (Your Time/Health/Paging Dr. Gupta)
New Hampshire will defy the FDA and buy drugs on the Net

Oakland's Sweet Side (Your Time/Lifestyle)

The Chosen Couture (Your Time/Lifestyle)
Young consumers are turning to micro fashion lines to assert their Jewish pride

Gourmet Perfumes (Your Time/Technology Health Money Fitness Food Trends/Lifestyle)

The Many Pleasures Of Payne (Your Time/Technology)

Trading Cards (Your Time/Technology)

Can You Hurry Love? (Your Time/Technology)
Here's what you get when you marry online dating and instant messaging