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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 165 No. 19
COVER
Dark Side Rising
(Cover Story)
The first three Star Wars were epic. The next two, not really. Now George Lucas has pulled out all the stops and finished the cycle with Revenge of the Sith, the long-awaited story of the ...
A Look Back in Wonder
After nearly three decades, George Lucas has finished his culture-changing saga of a fallen father and the son who redeems him. The director seems as surprised as anyone at what he has done. He sat down with TIME's Richard Schickel, who has known him since shortly after the original Star Wars came out in 1977, to talk about how he works, his fear of failure and the sort of movies he really wants to make.
How Star Wars Saved My Life
NATION
Jack in a Box
Besieged lobbyist Jack Abramoff offers his take on the ethics scandals roiling Washington and threatening his good friend Tom DeLay
NOTEBOOK
The Pentagon's Overseas Alumni Club
Using foreign military officers to win hearts and minds

Top 10 Sesame Street Moments
Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in the Waiting Room
Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame
Stephen King on His 10 Longest Novels
Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War
The Weekly Acoustic News
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao
The Odd Popularity of Mafia Wars