In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 166 No. 14
COVER
Act Two: Hurricane RIta
(Science)
Hurricane Rita brings a second cruel assault on the Gulf Coast. How well did we apply Katrina's lessons?
Global Warming: The Culprit? (Science)
Evidence mounts that human activity is helping fuel these monster hurricanes
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NATION
How Many More Mike Browns are out There?
A TIME inquiry finds that at top positions in some vital government agencies, the Bush Administration is putting connections before experience

The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
A Brief History of White House State Dinners
Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat?
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
Cartoons of the Week
The Weekly Acoustic News
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis