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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 155 No. 11
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NATION
What They Think Of Each Other (Campaign 2000)
As Gore and Bush face off at last, each sizes up his opponent in a different way. One goes with his gut, the other with his head

All The King's Horses... (Campaign 2000)
Our correspondents James Carney and John F. Dickerson report from inside the Bush-McCain repair effort

Setting Bill Free (Campaign 2000 / Farewell)

Here Comes Pat, Right On Cue (Campaign 2000 / McLean, Virginia)


WORLD
The Cult Of Gusmao
In struggling East Timor, a grass-roots rebel ignites the spirit of nationhood


SCIENCE
Electronic Noses Sniff Out a Market or Two
Chemical sensing just got sexy. Can't you smell it?

Let Sleeping Flies Lie (Entomology)

A Pencil in His Heart
Nathan King is alive today because his mother was level-headed enough not to try to pull it out


SOCIETY
"Find the Killer" (Crime)
JonBenet's parents finally answer some questions about her death


RELIGION
Inside the Pilgrimage
Nobody ever said a papal visit to the Holy Land would be simple


SPORT
The Philosopher Coach
Phil Jackson's game plan includes Xs and Oms. And he's got the once chaotic Lakers atop the NBA

Revenge of The Jocks
College basketball players are taking on the NCAA


STYLE & DESIGN
The Redesigning Of America (Design)
High style isn't highbrow. In fact, it's everywhere, for everyone, in everything from can openers to CD racks to cars


NOTEBOOK
Notebook

Politics
Democrats Fight for Al's Campaign War Chest

And In Closing...

An Excuse to Use My Name 16 Times

Milestones (Milestones)

It's Not Easy Being Green

Label Conscious

Notes From Your Parents

Numbers (Numbers)

Terrorism
The Bin Laden Capture That Never Was


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Why Bury Explosives In a Suburban Yard?
A California neighborhood is evacuated as police probe a mysterious death

Drinking Aftershave: A Confession
Beware the Internet's power to make old addictions positively deadly

News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)

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BUSINESS
Game Wars
Microsoft unveils its X-box, made to take on PlayStation. Get ready for a new battle of the consoles

Trouble in Brand City
We love their products. But in a tech-crazed market, we hate their stocks


EDUCATION
School for Profit
Private companies can run public schools, but can they make them pay?

Black Schools Go White
In search of a good deal, more and more white students enroll at historically black colleges


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Passion on the Pages (The Arts / Publishing)
Thousands of novels are published each year, all telling the same story: girl gets boy. Critics huff, but can tens of millions of female readers be wrong?

The Aliens Have Landed (The Arts / Cinema)
Humans are the invaders in Mission to Mars

Horror Online (The Arts / Publishing)
The new Stephen King tale arrives paper-free

There Be Dragons (The Arts / Books)
Seamus Heaney's stirring translation of Beowulf makes waves on both shores of the Atlantic

The Nearness of Hoagy (The Arts / Music)
For 75 years, Carmichael compositions have set the world singing. Now, at 100, he's back in style

A Titus Fit (The Arts / Television)
At last! A family sitcom about abuse and insanity

Bones Of The Master (The Arts / Short Takes)
By George Crane

Mick Foley (The Arts / Q&A)

Just Beautiful (The Arts / Cinema)
Hearts prevail in an unsentimental Brit flick

Erin Go Bra (The Arts / Cinema)
Julia Roberts brings some uplift to a grating drama

God's Gift (The Arts)
When good (bad) publicity happens to lousy shows

A Slow Burning (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Stanley Pottinger

Beyond The Mat (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Barry W. Blaustein

True West (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Sam Shepard

Comatised (The Arts / Short Takes)
Leona Naess


YOUR TIME
Smoke Screen (Personal Time / Your Family)
Kids are less likely to use tobacco if they're shown how cigarette companies try to dupe them

Bank on This One (Personal Time / Your Money)
Interest-rate fears have pummeled financial stocks. Count on some great values--soon

Gaga over Google (Personal Time / Your Technology)
After years of searching, I fell in love with the clever little engine everybody's talking about

The Dizzy Mystery (Personal Time / Your Health)
Dizzy spells are a natural consequence of aging, but they can also mean that something is wrong

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)


SPECIAL SECTION
Mothers of Invention (Time Select / Families)
Sometimes being a new mom can spawn new ideas, which just might make someone a small mint

Summer Campus (Time Select / Families)
Colleges offer family programs that range from safaris in East Africa to whale watching in Maine

The Parent Perks (Time Select / Families)
Rant or reason? A new book argues that pro-family policies discriminate against the childless

When Pills Make Sense (Time Select / Families)
Some parents turn too quickly to mood-altering drugs. But often medication is the right choice


PEOPLE
People


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