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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 156 No. 8
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NATION
Gore's Leap Of Faith (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Gore needed a bold Veep move--and got it. Is it a turning point or just a nice moment?

Walking The Walk (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Lieberman's faith has been so central to his life that even his political foes know to respect it

The Joe That I Know (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
The Senator is a genuinely nice guy, but he must be careful about one thing

Caught In The Middle (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
America may be fascinated with Joseph Lieberman's brand of Judaism--Modern Orthodoxy. But it's endangered

Demystifying Judaism (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Joseph Lieberman's rise may change how America thinks of Jewish practice

The Women Who Made Al Gore (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Pauline raised a tough, pragmatic politician, but it took a life-altering family crisis to make Al see how much he had to learn from Tipper

The Man Behind The Myths (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Al Gore is trapped inside ugly caricatures. To win, he must try to explode them. Can what everybody knows about Gore be wrong?

The Daughter Also Rises (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
Karenna Gore Schiff fell in love with her dad's campaigns. Now she's a key adviser, and heir to his political legacy

Earth to Reform Party
A schismatic convention leads to one big question: What happens to the federal campaign funds?

A Comic In The Family (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)

Taking Care Of (State) Business (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)

How Much Chutzpah Do They Have? (Campaign 2000 / Democratic Convention)
While Lieberman agrees with his party on most issues, on some he's been willing to buck his colleagues. Has Gore?

Mars Hot Rods
NASA plans to send twin rovers to the Red Planet


WORLD
Russia's Exploded Hope
A deadly bomb attack reminds the nation of just how long a road it still faces to a normal, quiet life

From Ball Fields to Battlefields


SCIENCE
Backyard Infernos (Environment)
The worst Western fires in 50 years raise questions about logging, preparedness and "urban interfaces"


SOCIETY
Beware of the In Crowd (Family)
A new report suggests that identifying the schoolyard bully may not always be so easy


SPORT
We Hope He Chokes (Sydney 2000)
Because in judo, that's a legal hold. Meet Jimmy Pedro, who could grab America's first judo gold


TECHNOLOGY
In Search of Google
Watch out, Yahoo. There's a search engine out there with uncanny speed and accuracy. And it's way cool

Meet the New Surfer Girls (Online)
For the first time, more women are online than men. Teen girls and grandmas help lead the charge


NOTEBOOK
Notebook

Beam This Up
Spock's Home Planet Discovered By Texans

The Superpundit Speaks

Milestones (Milestones)

Crystal Ball

Campaign 2000
On Israeli Issues, No Lockstep For Lieberman

Runway Diplomacy
Sometimes Nyet Just Means Not Quite Yet

Numbers (Numbers)

Political Machine

News Quiz


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome To A Map Of Carthage Tennessee (Map)
Home of AL GORE

Contributors (Contributors)

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BUSINESS
Firestone's Tire Crisis
The company recalls 6.5 million of its most widely used tires. Did it act fast enough?

Private Jets For Everyone (Aviation)
Charter and other custom services are expanding rapidly as angry flyers bolt from the big airlines


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Wyclef's World (The Arts / Music)
The Fugees member has gone ECLEFTIC. Will he ever rejoin his hip-hop bandmates?

Bull: Stock Characters (The Arts / Television)
TNT invests in a Wall Street drama for its first original series. This is one IPO you can pass up

Wisconsin Death Trip (The Arts / Books)
A first novel plumbs lives haunted by a mystery

Say Hello to Our Woman Flint (The Arts / Books)
A British journalist creates a spunky thriller heroine


YOUR TIME
No More Secrets (Personal Time / Your Money)
Companies must now tell you what they tell Wall Street. Here's how to be in the know

A Toy for Mama (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Palm's new budget handheld is just right for home users. It makes a nice birthday gift too

Growing Pains (Personal Time / Your Health)
What happens when puberty comes too soon in your child--and what you can do about it

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)


PEOPLE
People

Blessings in Disguise (Eulogy)
ALEC GUINNESS: 1914-2000


LETTERS
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