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Vol. 159 No. 5
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NATION
The Incredible Shrinking Businessman
Corporate titans are out. Government reforms are in. Is it the dawn of a new era?


WORLD
Tehran's Game
Iranian meddling in neighboring Afghanistan raises new concerns about an old troublemaker

Inside Arafat's Bunker
Under virtual house arrest, the Palestinian leader is playing brave but quietly fretting over his future

Where Danger Lurks
Mopping up in Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers discover the country remains a risky place


SCIENCE
Enron Spoils The Party (The Enron Spillover)
Bush wants his State of the Union speech to drown out those stories linking the disgraced company and the White House

Under The Microscope (The Enron Spillover)
After Enron, investors are looking more skeptically at companies whose bookkeeping seems confusing

Can Lawmakers Now Afford To Be Obstacles To Reform? (The Enron Spillover)

Anthrax: The Hunt Narrows
New revelations tarnish a top U.S. biodefense lab--and may provide important clues about the killer

Blame Enron? (The Enron Spillover / K Mart's Fall)

The Enron Players (The Enron Spillover)
A humbling resignation and hearings in Congress for Andersen executives (with an audience cameo by The Sopranos' Lorraine Bracco) fueled last week's intrigue

...Do A Favor For A G.O.P. VIP? (The Enron Spillover / Ralph Reed)

Did W.'s Playmaker... (The Enron Spillover / Karl Rove)

Enron Takes A Life (The Enron Spillover / The Suicide)


HEALTH & MEDICINE
To Test Or Not To Test? (Medicine)
The mammogram wars are raging again. The facts aren't all in yet, but don't cancel your appointment


SOCIETY
U.S. v. Lindh, Round 1
The government thinks it can put the American Talib away for life. But did it deprive him of a lawyer?

Why They're Outlaws, Not POWs

Test Drive
A new law has made test-prep firms the hottest teacher's aid. But are students really getting better?

Fighting Words
Can a tenured professor be fired for his pro-Muslim views? In a post-Sept. 11 America, all bets are off


SPORT
Playing It Safe (Winter Olympics 2002)
Troops, technology and $300 million are teaming up to turn the Winter Olympics into a terror-free zone


TECHNOLOGY
Stun Guns For Everyone
Are tasers the ultimate in self-defense or tools of torture? A new model for consumers sparks debate


NOTEBOOK
Notebook

Well, He Said He'd Be Back

What Wiped Out The Dinosaurs?

And The Winners Are...Endless

Milestones (Milestones)

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Eulogy (Milestones)

Flight 587: Video May Hold The Key (Follow-Up)

Gender Gap

Eve Ensler (Q&A)

Peace Still Eludes The Bush Team (Inside The White House)

Those Patriotic Ads: Thrown For A Loss (Trend Alert)

Froot Loops For Camp X-Ray


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
What We'll Do For Dad On His 91st Birthday (First Person)
The daughter of the longest-living President tells of her family's quiet vigil

From Davos To New York
For champions of globalization, a Manhattan thoroughfare offers more than falafel

How I Caused That Story
A historian explains why someone else's writing wound up in her book

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Chick Who Kicks (The Arts / Television)
JENNIFER GARNER IS CHIC, SLEEK AND GEEKY AS TV'S MOST DELECTABLE DOUBLE AGENT. AND SHE KILLS

Sex, Lies And Mothmen (The Arts / Cinema)
Movies released in January are usually duds, but these three would be worth seeing any time of year

Heretic Fringe (The Arts / Books)
A rich novel of faith and folly in the Dark Ages

How To Fail In Movies (The Arts / Show Business)
Three insider studies of the film business offer brutal lessons about three heartbreaking jobs


PEOPLE
People


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