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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 166 No. 18
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COVER
The Broken Promise (Time In Depth)
A TIME investigation looks at how companies are leaving millions of Americans at risk of an impoverished retirement and how Congress let it happen

Where Pensions Are Golden (Time In Depth / Public Vs. Private)
TIME Poll

Web Exclusive   Pensions in Peril (Business)


NATION
An Unholy Alliance?
A TIME investigation shows the lobbyist now at the center of a federal probe had a good friend eager to open doors at the White House: former Christian Coalition chief Ralph Reed

How The Coast Guard Gets It Right (Hurricane Katrina)
Where did those orange helicopters come from, anyway? The story of the little agency that could


WORLD
In For the Kill
A U.N. murder investigation points the finger at Syria's ruling clan. An inside look at the forces that could lead to Assad's downfall

Rubbing Shoulders With Lord Nelson (Letter From London)
A new addition to Trafalgar Square tests Londoners' capacity to be shocked


SOCIETY
That's Agritainment!
More family farmers are turning their homesteads into tourist attractions in an effort to turn a profit


SPORT
Every Year, a Miracle
This time it could be the White Sox, led by a loopy manager who showed a team of castoffs how to win


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Closet Obession (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Connections)
Got the granite kitchen? The great room is all done? Here's your next project

Ante Up, Ladies (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Connections)
As poker mania grips the nation, more women are mastering the game, applying their own life lessons to poker and the lessons of poker to life

Spin-Cycle Guru (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Connections)
Cheryl Mendelson spreads the gospel of doing laundry well--and loving it

Ain't That Sweet! (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Connections)
A slew of specialty sugars are taking chefs beyond brown and white

Reporting on the Americas (From The Editor)

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BUSINESS
How to Kick the Oil Habit (The Future of Energy)
As prices rise, the race for new energy sources--from wind farms to liquid coal--heats up. Get ready for the withdrawal symptoms

How to Save $$$ Now (The Future of Energy)

It's the End of Oil / Oil Is Here to Stay (The Future of Energy)

How Green Can We Get? (The Future of Energy)

7 Cool New Ideas (The Future of Energy)
Nature is awash with renewable, eco-friendly energy sources. Will they make economic sense?


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Fade To Black (Movies)
As a troubled, lovelorn Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix proves he's an actor who can completely disappear into another person. If only he could find his way back out ...

When Did It First Start To Burn? (Movies)

Commander in Change (Television)
Geena Davis' drama is the hot political show du jour. But can it survive its own cabinet shake-up?

The Mao That Roared (Books)
A biography of the man who changed China paints an opinionated but vivid portrait of a brutal despot

Junior Jesus (Books)
Anne Rice fills in some gaps in the Gospels

6 Delicious Books for Cooks (Worth Your Time)
Whether you tend toward feasts or fry-ups, these TIME-tested manuals will help you have your fill


YOUR TIME
Clean Up Your Desk (Technology)

Grape Expectations (Food)


PEOPLE
People

10 Questions For Mike Wallace (Interview)


LETTERS
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NOTEBOOK
How To Lose Friends
Harriet Miers loses more G.O.P. support

Look Who's Back! (In The Arena)

Trouble for the Flu Fighters
The end of federal funding for a disease lab may have serious consequences for scientists in poorer countries

Difficult Lessons (Speed Read)
What do national test scores say about students?

A Political Curveball
The influence of Moneyball on Republican strategy

Not Child's Play
The new children's pastimes updated for adult consumption

15 Years Ago In TIME

Are You Ready For A Sumo Smackdown?
Japan's national sport is spreading fast to the rest of the world

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U.S. SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE, warning Illinois Senator Roland Burris about making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements regarding the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama; Burris was not punished