Chicks In the Line of Fire (Music)
Three years ago they apologized for dissing the President. Now, they're back with a new album - and a retraction of the apology


Jerry Brown Still Wants Your Vote
The California dreamer has been mayor, Governor and tried for the presidency three times. Why won't he ever retire?

You're On Your Own
On the eve of hurricane season, New Orleans has learned Katrina's lesson: Trust no one and nothing


Death by Alligator (Environment)
Floridians are in a panic over a sudden killing spree. Here's why the gators are attacking


Teaching Doctors To Care (Medicine)
The problem with most medical students is that they've never been really sick. Now some are learning what it's like to be chronically ill


Barred from the Prom (Living)
So you thought finding a date was stressful? New rules are making it tougher to get into the big party


Milestones

Punchlines

Bush Is Smart on the Border--and the G.O.P. Isn't (In the Arena)
With their get tough on immigrants stance, Republicans have blown an opportunity to guarantee a GOP majority in perpetuity

What Do I Hear for Mao's Head?
The original portrait of the founder of the People's Republic is up for auction

BLOGWATCH

Mistreating The Guests
Bush insists on a new guest-worker program as part of immigration reform, but immigrant rights advocates argue that it will lead to exploitation

Verbatim

Gitmo Comes Under Fire
A United Nations panel, compliant with the U.S. ratified "Convention Against Torture" has called on Washington to close Gitmo

47 Years Ago in TIME

Numbers

Did Marines Kill "in Cold Blood"?
Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha says U.S. troops killed innocent Iraqis in Haditha

Hush, Little Genesis
The Name Game

It's Crowded at the Top


A Computer For Every Child (Innovators: Forging The Future / Liberation Technology)
THE $100 LAPTOP

Orbiting Over Nigeria (Innovators: Forging The Future / Liberation Technology)
THE FRONTIER OF SPACE

The New Electric Lamp (Innovators: Forging The Future / Liberation Technology)
LIGHTING OFF THE GRID

Cool Tools For the Third World (Liberation Technology)
From Internet antennas bolted to trees to pedal-powered laptops, they are bringing 21st century advances to those who need them most

Villagewide Wi-Fi (Innovators: Forging The Future / Liberation Technology)
WIRELESS INTERNET IN AFRICA

A Moneymaking Water Pump (Innovators: Forging The Future / Liberation Technology)
TOOLS FOR POOR FARMERS

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The Most Dangerous Place
On a harrowing trip inside Iraq's toughest city, TIME gets an up-close view of the U.S.'s daily battles against the insurgents. An eyewitness account reveals why the war remains as deadly as ever

Homage to Catalonia (Viewpoint)
When Europe's top teams clashed, an American fan confronted a painful choice


Outsourcing Your Heart
Elective surgery in India? Medical tourism is booming, and U.S. companies trying to contain health-care costs are starting to take notice


The Doctor Is ... Blue (Movies)
He played the same character for 20 years. Now Kelsey Grammer goes furry, feral and superhuman

The First Strike (Books)
How the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran prefigured Sept. 11

The Da Vinci Coma (Movies)
The movie of the best-selling book is fine, unless you're a Christian or like your movies to be exciting

5 Memoirs That Are Worth Your Time (Worth Your Time)
Extraordinary authors write the stories of their extraordinary lives


Danger in the Window Seat (Health)
Avoiding economy-class syndrome on airplanes

New "It" Bag Locks and Rolls (Style)
Designer luggage rolls down the runway


People

10 Questions For Franklin Graham (Interview)


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The American Dream, Supersized
Immigrants often have big ideas about their new life. And often they're right