Does God Want You To Be Rich?
A growing number of Protestant evangelists raise a joyful Yes! But the idea is poison to other, more mainstream pastors


An Inside Look at Hamid Karzai's Rising Woes
In an exclusive TIME interview, the Afghan president concedes, "My problem is perhaps that I'm too much of a democrat for this time of the country's life."

A New Arab Peace Plan (Interview)
TIME's interview with King Abdullah II of Jordan: "If we don't solve the Palestinian issue, the future looks bleak for the Middle East."

The Princess Wars (Letter From Japan)
A newborn royal heir stirs the debate over the modern Japanese woman


How We're Harming Young Athletes (Health)
Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury


History Goes Hollywood (Culture)
Anxious about dwindling crowds and shorter attention spans, museums and historical sites are turning to special effects to tell their stories

The Kidnapper's Trick (Behavior)
An Austrian girl escapes her captor, but the lies he told about her parents may be harder to outrun


Punchlines

Baseball's First-Year Phenoms

The Ana Log

The Middle Is a Bad Place to Be (In the Arena)

Numbers

Let's Get Connected (Viewpoint)

The Post-Tony Tussle

The Envelope, Eh?

What's Next

Milestones


Verbatim

Why Bush's Security Pitch May Not Work This Time
His argument that only the G.O.P. can keep the country safe gets a third, tough test

Why Voters (and Politicians) Are Anxious

The Unofficial Story of the al-Qaeda 14 (Viewpoint)
Their torture by the CIA was wrong--in more ways than you might think


Ford: Just Fix the Car
New boss, same old problem: the automaker has to build better, exciting autos to make a comeback


He Had a Great Fall (Movies)
A new take on All the King's Men turns the ultimate political cautionary tale into an existential epic

Dude, Where's My Film? (Movies)
This man gave the world King of the Hill and Office Space. So why is Fox squashing his new movie?

5 Captivating New Albums For -- and By -- All Ages (Music)
From the schoolgirls of Smoosh to an elderly Elton, great music is timeless


Counter Intelligence (Home)

A Smart Phone for Dummies (Technology)


People

10 Questions For Al Franken (Interview)


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Top Guns and Top Secrets
For Suri's dad and the President, it was a week of strategic openness