What Makes us Different? (Cover Story / Science)
Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world


Campaign 2006: The Republicans' Secret Weapon
You think the Republicans are sure to lose big in November? They aren't. Here's why things don't look so bad to them

Leveraging the Lobbyist Scandal (The Abramoff Backlash)

Why Torture Is Still An Option
The compromise terrorism detainee bill limits interrogation abuses—and lets Bush set the limits


Saddam's Revenge
As the dictator faces judgment, his loyalists are targeting those who testified against him

The Woman Who Would Be France's President (Profile)
Segolene Royal shuns party politics, extols law and order, and doesn't mind being seen in a bikini. Is this France's next President?
 Audio: Is Segolene Royal turning France into America?
TIME's James Graff reports from Paris on the latest in France's presidential race


When Not Seeing Is Believing
Andrew Sullivan on the rise of fundamentalism and why embracing spiritual doubt is the key to defusing the tension between East and West


Death Comes Calling For the Class of 9/11 (Postscript)
What we can learn of the Iraq war from the first to perish of a West Point batch

What's Next

Q&A Pervez Musharraf

The Ana Log

The Illinois Tea Party

Mona Lisa Secrets

Verbatim

Milestones

Punchlines

The Roberts Court, Take Two
As the Supreme Court opens its second term under its new chief justice, here are four things to watch for

Numbers

Google Gets Friendly
To fend off Microsoft and other foes, the search giant is bulking up on partnerships
 Google's Chief Looks Ahead
In an interview with TIME, CEO Eric Schmidt explains what's behind the company's new push for partnerships


The Gang's All Here (Movies)
You lookin' at them? The Departed's Leo, Matt, Marty and Jack talk movies, rage and smoking

Windsor Not (Movies)
It's Diana vs. the royals in a searing comic drama

Writers on the Storm (Books)
When civilization falls, does it make a sound? Two books about the end of worlds--and what follows

5 Gripping Graphic Novels for Grownups
Book-length comics with brains and heart. Oh, and all written by women


Who Moved My Sudafed? (Health)

Click 'n' Shoot (Tech)


10 Questions for James Baker (Interview)
James Baker on the fight for Iraq, the death of compromise and his African-American kin

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Barbie to Baby Einstein: Get Over It
Supermom lit distorts real family issues. Hyperachieving isn't one of them


Is Coal Golden? (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / The Energy Debate)
A Texas plan for coal-fired plants electrifies the carbon issue

Still Tuned In (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Media)
QUIRKY AND COMMUNITY MINDED, SOME INDEPENDENT RADIO STATIONS HAVE HELD OFF CONSOLIDATION, IPODS AND SATELLITE

Making Peace (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Q & A)
THE BOSS DIDN'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT, SAYS CITIGROUP'S SANDY WEILL IN A CANDID MEMOIR

State of Reliefs (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Industries)
HOW THE CONTROVERSIAL YET POPULAR SUPPLEMENT BUSINESS EMERGED IN UTAH

Meet the Nicheperts (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Change Agents)
A HOST OF PINPOINT CONSULTANTS ARE HELPING WORKERS LEARN TO TRUST THE COMPANY, SHUT UP AND GET HAPPY

Pimp My Garage (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)
It worked for closets. Now the other mess in your home is a business

Let's Talk Trash (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Recycling)
WASTE NOT. AN INCREASING NUMBER OF FIRMS ARE FINDING SUCCESS IN MAKING PRODUCTS OUT OF GARBAGE

Weather or Not? (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Inside Business / Foreign Influences)
INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY HAVE TO SAVE THE CLIMATE TO SAVE THEIR BOTTOM LINE