Cheney In Twilight (Nation)
Bush chose him because he was safe and sound. But the Libby trial spotlighted a Vice President whose overbearing style has become one of the Administration's biggest problems

How Rice's Posse Struck Back (Nation)

Don't Try Lying to This Guy (Nation)


What's Next (What''s Next: 2007)
No one can see the future. But there's no harm in some enlightened, highly educated, thoroughly irresponsible guessing, is there? In that spirit TIME presents a thinking person's guide to the year to come >>>


Taking Pride In Prejudice (Letter From London)
How an irreverent Internet news channel is shaking up British politics

The Saga of Ghana
How the story of three lives captures the hopes and struggles of Africa's first 50 years of freedom

Bush's New Friend in Mexico (Profile)
Wrapping up his Latin American tour, the President pays a visit to the anti-Chavez--Mexico's Felipe Calderon


Louisiana's Chopped Forest

Why Should Iowa Have All The Fun

Can The Scan?

China Counts...And Counts

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A Climate for Change (The Power Of One)
Everyone has to get serious, and soon, about energy use. What must nations do? What can you do?

Why Almost Everyone Has Trouble Saying No (Change Agent)
A master negotiator shows us how to do it without guilt or embarrassment

Accounting for Crime (Law)
Putting finaglers in jail may make the White House look tough, but it won't clean up corporate ledgers

The Zeal For the Job (Why We Work)
For many professionals, the ultimate success is the freedom to employ their passion

Programming Provocateurs (Why We Work)
What draws workers to MobiTV? A hot technology, a cool company and maybe even a big payoff

Thanks, Rich People! (The Curious Capitalist)
Income inequality has one shared benefit: it fills federal coffers with tax money


It's Getting Warmer (Music)
Arcade Fire takes a half step toward the big time

Stand-Up Diplomacy (Culture Complex)
How many Middle Eastern--American comics does it take to change a perception?

Host with The Most (Movies)
Here's a monster thriller with plenty on its mind


Saying Yes to the HPV Vaccine (Health)
Claudia Wallis, a TIME editor and mother of a 13-year-old, wrestles with the decision to take her daughter for the controversial shot against sexually transmitted disease


Brand New Buzz (Global Business)
A remodeled Dunkin' Donuts brews an expansion strategy

Air France: Climbing (Global Business)
The renaissance of the once dysfunctional carrier

1848: When America Came of Age (History)
Our first high-tech, new-media, urban-pop-culture, go-go moment

A New World Ablaze (History / Book Excerpt)
An exclusive excerpt from Kurt Andersen's Heyday, a rollicking tale of love, murder, revolution, the Gold Rush and young America


10 Questions for Norah Jones (Interview)

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The Meaning of Walter Reed
TIME correspondent Michael Weisskopf, a former patient, looks at how the hospital came to symbolize what's wrong in Iraq