The Last Temptation of Al Gore (Cover Story / The Well)
He has fallen out of love with politics. But friends,money men and an army of green activists are still begging him to run
 Podcast: Will Al Gore Run?
In his first ever Podcast, the former Vice President talks with TIME's Eric Pooley about his new book, and why he's been so careful not to rule out a Presidential bid
 Al Gore's American Life


Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason
"Why do reason, logic and truth seem to play a diminished role in the way America now makes important decisions?," writes Al Gore in his new book


How Rudy Won the Second Debate (Commentary)
He came across as forceful and elegantly deflected the attacks from the other Republicas

Pro-Choice Convictions Overturned (Commentary)
Giuliani and Romney are taking torturous paths to dispatch with their pesky abortion beliefs

Jerry's Kids
Where Falwell preached division, a new generation seeks common ground


Saving Iraq's Glitziest Neighborhood (The Well / World)
Once the fanciest place in Iraq, Mansour is now one of the most dangerous. Can the surge save it?


Battling Term-Paper Cheats (Life: Society - Education - Fashion / Education)
As more students turn to online paper mills for help, schools are fighting back with their own high-tech methods of detecting cheats. Are they overreacting?

The Lavender Heart of Texas (Life: Society - Education - Fashion / Society)
How once conservative Dallas has quietly become one of the nation's most gay-friendly cities


People (People)

Global Note (Dashboard)

Verbatim

Numbers

Family Values and Immigration (Briefing / Dashboard)

The State of Divorce: You May Be Surprised (Dashboard)

Oath of Loyalty (Briefing / The Moment)
How illegal wiretapping connects with the U.S. Attorney scandal

Pakistani Power Sharing? (Dashboard)

Co-Belligerent

Milestones

Nation Building (Dashboard)

Newsreel (Dashboard)

Lawyer Liable? (Dashboard)

Can Chrysler Be Cured? (The Well / Business)
It's a health-care company with car issues. And fixing it may require reshaping the U.S. auto industry


Wedding Dresses that Stand Out (Life: Society - Education - Fashion / Fashion)
Brides seeking elegant simplicity find it in Ethiopian designer Amsale Aberra's chic gowns

The Education of A Comic Prodigy (Arts: Movies - Books - Downtime / Movie)
How Seth Rogen became summer's leading man

The Kite Runner Author Returns Home (Arts: Movies - Books - Downtime / Books)
What happened after Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini finally returned to Afghanistan

Cheat Sheet (Arts: Movies - Books - Downtime / Downtime)
What you should see, what you should skip--and what you won't be able to avoid

Officeworkers Need a Springsteen Too (Arts: Movies - Books - Downtime / Culture Complex)
Pop singers love blue collars. But who heralds the heartbreak in the cubicles?


Slam, Glam, Serena (The Well / Profile)
A dismal loss in Tasmania yanked the outspoken, "bootylicious" tennis star out of a funk. Having won the Australian Open, she's powered up for the French

10 Questions for Don Cheadle
In Hotel Rwanda, he portrayed a hero who fought genocide. Now the Darfur activist and co-author of a new book, Not on Our Watch, is trying to halt another horror. Don Cheadle will now take your questions

Moore in The E.R. (The Well / Interview)
The Fahrenheit guy is back, and he has some health issues. He talks HMOs, getting booed and loving France, with Jeffrey Kluger


Small Is Essential (Global Business / TOP BUSINESS TEAMS)
With a million users and a payroll of eight, software sensation 37signals excels by doing more with less

Heavy Hitter (Global Business / Energy)
Alexander Medvedev, the hockey-playing deputy head of Gazprom, isn't afraid to slam opponents into the boards

Altitude Adjustment (Global Business / Airlines)
Long delays and jammed airports knock India's soaring airline industry back down to earth


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