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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 170 No. 8
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COVER
Billy Graham, Pastor In Chief
(Religion) A new book reveals what Graham learned and what he regretted in his 50-year ministry to U.S. Presidents
On Life and Loss (Religion)
In his wife's last moments, Billy Graham knew that medical technology can sometimes simply prolong death, not life
Podcast
Billy Graham
Graham met with TIME editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy at his North Carolina home to talk about his relationship with each of the past 11 Presidents
Photo Essay
America's Pastor
A Photo-biography of the celebrated evangelist
TO OUR READERS
Praying with Presidents
More than 50 years ago, Billy Graham first made the cover of TIME. His life has shaped both politics and religion in America
NATION
We've Come Undone
(The Well / Nation)
Why we abandoned our bridges and tunnels and how we can put them back together again
Rudy in the Heartland (The Well / Nation)
Trailing Mitt Romney in the polls and Fred Thompson in hype, Giuliani decides to care about Iowa after all
Courting Iowa (The Well / Nation)
In the Hawkeye State, candidates hit the diner, man the grill and answer questions--lots and lots of questions
Photos: On The Ground In IowaPhotographer Danny Wilcox Frazier tracks the presidential campaign as snakes its way through his home state
ESSAY
Inside Iraq
(Commentary)
The troops in Baghdad are making progress--and are likely to emerge as leaders of a post-9/11 America
Callous About Health Care? (Commentary / Viewpoint)
Here's a simple test for Republican candidates to show whether they have real solutions to the health-care crisis or are just paying lip service
NOTEBOOK
Milestones
(Briefing)
Dashboard
People
Washington Memo: A Safe Vote on Terror (Briefing)
Numbers
Olympic Fever (Briefing / The Moment)
Will China be ready for the spotlight, and the scrutiny, that the Games bring?
Verbatim
World Spotlight: Iraqi Parliament Holiday (Briefing)
WORLD
The War Next Door
(The Well / World)
A surge in drug-related violence is terrorizing Mexico and sparking fears that the killing could cross the U.S. border
Photos: Mexico's Drug WarsPhotographer Anthony Suau documents the surging influence of the drug cartels in Northern Mexico and the efforts by police to maintain law and order
BUSINESS
Second Life's Real-World Problems
(Life: Business - Science - Education - Travel - Environment - Fit Nation / Business)
As this virtual colony grows, lawyers, tax men and troublemakers are crashing the party
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Rethinking Organics
(Life: Business - Science - Education - Travel - Environment - Fit Nation / Fit Nation)
The way your fruits and vegetables are grown makes a big difference, right? Don't be so sure
Explaining Déjà Vu (Health & Science / Science)
Memory experts find the brain circuit that may be the cause of these eerie experiences
Back to the Tap (Life: Business - Science - Education - Travel - Environment - Fit Nation / Going Green)
Bottled water may be a commercial success story, but the environment pays a very heavy price
SOCIETY
Become a Nurse, Get a Tan
(Life: Business - Science - Education - Travel - Environment - Fit Nation / Education)
A new Caribbean school helps fill the U.S. nursing shortage
No-Tell Motels (Life: Business - Science - Education - Travel - Environment - Fit Nation / Travel)
Are the innkeepers who advertise their properties as "American owned" patriots or philistines?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Who Killed the Love Story?
(Movies) On the lost art of making a great romantic movie
Downtime (Downtime)
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Drew Carey
( 10 Questions) He's been a writer, a stand-up comic and a sitcom star. His next challenge is to fill the shoes of daytime-TV institution Bob Barker, as host of The Price Is Right. Drew Carey will now take your questions
LETTERS
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