10 QUESTIONS: CBS president Les Moonves on the Reagan mini-series and the Letterman baby 8
LETTERS 12
NOTEBOOK: Contract cronyism in Iraq; trends in last week's election; Iran's nuclear program 17
MILESTONES: The Green River Killer pleads guilty; Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield dies 21
IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein says Howard Dean's campaign so far is a triumph of style over ideas 23
COVER STORY
THE PRIVATE GOES PUBLIC In an exclusive interview and an excerpt from a book about her ordeal, Jessica Lynch for the first time talks about her captivity in Iraq and the challenges she faces in getting her body, and life, back to normal in Palestine, W. Va. 24
WORLD
TALE OF TWO WARRIORS In Fallujah, an Iraqi guerrilla, right, and a U.S. soldier battle for their beliefs and each other's destruction 48
NO TEA PARTY: Antiwar protesters hope to prevent George W. Bush from enjoying a peaceful visit when he drops in on Tony Blair in London next week 53
BUSINESS
HOW CROOKED? With even mutual funds mired in scandal, how can you protect investments? 54
SCIENCE
YOUNG, OBESE AND DESPERATE: More overweight teens undergo risky stomach stapling 58
CHOLESTEROL CLEANER: An experimental drug offers hope for treating clogged arteries 60
SOCIETY
REAL SCHOOLS OF ROCK: Just like in the film, kids are getting the Led out and jamming in class 63
TECHNOLOGY
2003's COOLEST INVENTIONS If they made it, we found it, from camera phones to iTunes to ways to improve your golf swing 65
BEST GEAR: The tops in pagers, home theaters, watches and nearly everything else
BEST VIDEO GAMES: Tee it up with Tiger Woods; create a legend with Zelda
BEST WEB SHOPPING: Gifts for your parent, partner or pet
ARTS
FASHION FRACAS How can Gucci recover from the departures of Tom Ford and Domenico De Sole? 134
PIANO PRODIGIES: Two surprising talents debut in New York 137
ROSIE'S NEW AUDIENCE: O'Donnell performs for a judge in the trial over her failed magazine 138
VIEWPOINT: Jim Poniewozik on Ronald Reagan's TV recall 140
YOUR TIME
HEALTH: Weighing the merits of long-term-care insurance 149 LIFESTYLE: Virtual assistants 150 TECH: Board games on DVD 153
PEOPLE: Rod's exes remember; Barrymore and Sandler reteam 155
ESSAY: No love lost for the U.S. 156