Table of Contents: Aug. 9, 2004

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10 QUESTIONS: Tommy Franks 8

LETTERS 13

NOTEBOOK

Cracks in the Iraq coalition; G.O.P. dissatisfaction with Frist; corruption and Israel's wall; Google's IPO; European soccer invades the U.S. 19

MILESTONES: Al-Qaeda suspect arrested; former Mob boss convicted; Pop Rocks inventor dies; Crick remembered by Watson 27

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on John Kerry's vision of America 29

COVER

The Olympics return to where it all began. Athens isn't really ready, but the Games must go on 64

AMERICA'S QUEST: The ultimate photo gallery of U.S. stars 46

AQUA MAN: Michael Phelps, left, is a shark in the water. Can he win the most gold medals ever in one Games? 72

NEW BLOOD: With America's top track athletes plagued by scandal, the U.S. sends in the kids 78

NATION

Bush's Plan To win over swing voters, the President is focusing on his future agenda and going "positive." How long will that last? 30

BOSTON POPS: Behind-the-scenes photos of Kerry's big moment 34

WORLD

DRUG TERROR How al-Qaeda is tapping the booming heroin trade to finance violence and destabilize Afghanistan 41

SPACE

HOT ROCK NASA readies a probe to Mercury--the first in 30 years 42

ARTS

DOOM 3 The video game that changed our culture is launching a powerfully realistic sequel 82

VIDEO GAMES: Can stellar effects revive the Myst franchise? 84

MOVIES: Part comedy, part thriller, Collateral is chilly and seductive; Joan Allen takes charge 87

BOOKS: Multitude lays out how the meek can inherit the earth 94

YOUR TIME

STYLE: BBQ goes global; powder-puff makeover; new Greek wines 99

HEALTH: Monitoring vital signs at a distance; restless-legs syndrome 101

MONEY: Spending--and saving--on the Internet; so long, employee options; when gas prices will ease 102

PEOPLE: A talentless Miss America contest; why Clinton's My Life is wacky in translation; a real-life fatal attraction 105

ESSAY: Bruce McCall on why you can't always trust what is written on the label 106