In this issue
Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 42
COVER
The Fresh Face
First-term Senator Barack Obama has the charisma and the ambition to run for President. But, as JOE KLEIN reports from the campaign trail, he's not quite ready to answer the tough questions
ASIA
When Outlaws Get The Bomb
Kim Jong Il's crude blast punctuates a scary reality: the law of the jungle now governs the race for nuclear arms
ARTS
Harmonic Convergence
Teaching and performing in Japan, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra makes cultural connections through music

Q&A with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The FDA's War on Warm-Water Oysters
Tech Buyers' Guide
A Muslim Candidate's Unconventional Strategy
U.S. Crime Writer Tackles a Real Hong Kong Cold Case
Inside the Apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan
Volunteer Vets: Returning Troops Still Want to Serve
Joe Cada, Poker's New Champion
Fashion Week in Pakistan
Top 10 Sesame Street Moments