U N I T E D   S T A T E S
COVER: One Nation, Under Chad
In the murkiness of Florida, amid bickering about bits of paper, will the next President be decided in the margins of error?

THE CANDIDATES: Tales from the War Rooms
The inside story of the battles to take the White House

VIEWPOINT: Will Defeat Be Good for the Democrats?
Jeff Greenfield speculates on political expediency

THE COURTS: Where Will It All End?
Adam Cohen on judges, briefs and supreme decisions

VOTING: A Map for the Electoral Labyrinth
Richard Lacayo on the morass-and ways to get out of it

L A T I N   A M E R I C A
COLOMBIA: The King of the Jungle
Meet Carlos Castaño, antidrug enforcer, decimator of rebels

M I D D L E   E A S T
ISRAEL: A Hard Man for Hard Times
An inside look at Ariel Sharon's grab for political power

E U R O P E
BOSNIA: Back to the Ballot
Democratic elections show that nationalism is still powerful

A F R I C A
SOUTH AFRICA: Damage Control
President Thabo Mbeki moves to limit the harm done by words

A S I A
THE PHILIPPINES: Nation on the Boil
The impeachment of President Joseph Estrada stirs passions

S O U T H   P A C I F I C
INDONESIA: Trouble on the Border
The first pictures from a West Papuan separatist training camp

Viewpoint: The rebels' presence in P.N.G. could hurt Australia

T I M E   D I G I T A L
GENEALOGY: When the Past Is Relative
On the Web, it's easy to go barking up the wrong family tree
Kinship.com: The sites that can help you trace your roots
A Life in E-Mail: Letters are a vanishing genealogical resource

THE INTERNET: Getting Mom Online
How do you persuade your parents to click into the digital age?

BIOMETRICS: Foolproof Eye-D
Iris scans and palm-print readers may make passwords obsolete

ONLINE LEARNING: The Instant Chef
Can you learn to cook from a tiny window on your computer?

T H E   A R T S
BOOKS: Frank Moorhouse brings his lively League of Nations chronicle to a close
Barbara Kingsolver returns to her roots

CINEMA: Girlfight's Michelle Rodriguez, a knockout talent

MUSIC: The rich afterlife of Everlast Soul Sister Mumba One

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