Vol. 159 No. 15

WORLD

Anatomy Of A Raid
Inside the capture of al-Qaeda chief Abu Zubaydah and his terror network. Can he lead us to Osama bin Laden?

How Do We Make Him Talk? (Ethics)

Better Late Than Never
AFTER SEVERAL FALSE STARTS, GEORGE W. BUSH COMMITS HIMSELF FULLY TO ENDING THE BLOODSHED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE INSIDE STORY OF HIS ABOUT-FACE, AND THE RISKS HE CONFRONTS

Flash Points
Against a background of Palestinian suicide attacks, Israeli forces pushed deep into the West Bank

Why Suicide Bombing... ...Is Now All The Rage
AMONG PALESTINIANS, DYING TO KILL HAS BECOME A NOBLE CALLING. HERE'S HOW THE PRACTICE WENT FROM EXTREME TO MAINSTREAM.

Could Suicide Bombings Happen Here?

Taliban From The Bayou
Yasser Hamdi shared a hideout with John Walker Lindh. He may also be a fellow American

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Licking the Habit (Health)
A nicotine-laced lollipop has antismoking activists crying foul. Could it create new addicts?

SOCIETY

Making Time For A Baby
For years, women have been told they could wait until 40 or later to have babies. But a new book argues that's way too late

Three Ways To Give Nature A Helping Hand

The Limits Of Science

The Cost of Starting Families First
For those who choose to have children early in life, the trade-off may involve more than just money

Cousins: A New Theory of Relativity
They're the butt of jokes and the target of stern laws. Now a study shows cousins run few risks in mating

NOTEBOOK

23 Years Ago in TIME

Notebook

Going Slowly with The 20th Hijacker

A Trendy Fish Gets Snubbed

Milestones (Milestones)

FBI Blundering Didn't Stop with Hanssen (Spy Watch)

How Rude!

Child Sexuality: Challenging the Taboos

Making Second-Place Votes Count (Campaign 2002)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Wait Till Next Year? They Don't Have One
Abandoned by baseball, a team and its bicultural fans search for a raison d'etre

What the Nuns Didn't Know
Could they have uncovered abuse? Not in a culture that kept them in the dark

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ozzy Knows Best (The Arts / Television)
THE OSBOURNES HAS A BLEEPING THING OR TWO TO TEACH THE NETWORKS ABOUT COMEDY--AND DECORATING WITH CRUCIFIXES

Fail, Britannia! (The Arts / Theater)
Now the Brits are redoing American classics and shipping them over here. But something's missing

Oprah Turns the Page (The Arts / Media)
Why the end of her influential club spells big trouble for publishers and booksellers

Sexaholix...A Love Story (The Arts / Short Takes)
HBO, April 13, 10 p.m. E.T.

Patriotism in The Cross Fire (The Arts / Books)
Americans are united? Nobody told these guys

Andie's Arrival (The Arts / Movies)
Why romantic comedy is a gal named MacDowell

Complications (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Atul Gawande

Fortune's Fool (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Ivan Turgenev, Adapted by Mike Poulton

Long Shot Novena (The Arts / Short Takes)
Eileen Rose

Dinner For Five (The Arts / Short Takes)
Independent Film Channel, Mondays, 8 p.m. E.T.

YOUR TIME

The Perils of Tax Havens (Personal Time / Your Money)
They make less sense than ever now that the IRS is onto offshore credit-card accounts

On the Internet, Talk Is Cheap (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Making phone calls online can save you big money and is easier than ever. But how does it sound?

Is There a Doctor Onboard? (Personal Time / Your Health)
Physicians dread in-flight emergencies almost as much as you do. But things are looking up

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Single Moms Unite (Time Bonus Section / Families)
It may not take a village, but some single parents are finding it's easier to raise their children when they share a home

Staying On the Road (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Techniques and technology to help older people drive more safely

Fixing The Rift (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Not talking? Two books offer tips on bringing estranged relatives together

Rainbow Network (Time Bonus Section / Families)
As gay families increase, so do support services designed just for them

Arts Smarts (Time Bonus Section / Families)
Cultural institutions can't beat the Internet, so they've decided to join it

PEOPLE

Just Don't Call Him "King of Kings" (Up Close With Reza Pahlavi)
Eschewing his father's excesses, a son in exile delivers a different message

People

10 Questions For Newt Gingrich (Interview)

LETTERS

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