Vol. 162 No. 22
COVER
The Rise of the Anger Industry (Cover Story / Nation)
How Europe Gets Bush Wrong (Cover Story / Nation)
NATION
Bill Frist is the President's crafty Senate warrior with much on the line. Can the G.O.P. leader deliver?
The Cuffed One
Michael Jackson puts a comeback on hold after he is arrested on allegations of child molestation
Popping The Question
Now that a Massachusetts court says gays can wed, will it go national? Not if conservatives can stop it
WORLD
As the attacks on innocents in Muslim countries show, the terrorists inspired by al-Qaeda are upping the stakes of their jihad
Vengeance Has Its Day
Lawlessness takes on a new meaning as Iraqi gangs launch a killing spree against Saddam's Old Guard
SOCIETY
Retirees take tough volunteer posts abroad--and help themselves in the process
Adventure Travel (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Generations)
A Hit Man's Life (Time Bonus Section December 2003: Generations)
From Annie to The Producers, Thomas Meehan, 72, continues to spin Broadway gold
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
Successor Jitters
Bulking up for Baghdad
Performance Of The Week
Turkey Hand Jive
A Mutual Fund's Respected Founders Forced Out
Numbers
Milestones (Milestones)
74 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Something in the Weisses' DNA seems to put them at risk, but new hope could spring from their burden
(Table Of Contents)
In the Orbit of Genius
Even before celebrity culture, life with a star had a dangerous gravitational pull
Why the Democrats Are All Boxed In
BUSINESS
Should the U.S. keep bailing out airlines? Here's a post-9/11 success story--plus a cautionary tale
Conrad's Black Eye
A loud and powerful newspaper baron steps down under fire. What happens to the empire he built?
Stepping Out of the Shadows (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
The Keys to the Magic Kingdom (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
ROBERT IGER WALT DISNEY CO.
The Burden Of Being The Heiress Of Style (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
AERIN LAUDER ESTEE LAUDER COS.
Talking About a Chinese Dynasty (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
LU WEIDING WANXIANG GROUP
Getting a Little Wild on the Net (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
JEFF JORDAN EBAY
Which Son Will Inherit The Empire? (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
JAMES AND LACHLAN MURDOCH NEWS CORP.
The "Iron Woman" Is Ready to Rock (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
INDRA NOOYI PEPSICO
Taking Basketball To the World (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
ADAM SILVER NBA
A Media Mogul Who Would Love To Be No. 1 (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
MEL KARMAZIN VIACOM
He Made Japan Cell-Phone Crazy (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
SHIRO TSUDA NTT DOCOMO
The Salesman of Silicon Valley (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
PAUL OTELLINI INTEL
The Art of Talking Straight (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
URSULA BURNS XEROX
He Did So Well, Let's Give Him Two CEO Jobs (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
CARLOS GHOSN RENAULT
Can He Follow the $7.8 Billion Man? (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
VICTOR LI CHEUNG KONG
Trying to Loosen Things Up (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
HAMILTON JAMES BLACKSTONE GROUP
With the Grace of Grandpa (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
JOHN ELKANN FIAT
From Oz, Shaking Up A U.S. Icon (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
CHARLIE BELL MCDONALD'S
He's Got Connections (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
NOEL TATA TATA GROUP
The Software Industry's New New Man (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
SHAI AGASSI SAP
Playing His Way to the Next Level (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
KEN KUTARAGI SONY
An Oilman Who Still Gets Respect (Global Business Influentials / The Contenders)
REX TILLERSON EXXONMOBIL
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tim Burton, misfit child of Hollywood, has made a movie about incorrigible grownups. What could this mean?
Growing Out of Stardom (Movies)
Alec Baldwin is not a leading man anymore, but it doesn't seem to aggravate him--much
Kindred Spirits (Books)
Mario Vargas Llosa weaves a vivid tale of Gauguin's and his grandmother's lives
Blast from the Past (Books)
Robert Harris' new thriller is set in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. It ends with a bang
Literary Life (Books)
A novel examines the birth of an author's voice
Last Rites (Movies)
A dying man goes out in style in a wry comedy
Tumbledown Hopes (Movies)
Simultaneously comic and sad, In America captures the dreams of the modern-day immigrant family
YOUR TIME
Pomegranate Power (Lifestyle)
The sweet, tart red fruit has ancient roots. Can it make a modern splash?
Move Over, Yellow Pages! (Lifestyle)
Danger In The Dark (Tech)
In the gritty, gripping game Manhunt, players stalk the deadliest prey of all
TV Without The Cables (Tech)
Playing The Numbers (Tech)
Watch the Salsa (Health)
A batch of bad scallions at a Chi-Chi's restaurant puts the focus on hepatitis A
Down For The Count (Health)
The Wrong Drug, The Wrong Dose (Health)
Don't Hurt The Babies (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
PEOPLE
U.S. Soccer's Goooal!
That's One Butch Bridget Jones
Q&A With Bernie Mac