Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS for Dennis Miller 8

LETTERS 9

NATION

The Vision Thing Dean has Gore's backing; now he needs to explain what he stands for 20

JOE KLEIN: Here come the new-new Democrats 24

SADDAM'S CAPTURE

The Tyrant in Custody Eight months after the fall of Baghdad, the fugitive ex-leader is nabbed by U.S. troops near his hometown of Tikrit 15

WORLD

INTELLIGENCE GAP: Bad information is causing big trouble in Afghanistan 28

TERRORISM ALERT: Europe is on guard for a holiday attack 30

GLOBAL AGENDA: The baffling Wolfowitz memo 33

HAVANA VACATION: What if the travel ban goes? 35

The Fence Israelis insist it's for security; Palestinians say it's a veiled step toward annexation. A photo essay 37

BUSINESS

China Trade Why it's taking our jobs 42

TECHNOLOGY

Going After Google The ultimate Web war 46

HEALTH

Got Hormones? A tussle over milk labels 52

RELIGION

Lost Gospels Early Christianity was a chaos of theologies, long since vanished. But they are being rediscovered by scholars and believers alike 54

SOCIETY

Extreme Makeovers They're like a dream come true--but not always 62

LUXURY DORMS: Plasma TVs and Jacuzzis are pulling in students 66

ARTS

Jude Law In Cold Mountain, the movies' most beautiful creep becomes a romantic hero 118

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: A hit at last. But will the band regret it? 122

YOUR TIME

LIFESTYLE: Young, Jewish and fashionable; trendy Oakland 129

HEALTH: Canadian drugs; kids and antidepressants; sour grapes 130

TECHNOLOGY: IM-based online dating; video-game noir 132

MILESTONES 135

ESSAY: Patti Davis recalls the magic of a Reagan-family Christmas 136