Vol. 166 No. 15
COVER
What happens when you come out as a kid? How gay youths are challenging the right--and the left
NATION
House leader TOM DELAY'S indictment upends the Republicans' to-do list and their outlook for next year's elections. Can they recover in time?
Can the Democrats Go on Offense? (The Other Party)
Let's Make A Deal
After 85 days in jail for refusing to reveal a source, a reporter walks and talks. But it remains unclear exactly what's at stake in this case
SCIENCE
Natural barriers that might have slowed Rita and Katrina were ruined long ago by human development along the fragile Gulf Coast. How Louisianans plan to protect themselves by protecting the environment first
SOCIETY
Robert Oxnam was a distinguished China scholar and diplomatic adviser. Then his world began to fall apart
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
How the popular game fish saved the boat business and became a hot lure for economic development
Management Tips From the Real Rocket Scientists (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / Management)
HOW THE JET PROPULSION LAB INSPIRES TALENT AND MAKES ITS MAGIC IN OUTER SPACE
Five Jobs for Our Shores (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / Careers)
AFRAID OF OUTSOURCING? HERE ARE SOME GROWING FIELDS THAT WON'T BE FARMED OUT TO OVERSEAS WORKERS
Money Master (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / CEO Speaks)
HE HAS MADE BILLIONS FOR YALE AND SAYS MUTUAL FUNDS ARE A RAW DEAL FOR MOST FOLKS
Luxe for Lease (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / Small Business)
Can't afford the perfect handbag? Join the club—and borrow as many as you want
Cable TV's Big Fish Fight (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business)
WILL DISNEY OUT-FOX THE COMPETITION IN ITS BASS BATTLE?
Fighting For the Little Guy (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
Samsung Gets Sensual (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Inside Business / Biz Briefs)
Winter Winners (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Sure, it's the off-season, but London, Paris and Rome are still alluring, not to mention cheaper and less crowded
$$$ in the Attic (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Old letters and diaries may be far from worthless
A New Focus (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Once a high-profile D.A., Gil Garcetti is thriving as a stylish photographer
Living It (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
The secret of retirement? Tips from a leading (retired) expert
Capital Assets (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Washington's lesser-known museums feature fascinatingly offbeat, unique collections
Ask Francine (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Bold Brunello (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations)
Exploring the big wine described as Chianti on hormones
Mr. Playboy (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Generations / Turning Point)
Hugh Hefner tells how he created an identity in order to fulfill his dreams
WORLD
Four years after the ouster of the Taliban, the fighting in Afghanistan is growing deadlier. TIME gets an up-close view of the new threats confronting U.S. forces
BUSINESS
Exclusive: Legendary raider CARL ICAHN tells why he plans to drop the nice-guy routine in his tussle with Time Warner. Has he met his match?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Joan Didion, famous for her dry-eyed unsentimentality, faces down tragedy and insanity and emerges to face it down again
A Dog And His Man (Movies)
Every second of this ast-houndingly winning new movie took hours of thumb-breaking work. But it's fun without paws
The Very Bad Dad (Movies)
Nice guy Jeff Daniels shows how wonderfully awful he can be
5 Masters Of The Macabre (DVDS)
New DVDs from directors who creep you out with suspense, not shock
NOTEBOOK
A new set of blasts on the popular resort island kill more than 22 people
New Concerns Dog the FDA
The interim appointee to run the FDA has no regulatory experience and is being asked to hold two possibly conflicting positions at once
Bracing for Bird Flu
Will the virus mutate into something more deadly?
Using FEMA to Fix Everything Else?
Can the agency be fixed in the wake of the Katrina disaster?
Verbatim
Punchlines
Milestones
Numbers
YOUR TIME
Kitchen Magic (Home)
Where To Find Relief (Health)
PEOPLE
Hey, Is That An Ice Pick In Your Pocket?
The Mod's New Squad
Ms. Smith Goes To Washington
Q&A Melissa Etheridge
LETTERS
ESSAY
At home on the range with a hybrid? How Montana started caring about m.p.g.