Vol. 166 No. 16

COVER

Aging Naturally (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
In an exclusive TIME book excerpt, Dr. Andrew Weil shares his secrets for maximizing health and happiness--no matter how old you are

Dr. Andrew Weil's Wellness Diet (Exclusive Book Excerpt)

Men Aging Gracefully/Women Aging Gracefully (Exclusive Book Excerpt)

(Poll)
Your chance to vote on which famous faces have aged the most gracefully

NATION

Avian Flu: How Scared Should We Be? (The Avian Flu)
Scared enough to take action. Haunted by Katrina, Washington scrambles to prepare for a much deadlier kind of natural disaster

The Two Knocks on Miers
And why--surprise!--they're both coming from the right. And why, even so, they might not derail her

Some Clues to Miers' Views (The Record)

Starting from Scratch (After Katrina)
How do you jump-start a Louisiana parish without money, even people? And let's not forget the snakes

WORLD

Faces of Resistance
The U.S. hopes to persuade Iraq's Sunnis to join the political process. But the constitution they are voting on may push them toward the insurgents instead

Gaza's New Strongmen
Now that Israel is gone, the Palestinian Authority faces a new foe: armed militias that want to clean house and take their piece of the pie. Meet the Sopranos of the Middle East

A New Home for a (Very) Old Comrade? (Letter From Moscow)
After 81 years, Russians ponder whether the time has finally come to bury Lenin

SOCIETY

What Will the Bishops Do Next? (The Vatican)

Screening The Priests
How do the church's shrinks decide who is gay and who isn't? The first thing they do is ask

NOTEBOOK

Threat to a Waste Watcher

Appreciation

Verbatim

Rove Redux

Punchlines

How Bush Should Renovate the West Wing (In The Arena)

Numbers

A Spy Among U.S.?

Why Bush Is Talking About Bin Laden Again

Milestones

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Coke's Quest for Cool (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Marketing)
Five hip global design firms are creating new bottles to revive cola's fading image

(Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Autos)
The German automaker is in the middle of a massive overhaul to restore the quality of its vehicles and reinvent itself

(Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Autos)
The minute commuter car has turned out to be an oversize drain on profits

Test Drive: R-Class (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Autos)
Mercedes' plush, powerful "tourer" almost makes the station wagon sexy

Can You Bank on Italy? (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business)
A top regulator's favoritism finally scandalizes even the most rigged economy in Europe

War of The Winds (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Energy)
One alternative-energy source finally makes economic sense, but try telling that to the neighbors

Trading Up (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Exports)
To stay relevant, Hong Kong's biggest sourcing company reshapes itself

Bill's Bad Bet (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Investing)
A celebrated fund manager, despite losses, still thinks oil is headed south

Taking the Bank Out of Banking (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)

(Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)

Playing God With Cod (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)

Wireless, Thin and Smart (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)

In High Spirits (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Deals)
Pernod Ricard buys itself a few drinks in the consolidating liquor industry

People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / World Beaters)

A Tribute to Art (Time Bonus Section November 2005: Global Business / Global Life)
The palace built by Duke Federico da Montefeltro, top gun of the Renaissance, is the thinking man's Disneyland

Passing the Torch from Michael to Jay (From The Editor)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Pair of Jokers (Show Business)
They're the Producers! They're the Odd Couple! They're the Producers ... again! How two modestly successful actors become one supernova duo

Before the Chatter (Movies)
A new movie about the TV-news business gets the style just right but the speechifying all wrong

Case of the Looted Relics (Art)
Once highflying, the Getty is beset by charges of stolen antiquities and profligate executive perks

Paris Frill Seekers (Fashion)
Designers try to steer a new course through fashion doldrums with collections that flounce, flow and flatter

5 CDs That Really Swing (Music)
From a legend and some young lions, a guide to the fall's best jazz releases

Scaring the Suburbs (Television)
The maker of CSI bets on picket-fence felons in Close to Home, about a crime-busting new mom

ESSAY

Lessons from the 1918 Flu
Panic broke out. Doctors were kidnapped. Patients starved. Could it happen now?