Vol. 167 No. 23
COVER
Simmering conflict in Congo has killed 4 million people since 1998, yet few choose to cover the story. TIME looks at a forgotten nation--and what's needed to prevent the deaths of millions more
SCIENCE
Fixing the broken Barbaro took extraordinary surgical skill. But the disaster raises new questions about how hard we push our horses
SOCIETY
More families are adopting older kids. But taking in an adolescent can create a new set of challenges for the parents and the child
NOTEBOOK
Just Make It Go Away
Numbers
Punchlines
Verbatim
Congress Takes On the Feds
Growing Up at Gitmo
6 Places with Separatist Anxiety
A Cannes Highlight Reel
The Thin Blue Line at MySpace
These Songs Rock Their World
Name that tune!
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Bill Maher (Interview)
LETTERS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
HOW KID-FRIENDLY MARKETING AND AN EXPLOSION OF PRODUCTS ARE TURNING AN ANCIENT FOOD INTO AMERICA'S TOP SNACK
Long Tail's Tribe (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Change Agent)
HOLLYWOOD IS BUZZING WITH THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA THAT REAL OPPORTUNITY--AND PROFIT--LIES WELL BEYOND BLOCKBUSTERS
OneUnited's Giant Steps (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / CEO SPEAKS)
KEVIN COHEE SEES AN ONLINE FUTURE FOR BLACK AMERICA. HE'S BANKING ON IT
Racing the Dragon (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Lifestyle)
HOW A NEW INDUSTRY IS WORKING TO TURN A 2,000-YEAR-OLD CHINESE TEAM SPORT INTO THE NEXT BIG THING
Out to Beat the Bunny (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / International Investing)
JAPAN'S PANASONIC IS READYING A MARKETING ASSAULT ON THE U.S. BATTERY MARKET
A Telenovela Revolution (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Television)
DESPERATE FOR VIEWERS, NETWORKS HOPE THE WORLD'S FAVORITE DRAMAS WILL TURN INTO HITS IN THE U.S.
Money's Paper Chase (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Manufacturing)
FOR 127 YEARS, CRANE HAS MADE THE NATION'S CURRENCY PAPER. CAN A WISCONSIN UPSTART BREAK THE MONOPOLY?
In a Real Crunch (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)
RACING TO START NATIONAL CHAINS, CEREAL CAFES ARE CHEWING ONE ANOTHER UP
Chapters For the CEO Set (Time Bonus Section July 2006: Inside Business / Books)
NOVELIST JOSEPH FINDER HAS CARVED OUT A MARKET NICHE: THE CORPORATE THRILLER
NATION
Sparked by a TIME report published in March, a U.S. military investigation is probing the killing of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines in the town of Haditha last November. Several Marines may face criminal charges, including murder. And
Lights, Camera, Al Gore!
the question: Will he audition again for President?
How Immigration is Rousing the Zealots
Barack Obama Isn't Not Running for President (In The Arena)
The Enron Effect
The bosses take the fall for a criminal corporate flameout. What has changed, and why it will never, ever, ever happen again. Maybe
Viewpoint: Ken Lay Still Isn't Listening (Viewpoint)
Enron's whistleblower Sherron Watkins responds to the guilty verdict
WORLD
TIME talks with Bolivia's Evo Morales
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
books and why he is not a pessimist
Fun, French and Bloody (Movies)
District B13 is that sublime action film that doesn't waste time talking when it could be fighting
Favor Boy No More (Television)
After countless indelible but tiny roles, Jeremy Piven is ready to go really big
5 Television Series to Heat Up Your Summer (Television)
A reality soap, searing drama and improv: TV isn't going on vacation
YOUR TIME
What Alcohol Does to a Child (Health)
ESSAY
The U.S. forgot the lessons of the cold war when it came to Iraq