Vol. 168 No. 2

SOCIETY

The New Science of Siblings (Behavior / Siblings)
Your parents raised you. Your spouse lives with you. But it's your brothers and sisters who really shaped you. Surprising research reveals how

SCIENCE

The Perils of Cloning
Ten years after Dolly's birth, scientists are learning that clones may not be such perfect copies after all

SPORT

On a Downhill Cycle
A doping scandal forces the Tour de France to wrestle with a champion's legacy and its own future

TO OUR READERS

Is the Press Endangering the Nation?
Editor's Letter: The White House has attacked newspapers for revealing details of U.S. surveillance tactics. But no one — the President or the press — has a blank check

NOTEBOOK

Milestones

Numbers

Tomb Raiders

To Give, Divine

Punchlines

4 Ways to Visit with President Bush

Talking Points

Flat on Top, Fiery Inside (In the Arena)

An Exodus of Agents
The turnover in the FBI has hit some of the most vital positions in the bureau hierarchy

Verbatim

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Lean and Mean (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / Change Agent)
Can Lean Six Sigma build a better, faster force?

Testing Tesco's Reach (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / INTERNATIONAL INVESTING)
WITH A RISKY DIVE INTO THE TOUGH U.S. MARKET, THE TOP BRITISH GROCER HOPES TO REVERSE THE EUROPEAN CURSE

Meet the McDentist (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / Small Business)
franchise dentistry has hit U.S. shores. Is this the future?

A Place for the Power Nap (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / Workplace)
job

True Green (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / CEO Speaks)
BUSINESS

Getting Splash Happy (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / Lifestyle)
HOW WATERSLIDES, WAVE MACHINES AND TIPPING BUCKETS HAVE HELPED RECHARGE THE HOTEL TRADE

The Time to Plan Is Now (Time Bonus Section August 2006: Inside Business / Personal Finance)
NEW TOOLS AND A LITTLE FORESIGHT CAN SMOOTH A PATH TO RETIREMENT BETWEEN SCRIMPING AND SPLURGING

NATION

How to Fix Guantanamo
An estimated 75% of its inmates there are no longer even being interrogated. After the Supreme Court抯 rebuke, what can the U.S. do to improve its handling of detainees?

Looking for Friends in Very Strange Places (White House Memo)
charm offensive, Bush calls on allies--wherever they may be

WORLD

Search and Destroy in Gaza
The abduction of a young soldier prompts a punishing Israeli raid against Hamas. Hopes for Middle East peace may have been shattered in the process

Meet Israel's New Enemy No. 1

Deadly Notes In The Night
How the Taliban is using a new kind of terrorist threat to intimidate Afghans

BUSINESS

Vegas East
Jersey's dowdy seaside gambling mecca is making a play for shops and fine dining. Sound familiar?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Who's the Voice of this Generation? (Books)
Hemingway's rose like the sun. Kerouac found his on the road. So why can't today's young novelists express the essence of their era?



7 DVDs Show How Divine and Dramatic Dance Can Be (Worth Your Time)
From Astaire to Fonteyn, these were the greats who put emotion in motion

YOUR TIME

A Boffo Barbecue (Food)
park. Here are five new backyard tools to help get you all fired up.

Comfy Camping (Sport)

PEOPLE

People

LETTERS

Read the story

ESSAY

Remember What Happened Here
Gaza wages war. That reveals the Palestinians' true agenda