Vol. 169 No. 16
COVER
What the war in Iraq has done to America's Army--and how to fix it. A Time investigation
NATION
he convince Minnesotans that his candidacy isn't a joke?
Keeping Up The Fight (Portfolio)
TIME photographer Anthony Suau provides a portrait of an America where the heartbreak of war remains a daily struggle
WORLD
Long distrusted by the region's Catholics, Northern Ireland's police are trying to recast the force as nonpartisan
SOCIETY
A French import has college hipsters going head over heels, but some campus cops think it's a little too fly
The Drifters (Life / The Law)
U.S. Supreme Court Justices may come to the bench with an ideological point of view, but it changes
All Steamed Up (Life / Going Green)
The world's biggest country is starting to go geothermal thanks to one of the smallest
Hormone Therapy Redeemed (Health)
more or less back where it started
The Hyperconnected (Life / TECHNOCULTURE)
We're addicted to data, and new inventions like Twitter and the iPhone will only make it worse
Acting Like a President (Life / History)
Most politicians who make it to the White House have also become masters of the art of performing
Lay Off, Suze Orman! (Life / Business)
Why do personal finance books for women try to make them feel guilty? In fact, women are not spendaholics -- at least, not compared with men
NOTEBOOK
People (People)
THE SCORE
Stroll (Dashboard)
World Spotlight: Why Iran Backed Down (Dashboard)
Money Yells (Briefing / The Moment)
In the first primary, Romney and Obama crash their parties
Beatification Box (Dashboard)
A Natural-Gas Gang (Dashboard)
Washington Memo: Taking On Gonzales (Briefing / Dashboard)
Audit Alert (Dashboard)
Numbers
Milestones (Briefing)
Newsreel (Dashboard)
Rising Sun Revisions (Dashboard)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
In an exclusive excerpt from a new biography, the great physicist wrestles with what it means to believe in God
Cheat Sheet (Downtime)
What you won't be able to avoid, what you should see--and what you should skip
... But We Know What We Like (Television)
What American Idol says about American tastes
Why Can't a Woman ... Be a Man? (The Big Picture)
That may be the only way females can get good roles in today's blockbuster movies
Just Don't Call It a Telethon (Television)
ESSAY
Reagan's budget guy is charged with fraud. Didn't he practice his fiscal finagling on the master?
An Administration's Epic Collapse (Commentary)
Bush's response to three scandals, says Joe Klein, shows once again that his hyper-partisanship has been a travesty of governance and a comprehensive failure
The Age of U-Turns
Flip-flops get a bad name, but often the best course is to reverse course
PEOPLE
He was the Governor of Arkansas for more than a decade. With the support of social conservatives, the Republican underdog is aiming for a higher office: the presidency. Mike Huckabee will now take your questions
SPECIAL SECTION
Can Dove sell a new line of beauty products by telling women that aging is O.K.?
Lending a hand. (Global Business / Microfinance)
Fighting poverty with small loans is hot, but microcredit is not a magic bullet for underdevelopment