Vol. 172 No. 7

COVER

The Global Ambition of Rick Warren (The Well / Cover Story)
How a charismatic Californian became the closest thing to Billy Graham — and why religion in America will never be the same

NATION

The Anthrax Files (The Well / Nation)
The FBI was on the trail of Army scientist Bruce Ivins for years. As investigators closed in, he committed suicide. But how credible was their case?

Have the Clintons Gotten Over It? (The Well / Campaign '08)
Will the Clintons forge a peace with Camp Obama? It hasn't happened yet

A Whole New McCain (The Well / Campaign '08)
After months of often feckless campaigning, the Arizona Senator has started throwing heat. What's behind McCain's hardball strategy

How America Decides (Campaign '08)
A TIME poll shows that Evangelicals are sticking with McCain. But they're not excited about it

ESSAY

Open to Debate (In the Arena)
conversation

The Swing Voter (The Awesome Column)
She's old and Jewish and lives in Florida. How I think I got my grandmother to vote for Obama

In Dog We Trust
Picking a President is critical. And so is selecting a canine companion in the White House

WORLD

Why Africa Is Still Starving (The Well / World)
Despite years of food aid, millions are in dire need again. How the world's generosity has helped perpetuate a crisis

Postcard: Greenland (Postcard: Greenland)
Under the glare of the arctic summer, scientists drill through centuries of snow for clues about the future. The search for a polar tipping point

NOTEBOOK

A Brief History Of: Olympic Medals (Briefing)

Milestones

Robert Maheu (Briefing)

Pop Chart

China To Athlete Activist: Stay Out! (Briefing)
Three days before the opening ceremonies, Beijing revoked the visa of Joey Cheek, a former Olympian and Darfur activist. How badly can China bungle its own p.r.?

Verbatim

The Page (Briefing)

The Skimmer (Briefing)

The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

Peter Rodman (Briefing)

SCIENCE

Solar Power Hits Home (Science And Society / Going Green)
As utility bills go up, new solar-panel financing is helping homeowners mortgage the sun

The War On Sweat (Science And Society / Social Norms)
Is the latest wetness protection coming on too strong?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Giving Birth at Home (Health / Women's Health)
Amid high-tech interventions, old-fashioned labor is gaining appeal

Resistance Stretching (Health / Exercise)
Contract your muscles while stretching them and get a workout worthy of an Olympian

SOCIETY

Beer Pong's Big Splash (The Well / Society)
As a college drinking game goes mainstream, young fans are calling it a sport while some campuses and towns consider it a danger

BUSINESS

Keeping Score Against Scrabble (User's Guide)
The next round of online Scrabble

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(Movies)
The summer's last big comedy sends up Hollywood, actors, war movies and possibly its own audience

Don't Hate It Because It's Beautiful (Television)

Balls of Fire (Books)
A love story about a burn victim and a delusional goth sculptor! It's so crazy, it just might not work

Sorrow Floats (Books)
For the heroine of this coming-of-age novel, surviving the prom is the easy part

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Appreciation)
The prophetic power and gentle touch of the man who could not be silenced

5 Things You Should Know About (Downtime)
Vampire love and star turns by Ben Kingsley and Melissa Leo

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Seth Rogen (10 Questions)
The Knocked Up actor stars in the new stoner comedy Pineapple Express. Seth Rogen will now take your questions

LETTERS

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