Vol. 158 No. 3
NATION
WHY THE PRESIDENT'S STEM-CELL DECISION COULD DEFINE HIS TERM
Sex, Lies, And Polygraphs
As the Chandra Levy frenzy intensifies, GARY CONDIT fights back and submits to a lie-detector test. But does it come too late to save his career?
The One That Got Away
Budget surplus? It's fading away. Blame the economic slowdown and the Bush tax cut
The Great Cell Debate
It may be the hardest decision of the Bush term: Should the U.S. fund stem-cell research? Doing so could bring on a medical revolution--but also an ethical mess. ANDREW GOLDSTEIN explains the key issu
WORLD
TIME tracks the groups getting ready to rumble when Bush and other leaders meet in Genoa
The Wrong Side Of The Barricades
The hot, smart book of the moment, Empire conjures up shades of Marx
In Oregon, Anarchists Act Locally
AFTER SEATTLE
SCIENCE
Meet your newfound ancestor, a chimplike forest creature that stood up and walked 5.8 million years ago
SOCIETY
One of New York's glitterati is charged with mowing down a crowd. So why all the happy faces?
TECHNOLOGY
How could a business that seemed a perfect fit for cyber shopping fail to attract enough customers?
NOTEBOOK
Not Everyone in China Is Cheering (Page Two)
Notebook
Milestones (Milestones)
Campaign-Finance Reform: Still Alive? (Page Two)
News Quiz
Numbers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
If we are to embark on stem-cell research, we must first guarantee its integrity
Talent On The Move
TIME.com (Time.com)
JULY 16-23
BUSINESS
A father-and-son team from Philly makes a daring run at AT&T's cable-television business
LAW
Can judges jail problem dads just for procreating?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Shock jocks Opie and Anthony go national
Music For The Masses (The Arts / Music)
Can rock, rap, pop and dance music all get along on one tour? And will people come to see it? Moby, the man behind the Area: One tour, aims to find out
Three Buried Gems (The Arts / Cinema)
A bad summer's best films are hidden in the art houses
YOUR TIME
The latest trend in marriage is to negotiate your divorce in advance. Try working on the relationship instead
Make No (Big) Mistake (Personal Time / Your Money)
Boomers want to live a comfortable retirement, yet few of them spend enough time figuring out how to do it
A Quick Dip in a Dirty Pool (Personal Time / Your Health)
That's all it takes to expose you to all kinds of nasty microbes. What you should know before you jump in
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
You Pay, You Play (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
SEARCH ENGINES
Making Brands Magically Appear (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
VIRTUAL ADVERTISING
Field Trip To Your Medicine Cabinet (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
CONSUMER ANTHROPOLOGIST
Easy All Over Europe (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
THE BOSS AS BRAND ICON
Hope in the Heartland (Time Bonus Section / Generations)
A community on a cashiered military base is transforming the lives of foster kids--and seniors
Mark of Beauty (Time Bonus Section / Generations)
A groundbreaking actress-singer revisits the values that movies once instilled in her
Point Man on Aging (Time Bonus Section / Generations)
INTERVIEW: JOHN BREAUX
Converting Web Surfers To Buyers (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
ONLINE PROMOTION
Search for a Perfect Pitch (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)