Vol. 162 No. 1
NATION
How Jack Oliver, a little-known 34-year-old from Missouri, is managing the most formidable cash machine in American political history
A Yea For Gays
The Supreme Court scraps sodomy laws, setting off a hot debate
It's No Big Deal
WORLD
As the weapons hunt intensifies, so does the finger pointing. A preview of the coming battle
The War That Never Ends (Iraq / Occupation)
As each day passes in Iraq, more coalition soldiers die. How much of the killing is organized, and can the U.S. stop it?
The IRS Takes On Saddam's Kin (Iraq / Money Trail)
TIME exclusive: Under interrogation, the dictator's half brother and financial mastermind, Barzan Tikriti, speaks out against the regime he served and gives U.S. investigators leads on where to find w
SCIENCE
Hot weather is mosquito weather, and this summer ought to bring a storm of the bugs-carrying a nasty virus with them
SOCIETY
DEATH-DEFYING RITES ARE MAKING FUNERALS MORE PERSONAL AND-- DARE WE SAY IT?--MORE FUN
Leaving Your Values Behind (Living)
RELIGION
Once marginal, adult Bar and Bat Mitzvahs are enriching the more liberal branches of Judaism
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
Can We Still Be Friends?
The Price Of Peacekeeping? Too High
Performance Of The Week
Dems, With Sprinkles
Numbers
Shooting Up Legally Up North
Milestones
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
How Much Diversity Do You Want from Me?
If affirmative action means having to speak for your minority, it's asking a lot
How The Supremes Redeemed Bush
BUSINESS
A biotech executive with a rare gene for profitability wants to discipline an often rowdy industry
Doing Business in a Box
Many donors to USAgain think they're giving to the poor, but the firm sells the clothes that it collects
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
With a snip here and a nip there, makeover shows tap into the belief that changing how you look can change who you are
Ladies Who Lunge (Movies)
Two big chick-flick sequels want to tell us about empowerment. But only one knows what to say
Life On The Long Gray Line (Books)
David Lipsky spent four years at West Point, studying its fascinating "huah" subculture
Beyond Nashville's Limits (Television)
With fare like country docu Lost Highway, cable channel Trio builds buzz by catering to critics
How Does It All End Again? (Movies)
With a bang in T3 and an evil virus in 28 Days Later
YOUR TIME
Express Divorce
Splitting up can be faster and cheaper online, but is it the right way for you?
A Multiracial Primer (60-Second synopsis)
Summer Stats
Looking For A Bounce (Money)
Wall Street is flogging preferred stocks. Be careful what you buy
Bargains From The Sky
Lights, Camera, Chat
More Than Just Olive Oil (Health)
The benefits of Mediterranean diets are real, but you can't drizzle them on
Prostate-Cancer Prevention--with Risks (Health)
Who Needs Med School? (Health)
Labor Pains (Health)
PEOPLE
He was the most remarkable of the founding fathers: in his time, he was America's best scientist, inventor, diplomat, humorist and business strategist. In this second annual chapter in TIME's Making o
How They Chose These Words (Ben Franklin / Declaring Independence)
Jefferson wrote the Declaration's first draft, but it was Franklin's editing that made a phrase immortal
A Beautiful Mind (Ben Franklin / The Great Inventor)
For Franklin, bright ideas struck early and often
When Sparks Flew (Ben Franklin / The Kite Experiment)
Franklin and his son were the only witnesses to his legendary kite experiment. What really happened?
Slavery's Foe, at Last (Ben Franklin / The Kite Experiment)
LEARNING TO BE AN ABOLITIONIST
Making France Our Best Friend (Ben Franklin / Winning a Wartime Ally)
If not for a superstar diplomat who charmed all of Paris, America might have lost its war for independence
Why He Was A Babe Magnet (Ben Franklin / The Women in His Life)
Even when he was old and rotund, Ben had sex appeal. He knew the way to a woman's heart was through her head
My Son, My Enemy (Ben Franklin / Rebels vs. Loyalists)
In the City That Ben Loved (Ben Franklin / Following in His Footsteps)
Our guide to old Philadelphia, where the ultimate civic booster left his mark on nearly every block
All About the Benjamin (Ben Franklin / Bringing Him to Life)
Philadelphia's Ralph Archbold sets a new standard for inhabiting a role
People