Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS: George Soros opens up 8

LETTERS 11

NOTEBOOK

Ready to Roll Concerned about his ratings, Bush accelerates plans to take on the Dems; preppy porn 15

MILESTONES: Pryor appointment; convicted bishop; death of TV's favorite manicurist 23

NATION

In the Arena Did real conviction leave the race with Dean? 38

GAY VOWS: Why San Francisco's mayor decided to encourage all those weddings 40

COVER STORY

Fly Away Jobs Overseas outsourcing can't--and probably shouldn't--be stopped. But could companies do more to help displaced workers? How can you protect yourself? 26

CAMPAIGN ISSUE: Politicians who can't figure out how to respond on the jobs issue could find themselves out of work come November 30

OVER THERE: The people in India taking many of the U.S.'s outsourced jobs are making a living but coping with difficult new pressures 34

WORLD

Baghdad PD Targets of terrorism, Iraqi police walk a tough beat 42

IRAN: A bad election for the reformers 46

SOCIETY

Beauty at a Price A few high-profile deaths spotlight the risks of cosmetic surgery 50

NO CHILD LEFT UNTESTED: How a school raised its scores by skimping on writing, civics and history 52

SCIENCE

A Third Sex What we can learn from the struggles of those who are born neither boys nor girls 54

SPORT

Foul! Strippers, boozing, rape charges--what has been going on at the University of Colorado? 59

MUSCLE DRUGS: How one scientist tracks down illegal steroids 60

LIFESTYLE

Eating Out WHY COOK-IT-YOURSELF IS SO POPULAR 63

ARTS

Mel's Passion Gibson's new film on Christ is bloody and well made 64

VIEWPOINT: Does The Passion of the Christ miss the whole point? 66

ART: A spectacular Gauguin show spreads Tahitian light 68

TELEVISION: The Sopranos 70

Stephen King's managed scare 71

MUSIC: Toby Keith's world 75

YOUR TIME

LIFESTYLE: Energy drinks 77

HEALTH: Antibiotics fears 78

TECHNOLOGY: Digital gadgetry 81

PEOPLE: Britney, Presley, Jay-Z 83

ESSAY: Joel Stein on the Yankees 84

COVER: Illustration for TIME by Edel Rodriguez