Table of Contents

TO OUR READERS 8

NOTEBOOK: A Pakistani general makes a deal with pro-al-Qaeda tribes; Hamas regroups; teachers fear lawsuits 17

MILESTONES: USA Today editor resigns; McDonald's chief dies 20

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on the President's emotional intelligence 23

IRAQ

DIGGING IN After a bloody April, no more denials from Washington: success in the war will take more troops, more time and more money 26

CAN THE IRAQIS STEP UP? Many who have enrolled in a security force still lack training, or are staying away 35

NATION

PATRIOT ACT Pat Tillman, the football star who became a Ranger, didn't aspire to heroism. But his life defined it 38

BUGS IN THE SYSTEM Electronic voting machines have enough glitches that some officials want them banned 42

COVER STORY

LOW-CARB ECONOMY With nearly 100 million Americans cutting carbs, the dieting frenzy has produced a thriving $30 billion industry. Are these products good for you? 46

BUSINESS

POWER MOWING: Grass cutters go upscale 55

INNOVATORS

A champion of Haitian voting in the U.S.? The creators of the e-Parliament? The globe's new democrats 57

SCIENCE

THE VIRGIN MOUSE: Two eggs (hold the sperm) create a unique rodent 63

ARTS

HELLO, BOMBAY South Asian culture descends on the United States 64

DESIGN: A new war monument 68

BOOKS: A pivotal election 70

FILM: Canadian cinema soars 71

BOOKS: Charlie Brown revisited 72

YOUR TIME

MONEY: Investing in China; a better chat program; phishing scams 91

HEALTH: Why curry could be good for you; boys and body image 92

LIFESTYLE: Meal-assembly services; Kids in the Hall on DVD 95

PEOPLE: Anna Kournikova gets sued; Kevin Spacey gets conned 97

ESSAY: James Poniewozik on car-and bike-makeover shows on TV 98

COVER: Photograph for TIME by Aaron Goodman. INSET: AP

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