Table of Contents

10 QUESTIONS: John McCain on Dick Cheney, John Kerry and prewar intelligence on Iraq 8

LETTERS 9

NOTEBOOK

An Iran connection to 9/11; Edwards' campaign shifts; Japanese Super Dollfies 15

MILESTONES: A California bodybuilder, a Rockefeller, a "Jefferson" 21

COVER

VEGAS IS BACK, BABY Sin City has morphed into Fun City, serving up oodles of vice without the guilt 22

PLAYGROUND: Sizzling times with new clubs, shows and chefs 24

POWER PLAYERS: The high-rolling moguls who rule the Strip 26

POKER NATION: Once seen as a gritty pastime, poker is red hot 30

PLAYING AROUND THE GLOBE: Vegas-style casinos are popping up from Britain to Singapore 34

NATION

TALE OF THE TAPE: Scandal time for a big Democratic donor 37

INSECURE In a book excerpt, terrorism expert Stephen Flynn says the U.S. is very vulnerable at home 38

WORLD

BLOOD TIES In the chaos of Iraq, honor killings of women increase 42

BUSINESS

MARTHA STEWART built her brand on her own name. Now her company must learn to go it alone 47

SCIENCE

MALARIA This deadly but preventable plague is on the rise, killing 3 million people in 2003 50

FAMILY: Poverty and obesity are up, but overall, American kids are better off 53

SOCIETY

LETTERBOXING: A quirky and addictive kind of treasure hunt 55

SPORT

SCHUMACHER: The Formula 1 race driver who can't stop winning 56

ARTS

Castles in the Sky Skyscraper design is both safer and more exciting 58

TELEVISION: A new fire-fighting drama on FX is dead serious 61

MOVIES: I, Robot feels retro; The Inheritance redefines grim; Garden State makes Jersey seem cool 64

YOUR TIME

LIFESTYLE: Lagerfeld goes low-brow; the poncho is back 71

HEALTH: New cholesterol limits; gargling with root beer 73

SPORT: Skateboarding for women; a bike for rusty adults 74

PEOPLE: Shaq hits Miami; Bobby Fischer gets nabbed 77

ESSAY: Andrew Sullivan on the defeat of the gay-marriage ban 78