Vol. 169 No. 3

COVER

What a Surge Really Means (World)
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?

NATION

The Other Born-Again President (The Presidency)
Ford refused to take his private faith public, even when doing so might have saved his political career

Farewell to a Decent Man (The Presidency)
1913-2006

Looking for Mr. Right
Conservatives are desperate for a 2008 contender they can love

The Anti-Clinton (Profile)
By ditching the formula of one Clinton, John Edwards aims to upset the other

Old Tactics, New Team (Washington Memo)

The Wizard of Odd
How a convicted felon and admitted drug dealer has become the blogosphere's secret weapon in the war against e-voting

SPORT

The Best Back Ever
LaDainian Tomlinson can take San Diego to the Super Bowl, quietly

NOTEBOOK

Hot Cars in the Motor City

What's Next

Eagles Soar, Bears Stagger

Milestones

Return of the Nixon Doctrine (Viewpoint)
As Somalia shows, the U.S. is letting others do its bidding. Here's why that can't last

Numbers

A Presidential Geography Lesson

Now You See Them, Now You Don't

Why They're Both Running Against Bill (In the Arena)

Backlash on Backscatter

Verbatim

WORLD

There Is a Way Forward in Iraq (Viewpoint)
The just verdict for Saddam should lead us to commit to victory

Saddam's Second Life
Feared and loathed as a leader, the tyrant has become a martyr in death

SCIENCE

How Business Saw the Light (Going Green)
Smart companies are using the environment not just to seem virtuous but to crush their rivals

BUSINESS

Welcome to Wi-Fi-Ville
As municipal wireless pops up, so do questions: Who pays for it? Who runs it? Who's looking over your shoulder?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Year of The 3quel (Movies)
With some of the biggest box-office monsters coming back again, we hereby dub 2007 the year of the 3quel

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Matt Lauer (Interview)
The Today host on Katie, Meredith and grappling with Tom Cruise

TO OUR READERS

A Changing TIME

LETTERS

Read the story

ESSAY

The Next Meltdown (Columnists / History)
It took one act of terrorism in 1914 to cripple the world's financial markets. Why it could happen again

The $10 Solution (Columnists / The Power of One)
lives

A Spammer's Revenge (Columnists / Law)
Don't call a junk mailer that, or you could get sued. His right to free speech trumps your right to privacy

No Primate Left Behind