NATION
Bush Bears Down (Nation/Campaign 2000)
He's better in debates all over the airwaves, and he's quieted his G.O.P. doubters. But can the front runner go off script?
Beware the Iowa Surprise (Nation/Campaign 2000)
Yes, funny things can happen here--but they don't necessarily matter
Meet Forbes, The Great Romancer (Nation/Campaign 2000)
The Family Feuds
The fight for Elian gets uglier, but the grandmas may have an answer
Gary Hart Comes Out
The former Senator and ex-presidential candidate reveals that he's thriller writer John Blackthorn
BUSINESS
Extortion on the Internet
A daring hacker tries to blackmail an e-tailer--and sparks new worries about credit-card cybertheft
Small Breakthrough
Automakers are going to school to create a hip new generation of cars for echo boomers
SOCIETY & SCIENCE
The Gene Machine (Science)
To the consternation of his rivals, Craig Venter may have the human DNA 100% mapped by summer
Is He the Retiring Type? (Religion)
A stray thought sets off talk about a "resignation" and concern about a latent pontifical problem
Games Species Play (Ideas)
What's the secret of life? It may be that our genes are all in the same boat. They sink or swim together
Taking It to The Street (Press)
With a new editor and a fresh attitude, Harper's Bazaar is taking on Vogue
PERSONAL TIME
Spoiling Our Kids (Personal Time/Your Family)
Many parents are spending newfound wealth on their children--instead of spending time
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)
Don't Be Flued (Personal Time/Your Health)
Those new influenza remedies have great TV commercials, but they won't cure what ails you
Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)
Quit Now, Al (Personal Time/Your Money)
The Fed's Greenspan is still on top of interest rates, but his legacy is headed for trouble
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)
Blackberry Jam (Personal Time/Your Technology)
A popular pager-size e-mail device finally gets some competition. But the price remains high
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)
WORLD
Addressing Africa's Agony
Holbrooke and Gore push the U.N. to combat AIDS as a deadly threat to the world's security
Stuck In Chechnya
The rebels stall the Russian offensive. Do their hit-and-run tactics threaten Putin?
THE ARTS
City Of Angels (The Arts/Television)
Steven Bochco's new hospital drama adds color on both sides of the camera
Looking for Lost America (The Arts/Books)
In his entertaining On the Rez, Ian Frazier recounts the past and present of the Oglala Sioux
Starr Wars (The Arts/Books)
Jeffrey Toobin revisits the Lewinsky affair
Sundance Sorority (The Arts/Cinema)
The world's top indie film fest strides toward gender equality, with a record 26% of the films made by women. Here are six directors with a shot at auteur stardom
D'Angelo: Salvation Sex And Voodoo (The Arts/Music)
He worships Marvin and Jimi. He shot a video in the nude. And his new CD is a masterpiece
Rebel Without a Pause (The Arts/Show Business)
Volatile, outspoken, aggressive--Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's favorite wild child onscreen and off
A Trick of the Eye (The Arts/Television)
CBS inserts self-promoting digital "billboards" into its news shows. Are they signs of the times?
Just Don't Say Anything (The Arts/Television)
A Drug-Ad Deal Goes Bad
TIME BONUS
How'd They Do? (Time Select/Business)
Online shopping scored big during the holidays, but lots of individual e-tailers fumbled. What they did wrong--and how they can fix it
First E-marketing, Now E-research (Time Select/Business)
Banking On Sperm (Time Select/Business)
Europe's patchwork of rules for sperm donation has allowed a Danish firm to rule the market
Publish Thyself (Time Select/Business)
More and more, book authors are using the Web--without editorial middlemen--to reach readers
Want to Take On the World? Take a Pils (Time Select/Business)
After snapping up a premier Czech label, South African Breweries aims at the global marketplace