NATION

Taking Aim at 2004

Can Bush win a second term running on a platform of tanks and tax cuts? An inside look at the campaign playbook

SCIENCE

It's All Free! (Technology)

Music! Movies! TV shows! Millions of people download them every day. Is digital piracy killing the entertainment industry?

INSIDE BUSINESS

There's No Escape (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Advertising)

Invasive and unavoidable, "captive marketing" is grabbing more consumers everywhere they have to go

Light These (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Personal Finance)

State tobacco bonds may not be good for you — but they've made munis a buy

Lacrosse at 11! (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Cable TV)

A new TV network is betting that there's a big national audience for small-time college sports

Booze Blues (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Show Time)

Amid humdrum liquor sales, the annual bar trade show in Las Vegas pushes crazy colors and flavors

Big Little Lenders (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Banking)

Formerly sleepy credit unions are getting a makeover and help from regulators — and are taking business from banks

Alabama Inc. (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Profile)

Most state pension funds play it safe. David Bronner, Montgomery's maverick money manager, has bigger ideas

A Slim Gym's Fat Success (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Franchising)

Overweight women are rushing to Curves, a fitness chain that's decidedly glamour free

A Job Well Done (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Bookshelf)

What motivates workers to do their best? A new book says the tastiest carrot is pride, not pay

WORLD

BRIEFING

THE ARTS

American Idol Worship (Television)

In the new breed of feel-good, post — Simon Cowell talent shows, every contestant is above average

TV's Top Gun (Television)

Jerry Bruckheimer, Hollywood's top-grossing movie producer, is television's new go-to guy for high-rated drama. How'd he do it without blowing anything up?

Who Needs Revivals? (Theater)

They keep Broadway humming, but old shows are being brought back too soon, and too often

YOUR TIME

Second-Chance Cash (Your Time/Money)

Expecting a tax refund? Here's how to put it to work so it saves you even more money

Steeped In Health (Your Time/Health)

Ordinary tea may help fight cancer, heart disease and, now, infection

Paddle Faster, Mom (Your Time/Lifestyle)

Expedition racing is booming, and it's no longer just for male jocks