NATION

Election 2000: Heart Murmurs (Election 2000)

Dick Cheney's brief but sudden hospitalization raises questions about fitness and truthfulness

Election 2000: Two-Headed Senate (Election 2000)

With a potential Democratic victory in Washington State, the likelihood of gridlock and bickering looms large

BUSINESS

Purging Chrysler

German bosses trusted the automaker's American managers. Now the company needs an overhaul

Amtrak's Last Train

The flashy new Acela is the carrier's final shot at proving it can run a you-know-what profitably

Show Them the Money

Then show them the jet, the suite and the lackeys. Stars' demands are setting records for arrogance

WORLD

Into The War Zone

Palestinians are now directly attacking Israeli settlements. It's a new--and dangerous--tactic

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

SPECIAL SECTION

Fit For Life (Also In This Issue / Families)

More than ever, American kids need to exercise. The Rx: a kinder--and healthier--"New PE"

A New College Test (Also In This Issue / Families)

Experts attempt to assess quality by measuring how deeply institutions engage students

Start Your Modems (Also In This Issue / Families)

As travel consumers learn their way around the Web, online bookings are taking off

The Young At Art (Also In This Issue / Families)

American families are flocking to art museums--and feeling right at home

Man-Made Marvels (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

AND OTHER BUMPS ON THE ROAD OF PROGRESS...

Tech Guide (Special Report / Tech Guide)

Whether you shop online or go to the mall, you'll find a wondrous array of gadgets. Here are our picks for every age group on your list

Digital Divide (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

so close and yet so far It's in everyone's interest to pull the stragglers aboard the high-tech express, but only education will keep them there

The Multimillion-Dollar Dash (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Darien Dash wants to help blacks in poor urban areas hop on the information superhighway. But a shortage of capital threatens his vision

Inventors & Inventions (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

1+1=3 Accidents plus luck: the sum of innovation is greater than its parts

Take A Picture That Can Fly (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Ricoh's new digital camera delivers much more than pretty pictures. It ushers in a whole new era of wireless imaging by letting you post photos to the Web--then send them as e-mail to your friends

A Winning Combination (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Two Americans working in the Alps come up with a plan to merge two widely used scanning devices--the PET and the CT--into one

A New Factory For A New Age (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

For 70 years, making machine parts has been a crude business. Now three New England inventors have built a factory the size of a cabinet--and industry may never be the same

What Will They Think Of Next? (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Here's a TIME sampler of some of the more interesting new inventions from the 2000 crop

Dream Makers (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Great ideas spring from many sources in many different ways. Here are four case studies of modern inventors at work--whether alone or in collaboration with other creative minds

The Virtual Thomas Edison (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

Machines already play a part in the creative process. Someday they will be equal partners

Inventors Beware! (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

If some promotion firm says it'll make you millions, odds are it won't

Team Xerox (Special Report / Inventors & Inventions)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Year Of The Tiger (The Arts / Cinema)

High art meets high spirits in a rapturously romantic epic that really kicks butt

Books: The Burdens Of Genius (The Arts / Books)

A dazzling novel about a child prodigy explores the power of myths, mathematics and Kurosawa films

Books: Pale Shades of Blue (The Arts / Books)

Two writers try to explain what made Miles Davis' classic so special. But all you really need is ears

To Poop On! (The Arts / Show Business)

TV's reigning comedy writer branches out

YOUR TIME

Family Flame War (Personal Time / Your Family)

An e-mail list can be a great way for far-flung siblings to keep in touch--if they do it by the book

House Guess (Personal Time / Your Money)

Will your insurance policy pay the entire cost to rebuild your home? Better check now

Cell-Phone Zapper (Personal Time / Your Technology)

I had everything I needed to put a stop to too-loud public blathering--except a battery pack

Cheney's Choice (Personal Time / Your Health)

The vice-presidential candidate knew just what to do when he felt those chest pains. Would you?