NATION

How Green Is The White House? (Politics)

IT'S GREENER than the environmentalists admit. But it still rolls out the RED CARPET for corporations. Here's how

WORLD

When The War Hits Home

America's mediation efforts aren't working, and the lethal exchanges between Israelis and Palestinians show no signs of letting up. Amid the machismo of wartime, MOTHERS on both sides struggle to keep

SOCIETY

Seen This Show Before? (Crime)

Robert Blake's arrest eerily echoes the O.J. Simpson case, but this time the L.A.P.D. wants to get it right

Pedophilia

n. recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child --American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

TECHNOLOGY

Why Hybrids Are Hot

Cars that run on both gas and electricity are finally catching on. TIME takes the newest models out for a spin

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BUSINESS

The French Rejection

Employees and investors turn against Messier's Vivendi media empire. Can Barry Diller help?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Dark Victory (Cover: Arts)

AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE NEW STAR WARS EPISODE: HOW THE YOUNG DARTH VADER FELL IN LOVE AND GEORGE LUCAS REDISCOVERED THE HEART AND SOUL OF HIS EPIC SERIES

The Influence Of Star Wars (Cover: Arts / Aftereffects)

Star Wars' huge success forever altered the way Hollywood made movies and did business. Among the changes from B.C. (Before Chewbacca) to A.D. (After Darth):

Books: Part Devil, Part Angel (The Arts / Books)

Robert Caro's massive and magisterial Master of the Senate charts Lyndon Johnson's cunning rise

Books: Laughter in the Dark (The Arts / Books)

Jonathan Safran Foer's dazzling debut novel sheds a comic light on history's shadowy secrets

The Evolution Of Star Wars (Cover: Arts)

A guide to the interplanetary, multigenerational saga that follows heroes, villains and droids as they hurtle toward their ultimate destiny in the universe George Lucas created

YOUR TIME

The Browser That Roared (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Enter Mozilla, Web-surfing software by the people, for the people. Has Microsoft met its match?

The Pros and Cons of Botox (Personal Time / Your Health)

Just because the FDA has approved the anti-wrinkle shots doesn't mean that they're for you

SPECIAL SECTION

Time Traveler: Mojave Modern (Time Bonus Section / Generations)

Sunny, sandy Palm Springs is an oasis of retro-cool Modernist architecture

Avon Calling (Time Bonus Section / Generations)

Just as he was about to retire from editing, Herman Gollob fell in love--with Shakespeare

Turning Point: Bond Aid (Time Bonus Section / Generations)

At 71, the man who played 007 has a new mission: helping the children

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