COVER
Iran's Nukes: Now They Tell Us? (The Well / Nation)
What the new report claiming Iran stopped its weapons program tells us about our spy network and the White House
Telling Atomic Plowshares from Nuclear Swords (The Well / Nation)
NATION
The Fort Dix Conspiracy (The Well / Nation: A TIME Investigation)
Preventing terrorist strikes that may never happen is a messy business. How a Circuit City clerk, the FBI and an ex-con landed five men in jail on charges of plotting to attack a military base
How American Voters Decide (The Well / Nation)
In a TIME survey of the electorate, we try to find out what candidate qualities are playing well and poorly with voters. Get details and your 24/7 political news on TIME's The Page
Why They Love Huckabee (The Well / Nation)
The former Arkansas Governor has cornered many of Iowa's conservatives. Is this the year for an insurgent Republican?
Keep Up the Pressure (The Well / Nation)
Even if we believe Iran has stopped its nuclear-weapons program, let's not cut Tehran any slack
ESSAY
Kidding Ourselves About Immigration (Commentary)
O.K., we can't let in everybody. But let's at least decide what the threshold should be
Making Holiday Travel a Little Less Horrid
Our cranky reporter offers some modest suggestions for improving jet travel
WORLD
Fashion Police vs. Traffic Police (Postcard: Hanoi)
Vietnam may not tolerate dissent, but citizens freely flout its traffic laws. Can the state force teenage bikers to wear helmets?
Enemies at The Firewall (The Well / World)
Chinese computer hackers are allegedly breaking into high-security networks in the U.S. and other countries. Is Beijing creating an army of Internet warriors?
BRIEFING
Numbers
America's All-Too-Human Superman (Milestones)
Venezuela Votes (The Moment)
Chávez takes his first defeat, and the world watches for what's next
People
Briefing
Gently Protesting Putin (World Spotlight)
Paulson's Mortgage Fix (Washington Memo)
Milestones (Milestones)
Politics (Politics)
Verbatim
SOCIETY
Wedcasting (Life: Society - Living - Environment - Health - Technology / Living)
The new frontier of online love has moved beyond dating: people are getting married there too. Here's the download on Internet weddings
Mock and Roll (Life: Society - Living - Environment - Health - Technology / Nerd World)
Why Rock Band, one of the season's hottest video games, is about more than faking the funk
For a Few, the More Kids the Merrier (Life: Society - Living - Environment - Health - Technology / Society)
Raising kids takes time, patience and as much as $500,000 per child. But the number of affluent couples with large broods is on the rise
Let There Be Light (Life: Society - Living - Environment - Health - Technology / Going Green)
Most of us are still using much the same style bulb Edison invented. But energy-efficient fluorescents are getting better--and taking over
A Good Night's Sleep (Life: Society - Living - Environment - Health - Technology / Health)
The amount of rest you get could determine not just how well you live but also how long
BUSINESS
Tax Cuts Don't Boost Revenues (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Just Republican candidates. But the Laffer Curve's creator still thinks they're great
Business Books
A gonzo investor gives tips on priming your portfolio for the coming Chinese century. Opposing views on what really keeps women out of the corner office
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Remaking History (Arts: Movies - Downtime / Movies)
Philip, Julia and Tom tell Charlie Wilson's War stories
Charlie Wilson Regrets Nothing (Arts: Movies - Downtime / Movies)
5 Ways to Avoid Boredom (Arts: Movies - Downtime / Downtime)
5 Ways to Avoid Boredom.
SPECIAL SECTION
Tech Pioneers (Global Business / Tech Pioneers)
From medicine to energy to software, these innovators show that the best technology is often just a new way of thinking about an old problem
A Cutting Edge Alternative to Cutting (Global Business)
US: CyberKnife attacks cancerous tissue with deadly precision and without surgery
PEOPLE
The Hipper-Than-Thou Pastor (The Well / Religion)
His first hero was Letterman. He played in a rock band. Now Rob Bell is wooing young Evangelicals with a new approach to spreading the Word