COVER
Inside The Presidents Club (Nation)
The backroom deals, rescue missions, rivalries and alliances between U.S. leaders
EDITOR'S DESK
Putting Country Before Party (Cover)
COMMENTARY
The Party's Over (The Curious Capitalist)
The fall of Bo Xilai signals a change in China's growth-at-any-cost model
These Savings Are Unreal! (In the Arena)
Romney embraced a budget plan that can never work. It's a joke--or a cynical sham
The Past Is History (Murphy's Law)
Candidates, we know what you've done. Now tell us what you're going to do
FEATURES
Flight Of The Syrians (World)
The refugees escaping assad's horrors tell their stories
Shhh! Genius At Work (Health Special)
New research explains why your brain may be at its most creative when you're asleep
THE CULTURE
Pop Chart
Fast-Casual Nation (Food)
To compete with the likes of Five Guys, the Big Three burger empires are raising their game
Cheer Factor (Sports)
Jumping through hoops to create a new sport
10 Questions for Alain Ducasse (10 Questions)
Award-winning chef and restaurateur Alain Ducasse talks about fine dining, Big Macs and washing the dishes
Shut Up and Pay Up, Please (Money)
The tax whiners forget how good they have it
Don't Speak, Memory (The Awesome Column)
If the information age doesn't shut up soon, all our best stories will be ruined
BRIEFING
A Hoosier's Last Hurrah (Campaign Memo)
An Obama link turns the Tea Party on Dick Lugar
Briefing
Between the Lines by Mark Halperin (Nation)
Mike Wallace (Milestones)
Who Are the Most Influential Innovators of This Year? (TIME 100 Preview)
Readers weigh in with their picks for the TIME 100
Fang Lizhi (Milestones)
Patent Wars! (Economy)
Why tech titans are fighting over intellectual property
World
Thomas Kinkade (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Sneak Attack (Health&Science)
Allergy season has blossomed early this year