NATION

What They Think Of Each Other (Campaign 2000)

As Gore and Bush face off at last, each sizes up his opponent in a different way. One goes with his gut, the other with his head

All The King's Horses... (Campaign 2000)

Our correspondents James Carney and John F. Dickerson report from inside the Bush-McCain repair effort

BUSINESS

Game Wars

Microsoft unveils its X-box, made to take on PlayStation. Get ready for a new battle of the consoles

PERSONAL TIME

Smoke Screen (Personal Time/Your Family)

Kids are less likely to use tobacco if they're shown how cigarette companies try to dupe them

The Dizzy Mystery (Personal Time/Your Health)

Dizzy spells are a natural consequence of aging, but they can also mean that something is wrong

Bank on This One (Personal Time/Your Money)

Interest-rate fears have pummeled financial stocks. Count on some great values--soon

Gaga over Google (Personal Time/Your Technology)

After years of searching, I fell in love with the clever little engine everybody's talking about

TIME BONUS

Mothers of Invention (Time Select/Families)

Sometimes being a new mom can spawn new ideas, which just might make someone a small mint

Summer Campus (Time Select/Families)

Colleges offer family programs that range from safaris in East Africa to whale watching in Maine

The Parent Perks (Time Select/Families)

Rant or reason? A new book argues that pro-family policies discriminate against the childless

When Pills Make Sense (Time Select/Families)

Some parents turn too quickly to mood-altering drugs. But often medication is the right choice

WORLD

The Cult Of Gusmao

In struggling East Timor, a grass-roots rebel ignites the spirit of nationhood

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

"Find the Killer" (Crime)

JonBenet's parents finally answer some questions about her death

The Philosopher Coach (Sport)

Phil Jackson's game plan includes Xs and Oms. And he's got the once chaotic Lakers atop the NBA

Black Schools Go White (Education)

In search of a good deal, more and more white students enroll at historically black colleges

A Pencil in His Heart (Science)

Nathan King is alive today because his mother was level-headed enough not to try to pull it out

School for Profit (Education)

Private companies can run public schools, but can they make them pay?

THE ARTS

There Be Dragons (The Arts/Books)

Seamus Heaney's stirring translation of Beowulf makes waves on both shores of the Atlantic

Erin Go Bra (The Arts/Cinema)

Julia Roberts brings some uplift to a grating drama

Just Beautiful (The Arts/Cinema)

Hearts prevail in an unsentimental Brit flick

The Nearness of Hoagy (The Arts/Music)

For 75 years, Carmichael compositions have set the world singing. Now, at 100, he's back in style

Horror Online (The Arts/Publishing)

The new Stephen King tale arrives paper-free

Passion on the Pages (The Arts/Publishing)

Thousands of novels are published each year, all telling the same story: girl gets boy. Critics huff, but can tens of millions of female readers be wrong?

A Titus Fit (The Arts/Television)

At last! A family sitcom about abuse and insanity

God's Gift (The Arts/Television)

When good (bad) publicity happens to lousy shows