NATION

Pause in the Shootout

Even in a week of N.R.A vitriol, some Republicans and armsmakers were moving toward gun control

Aye, Aye, Ma'am

The Navy makes history as it sends the first U.S. warship ever commanded by a woman toward the troubled waters of the Persian Gulf

WORLD

The Faces Of India's Future

As Bill Clinton will see firsthand this week, the world's next great power is a nation of promise and tumult

Taiwan Takes a Stand

The island ignores Beijing's angry rhetoric and elects an independence-minded President

Why Libya Wants In (Business)

U.S. executives and foreign leaders have been lobbying to end sanctions

THE ARTS

Moving Up (The Arts/Short Takes)

A debut about upward mobility, lowdown crime

The Ninth Gate (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Portrait of a Dark Lady (The Arts/Books)

A biography captures the world of the brilliant, tart-tongued critic and novelist Mary McCarthy

Rebel Son (The Arts/Books)

Assimilations's woes in a sprightly first novel

'N Sync's Latest Dish (The Arts/Music)

Pull up a chair for an intimate dinner with the hottest boy band of the past, oh, 15 minutes or so

Fighting Inner Demons (The Arts/Television)

The makers of Homicide aim to arrest viewers' attention with a very personal police series

Shadowland (The Arts/Television)

A drama looks at mental illness, with empathy

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Cloning the New Babes (Science)

Science comes closer to creating the perfect pig, offering hope for a larder of rejection-free organs

A Win for Gays (Law)

Vermont is on the brink of permitting "civil unions"

Digital Dreamer (Education)

A software billionaire hands out $100 million for a free online university. But will it make the grade?

TIME BONUS

PERSONAL TIME

So, Who Cares? (Personal Time/Your Family)

Finding decent child care is tough, but some new resources are coming to the rescue

Affair of the Heart (Personal Time/Your Health)

A new study finds that estrogen may not protect women against cardiac disease. Here's why

More Heart News (Personal Time/Your Health)

Here are some other reports from the American College of Cardiology meeting in Anaheim:

Beware the Cult (Personal Time/Your Money)

High tech is still thriving. Renounce it now if you want to keep all the money you've made

Finding Granddad (Personal Time/Your Technology)

Family-tree software can help you trace your ancestors. Just don't expect Ellis Island--yet

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)