NATION
Pause in the Shootout
Even in a week of N.R.A vitriol, some Republicans and armsmakers were moving toward gun control
Who Gets the 'A' in Education?
Blinded by the Light
Bush doesn't seem to want our opinions. What did we do to tick him off so?
They Have a Scheme (Dividing Line)
Can Martin Luther King's heirs handle the truth?
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
On Board
Shipshape, gender-wise
Too Close Encounters
A rising trend of runway miscues puts pressure on the FAA to act
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
How to Take a Plunge in Bombay
Strait Talk
Far From Home (Portfolio)
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
Waking The Dead (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Keith Gordon
Kisses In The Rain (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
John Pizzarelli
Let's Get Free (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
Dead Prez
The Audrey Hepburn Story (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)
ABC, March 27, 8 p.m. E.T.
The Amistad Sails Again (History)
A legendary slave ship is rebuilt--and redeemed
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
Can You Feel a Hit Tonight? (The Arts/Theater)
It was a long haul up the pyramid, but Disney's Aida is set to wow Broadway
Making the Music (The Arts/Theater)
Two Jobbing Songwriters
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?
A Dino Named Bambi (Science)
Is It Enough to Be Sorry? (Viewpoint)
The meaning of the Pope's cosmic apology is deeper than the caviling
Linking Man To a Monkey (Science)
New fossils point to a tiny, tree-dwelling ancestor
TIME BONUS
Contributor (Contributor)
12 Terrific Train Trips (TIME Select/Travel)
Riding The Bullet That Is Yet To Be Fired (TIME Select/Travel)
Lessons From The City Of New Orleans (Time Select/Travel)
How I learned why railroad travelers have more fun than airplane passengers
When Politics Rode the Rails (Time Select/Tribute)
PERSONAL TIME
So, Who Cares? (Personal Time/Your Family)
Finding decent child care is tough, but some new resources are coming to the rescue
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)
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
In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)
Finding Granddad (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Family-tree software can help you trace your ancestors. Just don't expect Ellis Island--yet