NATION

Selling the Tax Cut

Bush's pitch is sunny, but his plan is coolly austere. Do his budget numbers add up?

The Obstacle Course

How do you lead a party past a former President who just can't seem to get out of the way?

"I Was Begging God" (First Person)

A Navy captain speaks of his shock and remorse in the aftermath of his sub's fatal collision off Hawaii

BUSINESS

A Judge Gets Slammed

Baited by Microsoft, Thomas Penfield Jackson took his case to the press. Does this mean he will lose it?

TIME BONUS

They're Having A Ball (Time Bonus/Families)

Ballroom dancing--the waltz, the merengue, swing--is not only O.K., it's downright hot with kids

Kid Vid Comes Of Age (Time Bonus/Families)

Whether it's real to reel or Bach for babies, a new wave of children's videos offers kids and parents some healthy choices

Mommy Tract (Time Bonus/Families)

Motherhood has once again set feminist journalists at odds

More Than Band-Aids (Time Bonus/Families)

School nurses are tackling new responsibilities as they care for a growing number of children with chronic diseases and disabilities

One Labor-Intensive Job (Time Bonus/Families)

Doulas catch on as a way to help families have better births and easier transitions to parenthood

Radical Aardvark (Time Bonus/Families)

Rocker David Weinstone is music to the ears of toddlers and their grateful parents

E-Gad! it's e-mail! (Time Bonus/Families)

Like bug juice, short-sheeting, campfires and s'mores, e-mail is fast becoming a staple of the summer-camp experience

Virtual Visitations (Time Bonus/Families)

A Florida judge finds an innovative way to keep a parent and child who are separated by divorce in touch through teleconferencing

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Will Bush Turn Green? (Environment)

Don't bet on it, but his EPA chief is talking tough about fighting pollution--and even climate change

WORLD

THE ARTS

The Mexican (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)

Directed by Gore Verbinski

Standards (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)

Tortoise

A Game of Rat And Louse (The Arts/Books)

Muriel Spark transforms a real unsolved mystery into a devilishly good novel

From the Water's Edge (The Arts/Books)

River Town charts the ebb and flow of everyday life in a small city on the banks of the Yangtze

The Ace Of Spies (The Arts/Books)

Alan Furst's WW II thrillers are fueled by his own rage against evil

More Than Yuks Redux (The Arts/Television)

Facing a slump in the sitcom genre, some producers are taking new series off the beaten laugh track

PERSONAL TIME

Do It Yourself? (Personal Time/Your Health)

Those easy-to-use home medical tests can be anything but. Some are downright misleading

It's Generation B (Personal Time/Your Money)

As in bear market, and people under 50 are getting their first taste of one that doesn't end fast

PDAs on a Diet (Personal Time/Your Technology)

Want an organizer that won't weigh you down? Here's how to tell the gems from the junk

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)