NATION

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

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

WORLD

The Cult Of Gusmao

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

SCIENCE

A Pencil in His Heart

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

SOCIETY

Find the Killer (Crime)

JonBenet's parents finally answer some questions about her death

RELIGION

SPORT

The Philosopher Coach

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

STYLE & DESIGN

The Redesigning Of America (Design)

High style isn't highbrow. In fact, it's everywhere, for everyone, in everything from can openers to CD racks to cars

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Game Wars

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

EDUCATION

School for Profit

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

Black Schools Go White

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

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Publishing: 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?

Books: There Be Dragons (The Arts / Books)

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

Music: 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

God's Gift (The Arts)

When good (bad) publicity happens to lousy shows

YOUR 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

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

The Dizzy Mystery (Personal Time / Your Health)

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

SPECIAL SECTION

Families: Summer Campus (Time Select / Families)

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

Families: The Parent Perks (Time Select / Families)

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

PEOPLE

LETTERS