NATION

He Makes A Village

As the Winter Olympics approach, Utah begins a crackdown on its polygamous subculture

WORLD

A Mother-And-Child Reunion

Africa's wars have dislocated thousands of children. Our writer Nadya Labi finds hope in one mother's tale

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Nun Study (Health)

How one scientist and 678 sisters are helping unlock the secrets of ALZHEIMER'S

BRIEFING

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BUSINESS

The Company Of Spies

The FBI busts a small firm for funneling technology to China--but it wasn't about bombs

The Rebel Driving Ford

FIRST HE BARGED INTO THE CHAIRMAN'S JOB. NOW BILL FORD IS PUSHING A GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. IS THIS ANY WAY FOR AN HEIR TO BEHAVE?

LAW

The Marrying Kind

Vermont's year-old civil-union law is making the state the prime gay and lesbian honeymoon spot

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Madame Moulin (The Arts / Cinema)

Life is surreal for Nicole Kidman. Her bold new movie musical is even more so

He Makes Movies Move (The Arts / Show Business)

That's why director-producer Tsui Hark is known as the Spielberg of the Hong Kong film industry

YOUR TIME

Zero Visibility (Personal Time / Your Money)

No, this isn't the weather page. Wall Street just can't get its collective head out of the clouds

Cloning Palms (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Sony's Clie is the best of breed among the new handheld computers. So is it time to buy one?

Radio Freakquency (Personal Time / Your Health)

It takes a lot of antennas to make a wireless world, but must they be outside my window?

iBook (Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Families: College Detours (Time Bonus Section / Families)

How to transform a routine summer tour of campuses into a cultural education for the whole family

PEOPLE

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