NATION

Dead And Forsaken

A horrific discovery in Georgia shows how easy it is to cheat the grieving

WORLD

To The Brink

It's not just the soaring body count. Both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are using new tactics to inflict death on each other. Is all-out war inevitable?

Lonely at the Top

Spend time with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, and you discover how he uses a light touch--plus a lot of U.S. firepower--to keep the warlords at bay and his country united

Death In The Shadow War

Was Daniel Pearl's brutal murder part of a plot against the U.S.--or Musharraf and his reforms?

SPORT

Leap of Faith (Winter Olympics)

WITH A FLAWLESS PROGRAM, SARAH HUGHES GLIDES PAST MICHELLE KWAN TO WIN GOLD

Mettle! (Winter Olympics)

They got Games. Salt Lake City proved to be a great host to the host team. The Olympians of '02 are America's most diverse and successful ever. Here are some of the winners who accounted for 34 U.S. m

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Chuck Reducks (Appreciation)

Chuck Jones just made cartoons. But they were far more than kid stuff

The Gleam Of A Pearl (Essay)

The reporter died for his curiosity, the noblest form of intellectual energy

BUSINESS

HP's Fierce Face-Off

Despite a brutal boardroom battle, Carly Fiorina is closing in on her Compaq bid

EDUCATION

Class Warfare

Military programs are on the march in inner-city public schools. Are they rescuing at-risk kids or pushing them into becoming soldiers?

LAW

Domestic Disputes

Nearly every state prohibits same-sex marriage. But what are the rights of transsexuals who wed?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Bono (The Arts / Music)

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ROCK STAR IS ALSO AFRICA'S BIGGEST ADVOCATE. BUT BONO KNOWS HE HAS TO MAKE THE CASE FOR AID WITH HIS HEAD, NOT HIS HEART

Music: A Tale Of Two Hanks (The Arts / Music)

Two descendants of country music's greatest poet are carrying on his legacy in very different ways

YOUR TIME

Who Needs Snow? (Personal Time / Your Technology)

You can have the fun of winter sports all year round--if you don't mind the gawkers

To Clip Or To Coil? (Personal Time / Your Health)

Today patients with cerebral aneurysms face a difficult choice: brain surgery or a less proven alternative

SPECIAL SECTION

Families: Hey, You! That's Mine! (Time Bonus Section / Families)

Dividing family heirlooms can rekindle or begin the ugliest of family feuds. Here's how some families are sorting the goods

Families: Culinary Cubs (Time Bonus Section / Families)

Kids are really cutting up in the kitchen. They're learning about math and mixing too

Families: Super Mannies (Time Bonus Section / Families)

They cook, they nurture. Who says being a nanny is just for women?

PEOPLE

TO OUR READERS

Reporters' Notebook (Reporters' Notebook)

We asked three of our journalists what it was like to spend time behind the scenes with the newsmakers they write about in this week's issue. Their thoughts:

LETTERS