NATION

Can We Stop The Next Attack?

SIX MONTHS AFTER SEPT. 11, AMERICA HAS TAKEN THE FIGHT TO AL-QAEDA. BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, THE CIA AND FBI HAVE BEEN IN A DESPERATE SCRAMBLE TO FIX A BROKEN SYSTEM BEFORE ANOTHER STRIKE COMES. AS OUR

Health Care Has A Relapse

Costs are soaring. States are struggling. People are losing their coverage. Has Washington even noticed?

WORLD

In The Heart Of Hate

A TIME reporter visits a town at the center of India's killing frenzy between Muslims and Hindus

The Man Behind The Plan

With a Middle East peace initiative, Crown Prince Abdullah rolls out a new, assertive Saudi style

SCIENCE

Hunting Made Easy (Nature)

Shooting captive animals to mount their heads on a wall is a booming sport. Should Congress step in?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Change Of Heart (Medicine)

In a surgical first, doctors fixed a deadly heart valve defect in a 23-week-old fetus. Here's how they did it

SOCIETY

TECHNOLOGY

Meet The Chipsons

Jeffrey, Leslie and their boy Derek will be America's first cyborg family. Are you ready to Get Chipped?

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Darwinian Struggle (Ideas)

Is there a place in evolutionary theory for the hand of God? Maybe in Ohio. Hearings start this month

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

YOUR TIME

When Little Kids Take Big Tests (Personal Time / Your Family)

Sure, you want your child to get into a good college. But does that mean 9-year-olds should be taking SATs?

The Out-of-the-Box Gourmet (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Two tasty websites serve up savory meals you can prepare at home in minutes. But is great grub worth it?

Is Your Doctor Too Drowsy? (Personal Time / Your Health)

Legislators are raising alarms about sleep-deprived surgeons--and if you're concerned, so should you

SPECIAL SECTION

Fashion: Sneakers? Not. (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)

Fashion adds new bounce to the market for athletic footwear

Gold's New Rush (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)

He's the man behind the furniture we live with. Now Mitchell Gold wants to set a new standard all his own

Four Age Groups at War (Time Bonus Section / Inside Business)

A new book identifies four age groups warring at work

PEOPLE

LETTERS