NATION

Pilots Packing Heat

Surprising everyone, advocates are winning the fight to let pilots take guns into the cockpit

WORLD

Iraq & al-Qaeda

Is there a link? The go-to-war camp would love to prove that Saddam Hussein is doing business with Osama bin Laden. They talk up suspicions, but no one's got proof

Assisted Suicide?

In Baghdad, notorious extremist Abu Nidal meets a violent, mysterious end--one worthy of his life

Casting Stones

The Koran says nothing about stoning. Why is this mother facing death?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Cracking the Fat Riddle (Health)

SHOULD YOU COUNT CALORIES OR CARBS? IS DIETARY FAT YOUR BIGGEST ENEMY? THE LATEST RESEARCH MAY SURPRISE YOU

SOCIETY

Deadbeat Profiteers

Private collection agencies are going after delinquent parents who owe child support. But do the companies benefit kids--or themselves?

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

A Bronx Cowboy In Europe? (Time Global Business / Global Briefing)

Ralph Lauren is betting $1 billion that Continentals will buy the same Gatsby-rancher fantasies that Americans love

Korea Gets It (Time Global Business / Technology)

Why I-phones are a hit there after failing elsewhere

Good Listener (Time Global Business / Innovators)

Dimitri Kanevsky is deaf, yet his software helps computers hear and transcribe human speech

Buy the Basket (Time Global Business)

Exchange-traded funds are hot for good reason. They let you invest cheaply in diverse groups of stocks and bonds

The Global Life: Savvy Sailing (Time Global Business / The Global Life)

Clever skippers earn certificates that let them rent boats all over the world

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Television: Back In Business (The Arts / Television)

NEXT MONTH THE SOPRANOS GIVES SOME BADA-BING TO A TOO-SAFE FALL TV SEASON. WE'VE GOT A SNEAK PEEK

Design: To the Lighthouse (The Arts / Design)

What should a church look like today? One bold answer: Rafael Moneo's L.A. cathedral

Music: Watch Your Mouth, Adam (The Arts / Music)

Philadelphia rapper Eve is funny and highly skilled but has an ego the size of the Liberty Bell

YOUR TIME

Imbible (Personal Time)

Summer Sommelier

Safer than Stocks and Bonds (Personal Time / Your Money)

Given the risk of higher interest rates and inflation, here are some solid alternatives

When the Young Take Their Lives (Personal Time / Your Health)

Suicide among college students is up. How do you spot a kid at risk--and what should you do?

In Gear (Personal Time)

Heads Up on Retro Helmets

PEOPLE

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