November 18, 2002 | Vol. 160 No. 21

Election 2002: Why The Senate Is Now Back In G.O.P. Hands (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

Credit Democratic apathy and a hustling campaigner-in-chief

Election 2002: W. and the Boy Genius (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

KARL ROVE'S strategy for winning the midterm elections was risky and brash, like its author. Here is the inside story of how the President and his political strategist gambled it all and won

Election 2002: Highlights, Lowlights And Cooter (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

The Democrats got trounced. The Republicans tried not to gloat. And American politics proved as strange as ever. Here are the best and worst of the 2002 midterms

Election 2002: Dad, Can I Borrow the Scepter? (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

Washington's Hottest Spot--for 100 Years (The Presidency)

A West Wing office means power, glory and a chance to boost future earnings

Election 2002: It's the Terrorism, Stupid (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

Election 2002: Bush's Agenda (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

With Republicans in control of the House and Senate, the party will revive pet issues, from judicial choices to a patient's bill of rights to drilling for oil in Alaska.

Election 2002: Say Good Night, Bill (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

The Battle Hymn Of...The Republicans (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

IT'S HALLELUJAH TIME in the White House as the Democrats discover (again) what a mistake it is to underestimate George W. Bush. Here's how far he plans to go with his new mandate

Election 2002: Looking Ahead To 2004 (Cover: Nation / Election 2002)

DEMORALIZED DEMS are licking their wounds, seeking a message--and jockeying for position

The Selling of the President's War

Bush should take Israel and oil out of the Iraq equation

Losing Control?

The U.S. concedes it has lost momentum in Afghanistan, while its enemies grow bolder

Going After Arafat's Monopoly on Money

U.S. accountants are helping the new Finance Minister gain control of Palestinian purse strings

Turkey's Mystery Man

How Islamic is Istanbul's new power broker?

They Didn't Know What Hit Them

How the U.S. killed a senior al-Qaeda leader without putting a pilot's life at risk

Why Did Winona Ryder Do It? (Behavior)

Something drove Winona Ryder to steal so flagrantly, but even she may not know what it is

Lost in the Big Blue

Audrey Mestre was a star of the extreme sport of no limits free diving. But then she went too far

Going Digital (Coolest Inventions)

Earth Simulator (Coolest Inventions)

Coolest Inventions 2002 (Coolest Inventions)

PLUS: Web Shopping and the Best of Tech

Driving By Wire (Coolest Inventions)

The car of the future looks something like this:

Tomato Vaccine (Coolest Inventions)

On The Go (Coolest Inventions)

Now Hear This (Coolest Inventions)

For Your Health (Coolest Inventions)

Around The House (Coolest Inventions)

In The Closet (Coolest Inventions)

Out of Doors (Coolest Inventions)

Just For Fun (Coolest Inventions)

Shops'N'Bots (Coolest Inventions)

Thinking Big (Coolest Inventions)

Keeping It Safe (Coolest Inventions)

Click Smart (Web Shopping Guide)

Yes, the Web bubble burst, but just the hot air is gone. Lots of e-tailers are thriving, and making online shopping easier and safer than ever. Here is a smorgasbord of websites, gift ideas and practi

Notebook: Nov. 18, 2002 (Notebook)

The U.N. Puts Iraq on Notice (Notebook)

Verbatim: Nov. 18, 2002 (Notebook)

Fallout from A Memorial (Notebook)

Every Light Is Full Red (Notebook)

Pigs, Dentures and King Charles II (Notebook)

The Big Yacht Giveaway (Notebook)

Milestones Nov. 18, 2002 (Notebook / Milestones)

24 Years Ago In TIME (Notebook)

Numbers: Nov. 18, 2002 (Notebook)

Onward to 2004! (Cartoon)

The Democrats just need a strong leader and something for those giant ants

Best Of Tech (Buyer's Guide)

Gadget shopping can be a drag. Those endless lists of features, those acronym-spewing salesclerks. To make it all much easier, we've scoured the major product categories and selected the best at thre