COVER

NATION

Campaign '04: The Iowa Effect (Campaign '04)

The caucuses make and unmake candidates--and this time is no different. Can Dean beat Gephardt--and the expectations too?

Air Marshals Or Cowboys?

Why foreign airlines chafe at Washington's mandate for armed guards aboard high-risk flights into the U.S.

WORLD

SCIENCE

Space: Return to Mars (Space)

How NASA plans to use its two rovers to roam the Red Planet looking for signs of Martian life

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Biology: Sexual Healing (Love, Sex & Health / Biology)

What feels good is good for you too. Making love can boost the heart, relieve pain and help keep you healthy

Behavior: The Marriage Savers (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

Does couples therapy really work? The divorce rate says no, but a new breed of therapists offers hope

Behavior: Bondage Unbound (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

Growing numbers of Americans are experimenting with sadomasochistic sex. But is it always safe and sane?

Behavior: Animal Attraction (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

Gender bending and gender swapping. Pregnant dads. Shooting sex organs. There's more than one way to get it on, as the birds, bees and bonobos have discovered

Behavior: Still Sexy After 60 (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

The kids are gone. The house is empty. You know the moves. What better time to prove that you're ...

Behavior: The Porn Factor (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

In the Internet age, pornography is almost everywhere you look. But what is it doing to real-life relationships?

Behavior: A to Z Guide (Love, Sex & Health / Behavior)

The year 2003 brought new insights into Alzheimer's, advances in diabetes and some deadly new diseases

Biology: Your Brain In Love (Love, Sex & Health / Biology)

What goes on in your head when you fall madly in love? One scientist decided to find out. In an exclusive book excerpt, she lays bare the physiology of passion

SOCIETY

The Gang Buster

Bratton cut crime in New York, and now he's doing it in L.A. His secret: giving cops more power

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Queen of the Sea

Luxury liner Queen Mary 2 gets a royal send-off. How will she navigate the uncertain seas ahead?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Great Performances

They made small films better and a big one sweeter. Now they're poised to reap awards. Here are seven actors to savor

Books: Sundances with Wolves (Books)

Violence! Threats! Action! A new Tarantino movie? No, it's a history of the independent-film industry

YOUR TIME

Into The Breach (Lifestyle)

Cold Mountain misses the real story of a big battle. A new tour fills the gap

SPECIAL SECTION

Back to School (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Generations)

Campus life. Exams. Papers. Test anxiety. Sounds like the perfect retirement

Reunions to Remember (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Generations)

Here's how to create a family gathering that's fun for the whole family to enjoy--even the kids

Pet Peeves (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Generations)

What happens when the kids are grown and gone but the pets live on?

Fantasy Life (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Generations / Turning Point)

Childhood polio allowed imagination to take flight, and a star was born

PEOPLE

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