COVER
Space: Mission to Mars (Cover Story / Space)
FIRST THE ROVER LANDS, AND NOW BUSH WANTS TO SEND PEOPLE. WE CAN DO IT EVEN FASTER THAN PLANNED, BUT HERE'S WHAT IT WILL TAKE
Space: Bush's Vision: Any Votes In The Cosmos? (Cover Story / Space)
Space: The Road To Mars: Why Go Back to the Moon? (Cover Story / Space)
Space: So You Want To Be An Astronaut? (Cover Story / Space)
NATION
Campaign '04: Living In Bill's Shadow (Campaign '04)
Clinton may be everyone's campaign consultant, but that does not mean the former President defines his party anymore--or that he ever really did
Campaign '04: New Hampshire: Scoping Out the Volunteers (Campaign '04)
The Question All the Candidates Must Face
Can you make us feel safe? Not every Democrat has a convincing answer
WORLD
The Rise Of The Jihadists
With Saddam in captivity, are Islamic extremists playing a larger role in the anti-U.S. insurgency?
The Monster Within
Once nurtured by Musharraf, the violent group Jaish-e- Muhammad now seems bent on killing him
SOCIETY
A Trust Betrayed?
Native Americans claim the U.S. mismanaged their oil and gas legacies it promised to protect
BRIEFING
Iraq's Election Snag (Notebook)
Verbatim: Jan. 26, 2004 (Notebook)
Who's Sitting in 14D? (Notebook)
Trying To Build A Democracy In Iran (Notebook)
Performance of the Week (Notebook)
Performance of the Week Jan. 26, 2004
First Ladies In Training (Notebook)
Sex Education in Amherst (Notebook)
Numbers: Jan. 26, 2004 (Notebook)
Milestones Jan. 26, 2004 (Notebook / Milestones)
Milestones: 27 Years Ago In TIME (Notebook / Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Why We Shouldn't Go to Mars
Someday people may walk on the planet, but not until it makes technological sense
Table Of Contents: Jan. 26, 2004 (Table Of Contents)
Why We Want To Meet The Missus
BUSINESS
Friendlier Skies
It's not just the low fares. The discounters are beating the major airlines on cabin comforts too
Dimon's Jewel
A megamerger gives Bank One's hard-hitting CEO a chance to settle the score with Citigroup
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Movies: Hollywood Robbery (Movies)
How does a hit movie go from the free market to the black market? TIME retraces the trail
Movies: A Pirate And His Penance (Movies)
Television: Shallow like a Fox (Television)
Ryan Seacrest of American Idol and On-Air hopes to turn pop fluff into an empire. Go ahead and laugh
Music: That Rascally Rapper (Music)
Dizzee Rascal may be England's most original hip-hop voice, but good luck trying to figure him out
Television: Less Than Letter Perfect (Television)
Aiming to make lesbians visible in the Queer Eye era, The L Word is lusty but otherwise lackluster
Books: Portrait Of A Medieval Lady (Books)
The author of Girl with a Pearl Earring offers a paint-by-the-numbers tale of mysterious tapestries
A Bright Hope In A Sad Land (Movies)
The first post-Taliban film from Afghanistan stirs the heart with its story of a girl in a man's world
YOUR TIME
Money: Beware The Annuity: Is It Right For You? (Money)
Money: The Sweetest Rate (Money)
Shopping for a car? Here's a step-by-step guide to financing your purchase
Money: A Strategy of Their Own? (Money)
Technology: The Virtual Virtuoso (Technology)
Apple's GarageBand puts a full-scale recording studio at your fingertips
Technology: A Pocketful Of Digital Videos (Technology)
Technology: My Phone's Smarter Than Yours (Technology)
Health: Winter Games (Health)
You can still exercise when the mercury dips, but do it carefully
Health: Fixing Lazy Eyes (Health)
Health: Hidden Signs Of Stroke (Health)
Health: Did The Shot Work? (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
World Briefing: Jan 26, 2004 (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business)
Marketing: Because They're Worth It (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / Marketing)
L'Oreal's marketing tilt toward Asians and blacks makes its growth prospects prettier
Marketing: Guys Just Aren't Buying It (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / Marketing)
Big Oil: Total Clean Up (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / Big Oil)
The $125 billion European oil giant is embracing ethics and environmentalism as it does profit. But it's not easy being green
People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / World Beaters)
Investing: Top Stocks For 2004: Dividends matter. (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / Investing)
The new tax law and market metrics will favor companies that pay
The Global Life: Dubai's Oasis (Time Bonus Section February 2004: Global Business / The Global Life)
It's the fun city of the gulf, and a rapidly developing vacation paradise