COVER

Campaign '04: Kerry's Record (Nation)

His 19 years as a Senator involved big investigations, little legislation--and some surprising alliances. A TIME report

WORLD

So Much For The WMD

America's top weapons sleuth says the intelligence on Iraq's arms was all wrong. TIME reports on how the CIA blew it

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Revenge Of the Birds (Health)

Asia's avian flu is spreading rapidly, increasing the risk that it will mutate into something far deadlier

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BUSINESS

Can This Man Save Tyco?

Ed Breen is undoing the scandalous excesses of the Kozlowski era to give the company a new start. Now he needs to deliver profits

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Movies: The Oscar Crunch (Movies)

Panic at Morton's! Flop sweats at The Ivy! This Oscar season, squeezed at both ends, is making the movie biz nervous and may have changed the game forever

Music: Come Away Again (Music)

A year after her Grammy-grabbing debut, Norah Jones returns with a noisier CD, a new nickname and a game plan: to keep it saner this time

YOUR TIME

Ready, Set, Dance! (Lifestyle)

Inspired by hip-hop traditions, dance battles are catching on at nightclubs

SPECIAL SECTION

Entrepreneurs: Chef's Surprise (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Inside Business / Entrepreneurs)

How does America's top chef expand his franchise without sacrificing his pursuit of perfection?

Tangled Wires (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Inside Business / Technology)

With technology changing so rapidly, even the most digitally literate can feel like dunces

Beauty: Spas With A Twist (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Inside Business / Beauty)

Welcome to the new world of medi-spas, where doctors are on staff

Investing: Fund Control (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Inside Business / Investing)

Separate accounts are aiming lower and growing faster as mutual-fund rip-offs turn off investors

PEOPLE

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