COVER
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Thomas Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson)
He drafted the declaration, sparked a revolution and became ensnared in a sex scandal with a slave. A look at the most controversial president.
Thomas Jefferson: A Life In Letters (The Writings)
Newly published missives reveal a complex character.
Thomas Jefferson: His Essay In Architecture: Mirror Of The Man (Thomas Jefferson)
How Monticello reflects Jefferson: His obsessions, his contradictions, his brilliance
Thomas Jefferson: The Pirate War: To The Shores Of Tripoli (Thomas Jefferson)
Muslim foes. Kidnappings. How the Barbary Wars foreshadowed things to come.
Thomas Jefferson: The Private War: Ignoring the Revolution Next Door (Thomas Jefferson)
Thomas Jefferson: Was the Sage a Hypocrite? (Thomas Jefferson)
Thomas Jefferson: The Best Of Enemies (Thomas Jefferson)
Jefferson was visionary and crafty. In Hamilton, he met his match. How the rivalry lives on.
Thomas Jefferson: The Patriot Act of the 18th Century (Thomas Jefferson)
Thomas Jefferson: God Of Our Fathers (Thomas Jefferson)
Jefferson's spiritual beliefs were vague, but one thing is clear: he wanted to keep religion and politics separate.
Thomas Jefferson: Where Are The Jeffersons Of Today? (Thomas Jefferson)
The founders were a rare breed. But the future is up to all of us.
Thomas Jefferson: A Family Divided (Thomas Jefferson)
Sex, race and the Jefferson feud. An inside look.
NATION
Eyes And Ears Of The Nation
Thousands of truckers, bus drivers and rest-stop workers are being enlisted to spot terrorists. Is this comforting news?
Dreaming About The Senate ('04 Campaign)
Why Democrats think they have a shot at taking it back, with hot candidates from Alaska to Illinois
Leaving Blacks Cold ('04 Campaign)
If African Americans are a natural constituency for John Kerry, why hasn't he been able to wow them?
WORLD
Meet The New Jihad
A TIME investigation reveals how insurgents in Iraq aim to create an Islamic state and turn the country into a terrorist haven
The Prime Minister: How Tough Will He Get? (The Prime Minister)
Life as a Target in a Besieged Kingdom (Letter From Riyadh)
For Westerners in Saudi Arabia, even going to the mall has become a gamble
Nowhere To Hide
How the ethnic cleansing of western Sudan has created a humanitarian crisis that threatens 500,000 lives
BRIEFING
A Gentle G.O.P. Face (Notebook)
Verbatim: Jul. 5, 2004 (Notebook)
A Gay-Marriage Dance (Notebook)
Watch Out For Those Floating Beer Coolers (Notebook)
Space Toy (Notebook)
Sour Notes Of Summer (Notebook)
Dating Websites: It's a Jungle Out There (Notebook)
Performance of the Week (Notebook)
Performance of the Week Jul. 5, 2004
Milestones Jul. 5, 2004 (Notebook)
24 Years Ago In Time (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Table of Contents: Jul. 5, 2004 (Table Of Contents)
Made Your July 1 Resolutions?
Forget January. The time to turn over a new leaf is when the leaves are full
Plenty More to Swear About
BUSINESS
Wal-Mart's Gender Gap
What a landmark lawsuit aims to prove about how the No. 1 retailer pays its female workers
Curbing The Drug Marketers
How a clampdown on pitching drugs for unapproved uses is changing the way Big Pharma operates
Putting Trials on the Record (Drug Testing)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Keira's Quest (Movies)
She's on the road to being a star. But the comely Ms. Knightley just wants to be a good actress
Spinning Gold (Movies)
Books: When It Rains, It Pours (Books)
Biblical characters are fiction's hot heroes. Now a first-time novelist takes us onto the ark with Noah
Movies: It's De-Pressing! (Movies)
A new Cole Porter biopic plays the great songwriter's life in a minor key
YOUR TIME
To Buy or Not to Buy (Lifestyle)
Owning a vacation home isn't all fun and games
Let's Play Two (Lifestyle)
Sightseeing In Gaddafi Country (Lifestyle)
Tech: Music To Your Wrist (Tech)
Tech: The Myth of Megapixels (Tech)
When picking a digital camera, those big numbers aren't the only thing
Tech: Water Tunes (Tech)
Health: Womb with a View (Health)
Sonographic snapshots of Baby as a fetus make cool keepsakes, but are they safe?