COVER

Ms. Right: ANN COULTER (Profile)

She is quite possibly the most divisive figure in the public eye. But love her or hate her, you don't know the real Ann Coulter

Honorable Mention (Nation / The 5 Best Big-City Mayors)

GAVIN NEWSOM / San Francisco

NATION

When Tom Met Jack

Inside the cozy relationship between Tom DeLay and D.C.'s most notorious lobbyist. Could it take the leader down?

WORLD

SCIENCE

PEOPLE

Bob Newhart (Q&A)

The first season of The Bob Newhart Show is now on DVD.

BRIEFING

Genius or Useless? (Notebook)

On the scene at the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions in Switzerland

Weddings Undone (Notebook / U.S. Snapshot)

U.S. snapshot: same-sex marriages have run into trouble across the country

Reimagining Abe (Notebook)

The newly opened Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum faces derision and criticism

Terror on Canvas (Notebook)

Colombia's Fernando Botero paints scenes of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse

BUSINESS

The New Dude on the Road

With a big truck assault, Toyota aims to become the great American car company. Will the gamble work?

LAW

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

YOUR TIME

LETTERS

Letters: Apr. 25, 2005

Terri Schiavo's case drew mail both heartfelt and reasoned, as readers grappled with the question of what constitutes human life and weighed the roles of courts, Congress and the presidency. Most objected to politicians' involvement, and many decided to write living wills

ESSAY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Castle Built For Two (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Generations)

A growing number of empty nesters are pouring their life savings into megahomes

Unlikely Allies (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Generations)

Florida's aging population starts to fight for kids' rights

Einstein's Feet (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Generations)

A shoe-shop owner tells how he solved a problem that the genius couldn't

Raising Riesling (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Generations)

Find delightful Rieslings not far from Frankfurt

Love of Country (Time Bonus Section May 2005: Generations / Turning Point)

Patriotism born of a grandfather's inspiration

Truffle Scuffle (Time Global Business May 2005 / Competition)

Inferior Chinese pig snout fungi are flooding gourmet-food markets. Europeans are not amused

Greece: Easy Does It on The High Seas (Business / World Briefing)

The European serial entrepreneur of easyJet fame has gone back to his family's maritime roots determined to revolutionize yet another industry

South Africa: The New Rand Lords (Time Global Business May 2005 / South Africa)

Former A.N.C. leaders have joined South Africa's white corporate élite. But even some blacks are critical of the deals that made the Fab Four rich

Marketing: Selling to The Poor (Time Global Business May 2005 / Marketing)

There is a surprisingly lucrative market in targeting low-income consumers

Investing: India Bubble? (Time Global Business May 2005 / Investing)

The stock market is frothy. Everyone wants in. It sounds all too familiar