NATION

The Rove Problem

Did Bush's top aide commit a crime talking to reporters about a spy? Here's what the case is really about--and why it grows more fascinating

WORLD

Unraveling The Plot

How advanced forensics and old-fashioned footwork traced the London attacks to four homegrown suicide bombers with possible ties to al-Qaeda

SCIENCE

SPORT

Different Spokes

Meet the quirky U.S. cycling stars who are ready to race for glory when Lance Armstrong retires

BRIEFING

Flying the Confused Skies (Notebook)

More government money doesn't mean the airline industry's security problems are solved

Wild Boar, With Mint (Notebook)

Some of the wackier dishes from the 51st Summer Fancy Food Show in New York

BUSINESS

Reworking Work

What happens when employees punch their own clock? They're happier--and more productive. An inside look at Best Buy's bold experiment

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

J.K. Rowling Hogwarts And All (Books)

As the much awaited Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince arrives in stores, J.K. Rowling talks frankly to Lev Grossman about fantasy, fathers and how the magic is almost over

Books: The Unanswered Questions (Books)

How will it all end for Harry and friends? Our efforts at divination follow. (If you haven't read Half-Blood Prince, proceed no further. You've been warned.)

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PEOPLE

LETTERS

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