January 30, 2006 | Vol. 167 No. 5

Can This Man Save The American Auto Industry?

Part rebel, part prince, Bill Ford believes a green revolution can fix his family's troubled company. But can he make cars you'll crave?

"My Goal Is To Fight Toyota..." (Q&A)

The CEO aims to boost investor confidence, save the environment and tackle Toyota

Timeline Born In The U.S.A. The life and times of the Ford Motor Company
Photo Essay Snazzy Style Take a sneak peek at what's rolling out in 2007
Talk Back Ask Bill Ford Jr. The automaker responds to your questions

Driving Toward A Snazzier Style (Design)

Dazzling new plans for making a humdrum fleet swing

Can Bin Laden Be Caught?

After a year of silence, al-Qaeda's leader resurfaces. But with his health in question and his inner circle shrinking, the U.S. hopes it may not be for long

A Rebel Crack-Up?

How splits among insurgents in Iraq are erupting in violence and putting al-Qaeda on the defensive

Hits and Misses

Whodunit, Doggone It?

Inside a four-legged genetics lab, where forensic scientists fight crime with tooth, claw--and DNA

Where The Real Action Is... (Abortion)

For all the debate in Washington, the battle over abortion is actually in the states, which are imposing more limits than ever. MISSOURI is a case study

Health: Take Two Aspirin and Read This Now (Health)

Is the new Medicare drug mess a bureaucratic hiccup or the sign of a cost-conscious future? TIME takes a look

Rich Ohio But Poor Ohioans (Notebook)

Numbers: Jan. 30, 2006 (Numbers)

Verbatim: Jan. 30, 2006 (Notebook)

It's Easy to Be Hard and Hard to Be Smart (Notebook / In The Arena)

In a Democratic Congressional primary that could have implications for the mid-term elections this Fall, an amateur's bluster squares off against an old political pro

Digging for Clues After Sago (Notebook)

Penguin vs. Bear: 1-0 (Notebook)

Rover to the Rescue (Notebook)

Milestones Jan. 30, 2006 (Notebook)

Punchlines: Jan. 30, 2006 (Punchlines)

47 Years Ago in TIME (Milestones)

Show Enron Some Love (Notebook)

A Slow Iran Squeeze (Notebook)

Fun with Fractionals (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / global life)

Resorts are rebuilding with luxury time shares to attract second-home buyers

banking: The Bank That Ate the World (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / banking)

After a huge expansion in mature markets, HSBC is speeding efforts to tap the pocketbooks of the new èlite developing throughout the globe

Economy: Losing Our Faith (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / Economy)

At the World Economic Forum, leaders will try to understand why people no longer trust authority

How Sweet It Isn't In the Sugar Trade (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / World briefing)

Conquering China 101 (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / world briefing)

The New Maxim: Go East (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / world briefing)

People to Watch In International Business (Time Bonus Section February 2006: Global Business / world beaters)