COVER
One Thousand and Sixty-Five Days To Go (Cover Story / Nation)
Bush had to lean on Cheney to talk publicly about the gun accident, but the real challenge for the two is how to get the Administration back on track
Inside the Shooting at the Ranch (Cover Story / Nation)
What really happened in the brushy South Texas wild that day? How one shot turned a genteel quail hunt into a political crisis
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Cheney's Thousand-Yard Stare (Cover Story / In the Arena)
Did the Vice President's behavior exhibit a disdain for accountability or a reaction to emotional trauma?
BRIEFING
Katrina Report: What Went Wrong (Notebook / Speed Read)
Are Iraqi Forces Up to the Job? (Notebook)
Does Craigslist discriminate? (Notebook)
Blogwatch: Feb. 27, 2006 ( Blogwatch)
Punchlines: Feb. 27, 2006 (Punchlines)
Milestones Feb. 27, 2006 (Notebook)
Casting for Cops (Notebook)
Wanted: Loyal Jihadi Others Need Not Apply (Notebook)
Why Icahn Backed Down (Notebook)
Numbers: Feb. 27, 2006 (Numbers)
Verbatim: Feb. 27, 2006 (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Race to Tap The Next Gusher (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / iraq)
Kurdistan is rich in oil resources, and the Kurds are ready to deal. But U.S. firms have been aced out by a small Norwegian outfit
Two for the Road (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / outlook)
Global growth will still be driven by the U.S.-China dynamic
energy: Re-Energized in France (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / energy)
How Areva, a state-owned utility, put fission back in fashion in Europe
People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world beaters)
Checking In (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
Skype's Newest Duets (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
Power Pointer (Time Bonus Section March 2006: Global Business / world briefing)
WORLD
Crossing The Lines
Though barred from combat, female troops in Iraq often find themselves in full-fledged battle. An intimate look at the lives of the real G.I. Janes
Letter From New Delhi: Land of the Wedding Planners (Letter From New Delhi)
India's elite are used to throwing lavish weddings. But is there a cost to all this fun?
How Will Hamas Rule?
As the world threatens to cut off aid, Palestinians are bracing for life under a faith-based regime
SCIENCE
Has the Meltdown Begun? (Environment)
The discovery that Greenland's glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected has experts worried anew about how high the seas will rise
BUSINESS
Not Quite Ready to Retire
Done with the 9 to 5 but not prepared to hang it up? This work may be for you: the bridge job
SOCIETY
Crime: Looking For A Few Good Snitches (Crime)
America's inner cities are ruled by a brutal code of silence. How one city is fighting to crack it
RELIGION
A Kiss for Judas
A long-lost 2nd century Gospel may portray Jesus' betrayer as closer to a hero than a heel
SPORT
2006 Olympics: You're Golden, Dude! (2006 Olympics)
Riding high and grabbing medals, America's snowboarders dominated the Olympic slopes--and outclassed the ski racers. How a rebellious sport finally came of age
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Place Your Bets (Movies)
As the Oscar face-offs enter the final round, TIME throws caution to the wind and predicts the victors
Books: The Year of Living Happily (Books)
In Eat Pray Love, a writer gains 23 lbs. in Rome, inner peace in India and a boyfriend in Bali
Music: 5 CDs You Should Not Miss (Music)
There's nothing like a raw new sound to refresh your old faith in music
Books: Well, Hello, Suckers (Books)
The newest romantic hero is dark, brooding and tortured. And liked by all types: A, B and O+
YOUR TIME
Money: Why Blue Chips Are Due (Money)
Health: Do Calcium Pills Work? (Health)
PEOPLE
10 Questions for John Bolton (Interview)
People: Feb. 27, 2006
LETTERS
Letters: Feb. 27, 2006
ESSAY
Why I Dumped the Baby Doctor
Pediatricians often treat parents like children. That's why I got a new one