COVER

The Fresh Face (Nation / Cover)

First-term Senator Barack Obama has the charisma and the ambition to run for President. But, as Joe Klein reports from the campaign trail, he's not quite ready to answer the tough questions

Barack Obama: My Spiritual Journey (Book Excerpt)

In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, the rising star discovers how faith can open a door to understanding

Photo Essay
  • Being Obama
    A few days in the life of America's hottest political phenomenon

WORLD

When Outlaws Get The Bomb

Kim Jong Il's crude blast punctuates a scary reality: the law of the jungle now governs the race for nuclear arms

Let's Make a Deal... (Viewpoints)

We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk

...But Not At The U.N. (Viewpoints)

We should learn from our past; if an organization has no teeth, it can't bite

Would Defeat in Iraq Be So Bad? (Viewpoint)

Viewpoint: The dominoes didn't fall after Vietnam, argues Leslie Gelb, former head of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the same might be true in Iraq.

RELIGION

SOCIETY

SPORT

BRIEFING

BUSINESS

The Next YouTubes

After Google's deal, dotcoms are bubbling hot. What you need to know about Web 2.0

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Burden of Heroes (Movies)

He's played some and created some. Now the director examines who they really are.

YOUR TIME

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Tim McGraw (Interview)

McGraw talked with TIME's Jeff Chu about parenting, politics and the secret to the success of his 10-year marriage

LETTERS

ESSAY

Postapocalypse Now

Pop culture's latest visions of mass destruction feel eerily intimate

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Media: The American Way (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Global Business / Media)

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Global Investing: Good, but Better (Time Bonus Section November 2006: Global Business / Global Investing)

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