TO OUR READERS

COVER

The Year in Pictures 2009

TIME selects the year's most compelling photos

Barack Obama's First Year in the White House

TIME photographer Callie Shell shares her thoughts about what it is like to photograph the President of the United States

ESSAY

WORLD

America's Most Wanted Teenage Bandit

A teenage bandit accused of stealing planes and speedboats has become a legend in the Pacific Northwest. The chase is on for the artful dodger

LETTERS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS

The Real Jobless Rate (The Curious Capitalist)

The government says unemployment is "down" to 10%. But better measures suggest things are worse

BRIEFING

Has 'Climategate' Been Overblown?

The controversy over hacked e-mails from the world's leading climate scientists continues to roil. Here's what the e-mails say about the reality of global warming

The Skimmer

Book review: Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco

Recovery Insurance (White House Memo)

Why Obama wants another stimulus — and is taking the gloves off