TO OUR READERS 8
NOTEBOOK: A Pakistani general makes a deal with pro-al-Qaeda tribes; Hamas regroups; teachers fear lawsuits 17
MILESTONES: USA Today editor resigns; McDonald's chief dies 20
IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on the President's emotional intelligence 23
IRAQ
DIGGING IN After a bloody April, no more denials from Washington: success in the war will take more troops, more time and more money 26
CAN THE IRAQIS STEP UP? Many who have enrolled in a security force still lack training, or are staying away 35
NATION
PATRIOT ACT Pat Tillman, the football star who became a Ranger, didn't aspire...