Table of Contents: Aug. 9, 2004

10 QUESTIONS: Tommy Franks 8

LETTERS 13

NOTEBOOK

Cracks in the Iraq coalition; G.O.P. dissatisfaction with Frist; corruption and Israel's wall; Google's IPO; European soccer invades the U.S. 19

MILESTONES: Al-Qaeda suspect arrested; former Mob boss convicted; Pop Rocks inventor dies; Crick remembered by Watson 27

IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on John Kerry's vision of America 29

COVER

The Olympics return to where it all began. Athens isn't really ready, but the Games must go on 64

AMERICA'S QUEST: The ultimate photo gallery of U.S. stars 46

AQUA MAN: Michael Phelps, left, is a shark in the water. Can...

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