10 QUESTIONS: New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the challenges of hosting the Republican Convention 8
LETTERS 10
NOTEBOOK
Russian plane sabotage; why the swift-boat story won't go away; Rumsfeld and the prison scandals; homophobic reggae gets a little too hot 15
MILESTONES: Terrorist charges in New York City; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross dies 20
JOE KLEIN: How phony issues help Bush and Kerry avoid real ones 21
COVER STORIES
YEA OR NAY This time the voters know Bush. Will that help or hurt his re-election bid? 24
INTERVIEW: Bush speaks out 38
ON THE STUMP: An exclusive TIME photo essay...