COVER
The Fresh Face
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
ASIA
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
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Harmonic Convergence
Teaching and performing in Japan, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra makes cultural connections through music