COVER
Sonia Sotomayor: A Justice Like No Other (United States)
In Sonia Sotomayor, Obama makes a historic choice for the court. What her extraordinary life says about the kind of Justice she would be
UNITED STATES
How to Make Terrorists Talk
With the U.S. scrapping harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, interviews with former interrogators reveal why a soft touch can work better than torture
ESSAY
Gates Unbound (In The Arena)
How the Defense Secretary helped turn Iraq around, shook up the Pentagon and won over Obama
LETTERS
Inbox
BUSINESS
Will the Government Save GM? (Automobiles)
You wouldn't assemble a car the way the White House auto team cobbled together deals to keep Chrysler and GM going. So why are taxpayers about to foot a $100 billion bill for a vehicle that might not run?
LIFE
Pregnancy and Pills (Women's Health)
We know little about drugs' effects on moms-to-be. How a group of advocates is trying to change that
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Working on the Railroad (Transportation)
Train travel in Europe has been losing passengers to airlines, but deregulation is about to usher in an era of faster, cheaper rail service
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
It's in the Cannes (Movies)
The stars came out for this year's festival, but some of the most anticipated films were less than stellar