Quotes of the Day
10 QUESTIONS: Walter Cronkite on the liberal media, George W. Bush and retiring too early 8
LETTERS 11
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NOTEBOOK: More finger pointing in the Terri Schiavo case; why the high court may shoot down the partial-birth abortion bill; Arnold's old rival; An interview with Bill Clinton 19
MILESTONES: Actor Jack Elam, rocker Elliott Smith, TV's "Rerun" 24
IN THE ARENA: Joe Klein on how Detroit lost out on $200 million for new schools 27
NATION
SELF-DEFENSE Donald Rumsfeld is under increasing fire for his postwar performance. Has he lost his touch? 28
HOW SAFE ARE WE? After two years of fixing airport security, we explore the remaining breaches in the system. 32
WORLD
ATOMIC AMBITION: Bush tries to thwart the efforts of Iran and North Korea to build nukes 36
"THE EVILEST PLACE": The U.S. wins a major battle along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. But more fighting lies ahead 42
EULOGY: The outspoken wife of Chinese nationalist Chiang Kai-shek dies at 105 47
COVER STORY
Generation Rx Medication can ease the symptoms of everything from anxiety to attention-deficit disorder. But the long-term effects of prescription pill-popping by kids is still unknown 48
SCIENCE
MEET YOUR FARMER: Community-supported agriculture helps small growers stay in business and gives consumers peace of mind 60
ARTS
LOVE ACTUALLY Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson and Colin Firth dish about their new movie — a warm-hearted Christmas tale about love and family 62
PHOTOGRAPHY: Diane Arbus taps into our taste for the marginal 69
THEATER: Nilo Cruz's moment 73
TELEVISION: Joan of Arcadia 74
BOOKS: Novels by Toni Morrison, D.B.C. Pierre, Martin Amis 75
MOVIES: The Singing Detective 77
YOUR TIME
HEALTH: When tummyaches turn serious; the high price of hostility; blacks and kidney disease 99
TECHNOLOGY: The best parts of the new Microsoft Office; customize your radio-controlled cars 100
MONEY: How to create a living will; the glass ceiling at law firms; cheap homes in Binghamton, N.Y. 103
PEOPLE: David Blaine's Plexiglas Diet; David Gest v. Liza Minnelli; the Marlins win 105
ESSAY: Michael Kinsley on the politics of religious superiority 106
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