Vol. 156 No. 18
NATION
With just two weeks to go, the campaigns have made the choice clear: Do you want Bush's pledges of civility or Gore's crusading punch?
What's Love Got To Do With It? (Campaign 2000)
Bush wants to bring his nice-guy politics to D.C. But that's not how it works
Global Warnings (Campaign 2000)
While Gore pushes a values-driven foreign policy, Bush is reluctant to intervene. Who is fit to lead?
Mournful Bugle Call (The Race For The Senate)
A plane crash takes a beloved Governor and dashes a party's hopes
Why Gore Should Embrace Clinton (Campaign 2000)
Al may not like the idea, but the only real humiliation is losing
One More Digital Divide (The Race For The Senate)
A tech millionaire takes on "Senator Microsoft"
Drug Bused (The Race For The Senate)
The prescription issue shakes up an incumbent
WORLD
FIVE DAYS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Terror Hunters
The U.S. has a smart, well-funded antiterror net--but it's still barely keeping up. An inside look at the furious hunt for the Cole bombers
SCIENCE
They're full of a special fat called omega-3 that may actually be good for you
HEALTH & MEDICINE
With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects?
What To Tell Your Daughter (Health / Advice For Parents)
What About The Boys? (Health / Guy Talk)
SOCIETY
SPORT
Mets and Yankees fans can't shuddup already about the city's first interborough Series since 1956
NOTEBOOK
Air-Traffic-Glitch Control? (Aviation)
Would the Alien Lie?
Prudential Reassurance
Milestones (Milestones)
This from the Land That Brought Us Teletubbies?
Eulogy (Eulogy)
Headline News
Numbers (Numbers)
Well, Can't I at Least Say "You Look Mah-velous?" (Politics)
News Quiz
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
What happens to a small town and its people when the Ebola virus erupts?
Europe, Here They Come
A Good Scare
The wizard of Harry Potter explains what kids need to know of the dark side
How Jefferson Kept Warm
Time to get ready for a pre-petroleum winter
BUSINESS
The debut of PlayStation2 will expand the platform wars to the Net and beyond
An Image Problem At Xerox
With competitors arriving, customers defecting and staff grumbling, the copier king faces a big restructuring
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Ambitious and versatile, actress Charlize Theron takes a bite out of Hollywood
In Her Own Image (The Arts / Art)
Long before she met John Lennon, Yoko Ono was an avant-garde icon. A retrospective shows why
Stages of Development (The Arts / Books)
Ghost Light sketches a family in trouble and a portrait of the theater critic as a young fan
Let Us Now Praise Little Men (The Arts / Cinema)
Youth is a time of anguish, mystery and heroism in the darkly rhapsodic indie film George Washington
On Familiar Ground (The Arts / Books)
Barbara Kingsolver returns with another novel of strong women, noble issues and love of the land
Northern Exposure (The Arts / Music)
They're already kings of calypso at home. Now a cocky canine tune makes Baha Men a hit in the U.S.
Les Mizrahi (The Arts / Short Takes)
Henry Winkler (The Arts / Q&A)
Beat The Devil (The Arts / Cinema)
Satan and the viewer lose in a bedraggled Bedazzled
The Night Listener (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Armistead Maupin
Ratcatcher (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Up Simba! (The Arts / Short Takes)
By David Foster Wallace
Nightclub (The Arts / Short Takes)
Patricia Barber
Race Warrior (The Arts / Books)
W.E.B. Du Bois: A frank look at his fight for equality
YOUR TIME
The market's as changeable as a baby's bottom; what better time to teach kids how to invest?
Stretch That IRA (Personal Time / Your Money)
It's an exercise in good estate planning. Here's how to pass your savings along to your heirs
A Cuter Computer (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Audrey, new from 3Com, makes Internet appliances look good. But she's no cheap date
The PPA Blues (Personal Time / Your Health)
What do you do when scientists tell you that the bottles in your medicine chest can kill you?
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Traveling alone provides unexpected delights, and planning ahead can prevent unpleasant surprises
Legal Advice And Care (Time Select / Law)
It's not a lawyer joke. A growing corps of attorneys practice a kinder, gentler type of law for seniors
Flights Of Fancy (Time Select / Recreation)
With the help of radio controls, more retired men are soaring the skies without entering the cockpit