COVER STORY
IRON JOHN Defying pundits, opinion polls and vituperative personal attacks, Australia’s Howard sees off a Labor opponent for the fourth time
MIDDLE EAST
IRAQ: A new report shows how the Iraqi dictator hastened his own downfall by bluffing about WMDS
AFRICA
NO ENTRY: Would-be immigrants to Italy are stranded in Libya
UNITED STATES
THE CAMPAIGN: As election day nears, Bush and Kerry are stumping and spinning for every last vote
GROUND WAR: In the trenches with the campaign footsoldiers
ASIA
THAILAND: The insurgency in the country’s south is almost certainly connected to a global jihad
SCIENCE
VOLCANOES: Mount St. Helens is threatening to blow its top again
MEDICINE: Scientists look for ways to extend time in the womb
FASHION
STARSTRUCK: Karl Lagerfeld brought muse Nicole Kidman as the Paris shows spotlighted designers’ passion for Hollywood’s finest
THE ARTS
MUSIC: The king of bhangra
CINEMA: A reluctant rush
BOOKS: Tim takes a tumble
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
LETTERS
NOTEBOOK
YOUR TIME: Technology
ESSAY: Charles Krauthammer in defense of fear-peddling
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