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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: February 23rd, 2004 | Vol. 163, No. 8 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # February 23, 2004 | Vol. 163 No. 8February 23, 2004 | Vol. 163 No. 8  Issue name February 23rd, 2004 | Vol. 163, No. 8 | U.S. Issue date February 23, 2004 Location U.S. [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2004-02-23/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [Health: The Fires Within](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993419,00.html)[Health: Inflammation: What You Can Do](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993420,00.html)[Bring On The Cash!](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993411,00.html)[Campaign '04: How Well Did He Serve?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993412,00.html)[Fields of Jihad](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993413,00.html)[Letter From Haiti: A Battle of Cannibals And Monsters](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993414,00.html)[Cloning Gets Closer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993421,00.html)[Paging Dr. Fatkins?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993418,00.html)[Ready To Mix It Up](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993443,00.html)[Verbatim: Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993444,00.html)[Campaign '04: With Friends Like These ...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993445,00.html)[No Child Left Behind: Leaving States Cold](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993446,00.html)[Performance of the Week](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993447,00.html)[Sniffing Out Criminals](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993448,00.html)[Numbers: Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993449,00.html)[Martha Stewart: Can Her Credibility Be Saved?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993450,00.html)[Milestones Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993451,00.html)[Milestones: 11 Years Ago In Time](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993452,00.html)[Why The War President Is Under Fire](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993453,00.html)[Table of Contents: Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993422,00.html)[Medals Don't Make a President](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993427,00.html)[M-I-C ... See Ya Real Soon?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993415,00.html)[Sports Television: Why ESPN Is The Crown Jewel](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993416,00.html)[Comcast-Disney: Putting The Parts Together](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993417,00.html)[Movies: Will Everyone Still Love Raymond?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993429,00.html)[Fashion: The School of Cool](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993430,00.html)[Books: Sympathy For The Devil](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993440,00.html)[Books: Worth 1,000 Words?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993441,00.html)[Money: Taxed by Surprise](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993431,00.html)[Money: Fees Unveiled](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993432,00.html)[Money: Onboard Review: United's New Low-Cost Line](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993433,00.html)[Technology: Prints in Just a Snap](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993434,00.html)[Technology: Power Toys](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993435,00.html)[Technology: An Affordable New Video Feed](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993436,00.html)[Health: Cuddle with Care](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993437,00.html)[Health: Sleepyheads](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993438,00.html)[Health: HRT Takes Another Hit](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993439,00.html)[Contents: Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993455,00.html)[World Brifing](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993456,00.html)[China: TIME Global Business: Moving Too Fast?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993457,00.html)[China: TIME Global Business: China's Big, Big Bird](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993458,00.html)[Board of Economists: Growing, At Last](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993459,00.html)[People to Watch in International Business](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993460,00.html)[Investing: Going Up?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993461,00.html)[Sitting Pretty In Poland](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993462,00.html)[Life After Uma](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993423,00.html)[Our Father, Who Is Mel](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993424,00.html)[Q&A with Raquel Welch](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993425,00.html)[Dividing Up The Barbie Dream House](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993426,00.html)[10 Questions for Ellen DeGeneres](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993428,00.html)[Letters: Feb. 23, 2004](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993442,00.html) February 23rd, 2004 | Vol. 163, No. 8 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"February 23rd, 2004 | Vol. 163, No. 8 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3570523/february-23rd-2004-vol-163-no-8-u-s/"}]}]} ```