TIME Magazine October 9, 2006 Vol. 168 No. 15

TIME Magazine
October 9, 2006 Vol. 168 No. 15

• What Makes Us Different? - Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world
• Google's Growing Grasp - To fend off Microsoft and other foes, the search giant is bulking up on partnerships
• Is Coal Golden? - A Texas plan for coal-fired plants electrifies the carbon issue
• When Not Seeing Is Believing - Andrew Sullivan on the rise of fundamentalism and why embracing spiritual doubt is the key to defusing the tension between East and West
• Still Tuned In - Quirky and community minded, some independent radio stations have held off consolidation, ipods and satellite
• The G.O.P.'s Secret Weapon - You think the Republicans are sure to lose big in November? They aren't. Here's why things don't look so bad to them
• Saddam's Revenge - As the dictator faces judgment, his loyalists are targeting those who testified against him
• The French Exception - Ségolène Royal shuns party politics, extols law and order, and doesn't mind being seen in a bikini. Is this France's next President?