Time
February 20, 2012
Volume 179, Number 7
70 Pages


On the Cover:

THE SURPRISING SCIENCE OF ANIMAL FRIENDSHIPS



Inside:

Civil War in Syria
As the international community stands by, the blood flows in Syria

Italy's Reluctant Caesar
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti may be the only person who can save his country -- and Europe

Wealth and the White House
Symbolism matters more than bank accounts in presidential campaigns

Animal Magnetism
What the evolving science of animal friendship teaches us about ourselves