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TO OUR READERS 4

LETTERS 9

CHRONICLES 21

MILESTONES 26

COVER: Hillary Under Fire 28

The most unaccountable member of the government is suddenly being called to account for her actions. A close look at how she operates helps explain why Whitewater became such a mess.

The Plot So Far: How Whitewater has emerged

Rose Law Firm: Shredding a reputation

The Woman in Question: An interview with the First Lady

The Political Interest: Roger Altman on the spot

Perspective: Watergate versus Whitewater

ESPIONAGE: Questions at an Inquisition 40

After the Ames arrest, Congress demands tighter security

LAW: Asylum from a Culture of Pain 45

A woman fights deportation -- and female "circumcision"

SUPREME COURT: A Good Rap for Parody 46

David Souter finds for 2 Live Crew's send-up of Roy Orbison

CHINA: Cold Shoulder 47

Beijing shows no inclination to coddle dissidents--or the U.S.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Bloody End in Bophuthatswana 49

White extremists fail to rescue a vestige of apartheid

TERRORISM: The Tehran Connection 50

An exclusive report on how Iran hunts down its opponents abroad

BUSINESS: Building a Hospital Empire 58

Rick Scott's Columbia/HCA has its own health-reform plan

TAKEOVERS: First Blood in the Fight for Grumman 60

Two traders come up short in what looks like an inside deal

Finance: Goldman Sachs made a ton of money last year

DEVELOPMENT: The New Battle for Manassas 61

Disney may succeed where the Grand Army of the Potomac failed

HEALTH: Should Cigarettes Be Treated as Drugs? 62

The addictive nature of nicotine may lead to tighter regulation

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Cinema: Who's that Irish prisoner? Who's that Manhattan dandy? Oscar nominee Daniel Day-Lewis is a cool virtuoso 66

Tabloid troubles in Ron Howard's The Paper 71

Belle Epoque, a sunny Spanish Oscar nominee 71

Music: Why Sinatra just won't quit 72

The solo beat of drummer Evelyn Glennie 73

ZZ Top has a gloriously gritty new album 74

Sarah McLachlan writes songs from love's ragged edges 74

Books: Ethan Canin plumbs man-to-man combat 76

Television: The magazine shows go crazy for crime 77

PEOPLE 79

ESSAY 80

COVER: Photograph for TIME by Dirck Halstead

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