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TO OUR READERS 4
LETTERS 8
CHRONICLES 11
COVER: Sleeping with the Enemy 18
The murder of Nicole Simpson has turned the national spotlight on domestic violence. The problem has been a persistent one, and enforcing the laws against it will require huge societal changes.
The Case Against O.J.: Developments in the scandal of the year
HEALTH CARE: The Coverage Gets Skimpier 28
Senators sketch a deal, but it's far short of Clinton's hopes
POLITICS: Cuddling with the Fat Cats 31
Clinton promised to shun them, but the party wants the dough
DIPLOMACY: Easing Back from a Korea Showdown 33
North Korea and the U.S. agree to resume formal talks
HAITI: Divide and Conquer 34
New U.S. moves attempt to split the military leadership
COLOMBIA: Tale of the Tapes 49
Did the President-elect take money from drug traffickers?
RUSSIA: Moscow's Identity Crisis 50
Buffeted by change, the once proud capital seems adrift
BUSINESS: Black Gold Rush 54
The race is on for far-flung oil reserves as the world opens up
ON THE MONEY: Dog Days for the Dollar 57
How the sharp decline of the greenback hurts the U.S.
AGRICULTURE: California's New Wine Woes 58
Another nasty pest is chewing up the vineyards
MEDICINE: Mothers, Babies and AIDS 60
Can testing and AZT help the kids most vulnerable to HIV?
ETHICS: Should Doctors Help the Depressed Die? 61
A Dutch court backs an assisted suicide
ENVIRONMENT: The Grass Gets Greener 62
New regulations aim to throttle the power lawn mower
SPORT: Hot Seat at Wimbledon 64
Umpires like Sultan Gangji serve as judge, jury and shrink
WORLD CUP: A Triumph for the Boys of Soccer 65
The American Cinderella squad scores an upset
TECHNOLOGY: Would Shakespeare Have Sent E-Mail? 66
Why the prose style of online writing is so awful
THE ARTS & MEDIA
Art: An exhibition traces Salvador Dali's precocious progress from age 12 to 25, as he tried on style after style for fit
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Theater: Paul Rudnick is a great gagsmith, not a playwright
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Music: Lena Horne talks about her stunning record 71
David Byrne ransacks his past; the Beastie Boys are no fun
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Cinema: Wyatt Earp portrays the gunslinger ponderously 73
Nick and Julia play Nick and Nora in I Love Trouble 73
Books: Impresario Lincoln Kirstein's gilded youth 74
A witty, stylish travel writer ventures through California
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Golly, here's the first volume of a dictionary of U.S. slang
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PEOPLE 79
ESSAY 80
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