Vol. 144 No. 20
COVER
Two little boys vanished, but hope remained; now, after a stunning confession and a shocking finale, the search is over but the questions have just begun
Parents Who Kill (Cover Stories)
However heinous and unnatural, the crime is an extreme consequence of recognized ills: poverty, child and spousal abuse, mental instability
Stranger in the Shadows (Cover Stories)
NATION
The President is likely to find the new Congress a sharply divided body, resistant to deal making
Gun-Control Poster Boy of the Week (Chronicles)
Health Report (Chronicles)
Inside Washington (Chronicles)
Desperately Seeking a New D.N.C. Chairman
Mr. Clinton's Neighborhood (Chronicles)
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News, Culture, Controversy on the Internet
Secrets of Campaign Consultants Revealed! (Chronicles)
It's not hard to figure out what candidates are being told to say:
The Week October 30 - November 5 (Chronicles)
Vox Pop (Chronicles)
Winners & Losers (Chronicles)
WORLD
Raul Castro and his loyalists in the military take charge of the country's economic reforms
Reversal of Fortunes? (Bosnia)
With new tactics, an improved arsenal and Croat help, the Bosnian military begins to taste victory
SCIENCE
A new report says organized crime is muscling in on the illegal wildlfe trade
Cretaceous Parenting
A fossil embryo and a nestful of eggs suggest that even the fiercest dinosaurs had a domestic streak
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Ronald Reagan has survived bullets and cancer, but now he forthrightly faces his toughest foe: Alzheimer's
Fertility with Less Fuss (Medicine)
A new technique from Australia may make it easier and cheaper for couples to have test-tube babies
SOCIETY
A global lust for dollars and advanced imaging techniques have produced a wave of counterfeiting
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Never Safe Enough
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BUSINESS
Millionaire Bruce McNall, who parleyed coin trading into a glittering empire, now may go to jail
The New Service Class
The once lowly sector creates plenty of good-paying jobs, but workers with few skills are still left behind
LAW
While California's tough three-strike law falters, prevention programs are keeping kids in line
Now, a Jury of His Peers (Justice)
The prosecution ignores its consultant and finds itself face-to-face with jurors who delight the defense
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Yet another obsessive tale of getting shucked goes sour
Doglegs of Decrepitude (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
John Updike's fine new book of stories looks at boys grown old
Falling Apart (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
In a skillful first novel, a teen suffers an excess of troubles
Les Formidables (Arts & Media / THEATER)
As the Great White Way continues to dim, off-Broadway glitters
Looking-Glass Philosophy (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
An odd new novel blends mystery with metaphysics
Minimalist to the Max (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
Composer Michael Nyman, the man behind The Piano, has conquered stage and screen -- but not the British critics
New Dawn (Arts & Media / ART)
What shaped the vision of the great Impressionists?
The Unheard Witnesses (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
In a new book, friends and colleagues assert that Clarence Thomas was not the saint his defenders made him out to be
Tomorrow Is Another Yawn (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
An eight-hour sequel to Gone With the Wind, the mini-series Scarlett is twice as long and not half as compelling
Wretch on a Sexual Rampage (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Linda Fiorentino has a ferocious Fling in The Last Seduction