Vol. 147 No. 2
COVER
THE FDA IS ABOUT TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU CAN EAT THESE CHIPS. THEY ARE FRIED IN A FAKE OIL THAT CAN'T MAKE YOU FAT. DIP, ANYONE?
NATION
WHO WILL GET THE BREAKS? IN THE BUDGET ENDGAME, TAXES ARE ON THE TABLE. REPUBLICANS WANT BOUNTEOUS CUTS. CLINTON SAYS THEY WILL GO MOSTLY TO THE RICH BUT IS TEMPTED TO GO ALONG WITH SOME. IS THIS GOOD
REACTIONARY ROMP (Politics)
LIBERALS HAVE LONG HELD A NEW YEAR'S RETREAT. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN CONSERVATIVES GOT ONE, TOO
SECRETS OF THE KEMP COMMISSION (The Budget)
TRAVEL ALARM (Investigations)
A CABINET SECRETARY FLIES HIGH. SOMETIMES, TOO HIGH
WORLD
AS PART OF A POWER PLAY TO SUCCEED DENG, THE COUNTRY IS IN THE THROES OF ANOTHER CRACKDOWN
HOW DARK A RED IS HE? (Russia)
THE COMMUNISTS NOW HOLD THE MOST SEATS IN THE DUMA. THEIR LEADER MAY NOT BE A STALINIST, BUT HE'S BAD NEWS
WAR & TERRORISM
A NEW KIND OF SWAT TEAM HUNTS ATOMIC TERRORISTS. AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THEIR OPERATION
SCIENCE
A FOSSIL DINOSAUR FOUND SITTING ON ITS NEST BOOSTS THE IDEA THAT THE TERRIBLE LIZARDS' NEAREST KIN ARE BIRDS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
CRITICS CHARGE THAT SOME HMOS REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO WITHHOLD VITAL INFORMATION FROM THEIR PATIENTS
THE COMMISH UNDER FIRE (Health)
SO, HOW DOES IT TASTE? (Health)
SOCIETY
A MURDER-SUICIDE RITUAL IN THE FRENCH ALPS REVIVES EUROPEAN ALARM ABOUT A SHADOWY, WELL-HEELED GROUP
FIGHTING WORDS
CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ABOUT THE SIMPSON TRIAL SPLIT THE RANKS OF NOW
THERE IS NO SAFE SPEED (Crime)
THREE TODDLERS' DEATHS SPOTLIGHT THE NATION'S LATEST DRUG EPIDEMIC
SPORT
A STAR RUNNING BACK PLAYS A NEW POSITION--VICTIM
TECHNOLOGY
CAN GERMAN LAWS LIMIT WHAT WE SAY ONLINE?
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THE WEEK
DECEMBER 24 -30
MILESTONES
WINNERS & LOSERS
THE WINDSOR WARS
BUSINESS
A NEW ENGLAND TEXTILE MANUFACTURER TURNS TRAGEDY INTO A CHRISTMAS TALE OF WARMTH FOR HIS WORKERS
CHUFF CHUFF, PUFF PUFF (Marketing)
ALL ABOARD THE MARLBORO UNLIMITED, A HIGH-TECH TRAIN WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE IN NEARLY EVERY CAR
LAW
SUING IS A STATE SPORT. NOW THERE'S A BACKLASH
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BUDGET POLITICS INTERRUPT BUT CANNOT DIM THE VISUAL MAGIC OF AN EPOCHAL VERMEER EXHIBITION
NO LATTES, NO BELLY BUTTONS (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
TWO NEW SITCOMS, BOTH WITH TOP PEDIGREES, TURN THEIR BACKS ON TRENDINESS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALSO TURN THEIR BACKS ON WIT
THE EXECUTIONEE'S SONG (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
HERE'S A NEW YEAR'S SURPRISE: TIM ROBBINS WRITES AND DIRECTS A WRENCHING BUT UNPREACHY DRAMA ABOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
THE HOST MAN'S BURDEN (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
THANKS TO SABRINA, GREG KINNEAR IS MAKING THE DIFFICULT LEAP FROM LATE-NIGHT TV TO BIG-SCREEN DREAMBOAT-HOOD
MYSTERIES IN DRAG (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
THREE MALE THRILLER WRITERS TAKE A STAB AT CREATING HEROINES--ONLY ONE SUCCEEDS
BACK TO THE BLEAK FUTURE (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
IF IT'S AS GROTTY AS IT IS IN 12 MONKEYS, WE'LL STAY PUT
EXHALING SUDS (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
IN A TIRED TALE, THE AMAZING ANGELA BASSETT SHINES
BIRD LIVES! (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
A CHARLIE PARKER HOMAGE THAT CAPTURES THE ORIGINAL'S VERVE
PEOPLE
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