Vol. 147 No. 4
NATION
HOW THE BUDGET TALKS FELL APART THE TWO SIDES AGREE: THEY ALL WANT A BUDGET DEAL; THE COUNTRY NEEDS A DEAL. AND IN PRIVATE, THEY DOUBT THERE WILL EVER BE A DEAL
LIFE IN THE WIGGLE ROOM
THE MORE THE FIRST LADY TRIES TO EXPLAIN THINGS, THE MORE QUESTIONS SHE RAISES. HILLARY CLINTON JUST CANNOT SEEM TO SOUND VERY CONVINCING
THE GHOST AND MRS. CLINTON
THE BLIZZARD OF '96
UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD, THIS WAS THE SNOWSTORM BY WHICH ALL OTHERS WILL BE MEASURED
HERE COMES DEFAULT LANE
HOW GRAMM COULD DO IT
HIS IOWA COALITION OF GUN OWNERS, TAX PROTESTERS AND TRUE BELIEVERS IS RATTLING DOLE'S CAMPAIGN
ACCOMPLICE TO TERROR
LORI BERENSON'S PUZZLING ODYSSEY FROM MANHATTAN TO A GUERRILLA HIDEOUT IN LIMA LANDS HER A LIFE TERM
TESTIFYING FOR DOLLARS
O.J. SIMPSON FINALLY COMES UP WITH HIS SIDE OF THE STORY--ON VIDEO, AT $29.95 A POP. BUT IS ANYBODY BUYING?
THE COLD WAR
PAMELA HARRIMAN TURNS ON OLD ALLY CLARK CLIFFORD
LOOKING FOR MR. RIGHT
WORLD
JAPAN'S NEW LEADER, RYUTARO HASHIMOTO, FACES BRASH ICHIRO OZAWA IN A CONTEST UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
PALE, RESTED AND READY (RUSSIA)
HE'S BACK, AND HE'S TACKING RIGHT FOR CAMPAIGN '96. BUT FIRST YELTSIN FACES ANOTHER HOSTAGE CRISIS
NOW IT'S SERB AGAINST SERB (BOSNIA)
IN THE SHAMBLES OF THEIR FAILED DREAMS, THE BOSNIAN SERBS WANT TO DUMP RADOVAN KARADZIC AND CHOOSE A NEW LEADER
SCIENCE
SUN'S RADICALLY NEW PROGRAMMING TOOL COULD SHIFT THE BALANCE OF POWER IN COMPUTERS
HOW CHEAP CAN COMPUTERS GET? (TECHNOLOGY)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
ALMA POWELL AND ELAYNE BENNETT, ONE PRO-CHOICE, THE OTHER PRO-LIFE, FIND COMMON GROUND ON TEENS AND SEX
THE RELUCTANT WARRIOR
FREE-SPENDING MILLIONAIRE STEVE FORBES IS RISING IN THE POLLS, BUT IS HE REALLY PLAYING TO WIN?
SAVING THE ORPHANS
A TIME JOURNALIST WHO BROUGHT HOME A CHINESE BABY WORRIES THAT BEIJING MAY CLOSE THE DOORS TO ADOPTIONS
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THE RELIGION OF BIG WEATHER
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THE WEEK
JANUARY 7-13
MILESTONES
WINNERS & LOSERS
THE WHITE HOUSE FOLLIES
BUSINESS
EVER WONDER WHAT BUSINESSMEN GET FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS? TAKE A LOOK AT CARL LINDNER
MY BOSS, BIG BROTHER (MANAGEMENT)
A NEW ILLINOIS LAW PERMITS EMPLOYERS TO LISTEN IN ON WORKERS' PHONES. SO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
THE SOUL OF AN HMO (COVER STORY)
MANAGED CARE IS CERTAINLY BRINGING DOWN AMERICA'S MEDICAL COSTS, BUT IT IS ALSO RAISING THE QUESTION OF WHETHER PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SEVERE ILLNESSES, CAN STILL TRUST THEIR DOCTORS
PRESTIDIGITATION (BROADCASTING)
A BOON TO BROADCASTERS MAKES BOB DOLE QUEASY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A CAMPAIGN TO LIMIT THE VOICES OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS ON THE INTERNET HAS DEFENDERS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT WORRIED
REBORN TO BE WILD (The Arts / MUSIC)
CHRISTIAN POP USED TO BE SOPORIFIC. NOW A NEW GENERATION OF STARS HAS EMBRACED A HOST OF EDGY SOUNDS, AND THE SONGS ARE SELLING BETTER THAN EVER. BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS, HOW GOOD IS THE MUSIC?
FEEL-GOOD? NO, FEEL BAD! (The Arts / CINEMA)
MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS TAKES A CHEAP SHOT AT YOUR TEAR DUCTS
DELIGHT FOR ITS OWN SAKE (The Arts / ART)
FEELINGS, NOT IDEAS, ARE WHAT MATTER TO HOWARD HODGKIN, AND HE EVOKES THEM IN COLORS LIKE NO OTHER IN MODERN PAINTING
IS EXCESS NECESSARY? (The Arts / BOOKS)
MORE THAN YOU'D EVER WANT TO KNOW ABOUT JAMES THURBER
BAD NEWS, BAD NEWS (The Arts / BOOKS)
JAMES FALLOWS EXAMINES THE DANGERS OF A CYNICAL PRESS