Vol. 147 No.
NATION
BATTLING THE PARTY CRASHERS
(CAMPAIGN '96)
IT'S NO SECRET ANYMORE: THE G.O.P. IS SPLIT WIDE OPEN BY TWO OUTSIDERS, AND THE PARTY ELDERS PLOT A COUNTERSTRIKE
THE VIEW FROM UP HERE
(CAMPAIGN '96)
STEVE FORBES' WRITINGS SHOW HE'S OBSESSED WITH FIGHTING THE ENEMIES OF WEALTH--FROM INFLATION TO LAWYERS
REPUBLICAN ROLE MODEL
GOVERNORS ARE THE NEW PARENTAL FIGURES IN POLITICS. AND MICHIGAN'S ENGLER IS THE BIG DADDY OF THEM ALL
CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE
A TRAGIC DEATH EXPOSES A HIDDEN AGENDA IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION--BUS-ROUTE DISCRIMINATION
HANDS ON, HANDS OFF: MANAGING THE BIG GUYS
WORLD
DID THE AMERICAN MISSION MATTER?
U.S. TROOPS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAITI ON SCHEDULE. THEY LEAVE A LAND AS DESPERATE AS THEY FOUND IT
BOSNIA'S HARDER FACE
ONE SOURCE OF PAST HOPE HAS BEEN THAT THE MUSLIMS WANT A MULTIETHNIC SOCIETY. BUT DO THEY STILL?
SHATTERING THE PEACE
FOR 17 MONTHS NORTHERN IRELAND ENJOYED A CEASE-FIRE. NOW THE I.R.A. HAS VERY DRAMATICALLY BLOWN IT UP
SCIENCE
WHAT'S HIDING IN THE QUARKS?
THE ANSWER COULD SMASH PHYSICISTS' MODEL OF REALITY
HEALTH & MEDICINE
BORDER BARGAINS
(Medicine)
TO SAVE ON COSTLY PILLS, AMERICANS GO TO MEXICO AND GET THEM FOR LESS
SOCIETY
ROMANCING THE COMPUTER
(Behavior)
THE FIRST CYBERADULTERY SUIT SHOWS THE RISKS OF LOOKING FOR LOVE ONLINE
TECHNOLOGY
THE NET'S STRANGE DAY
WHAT WAS INTENDED AS A 24-HOUR CELEBRATION TURNS OUT TO BE A TIME OF PROTEST IN CYBERSPACE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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ABROAD WITH FORBES
ON THE STUMP, HE RECITES STIFFLY. BUT PRESS HIM ON A SUBJECT LIKE, SAY, CHINA, AND WATCH HIS MIND BEGIN TO WORK
MILESTONES
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THE LOOK-ALIKE YEARS
WHITEWATER WRANGLING
IS THE WHITE HOUSE BEING OPEN? FRESH DISCLOSURES AND INTERNAL FEUDS BRING A STREAM OF NEW QUESTIONS
WINNERS & LOSERS
IF THE WIVES RAN FOR PRESIDENT...
BUSINESS
HIGH STAKES WINNERS
MEET THE GET-INCREDIBLY-RICH-QUICK CROWD. THEIR CREATIVITY AND DRIVE REAP VAST REWARDS IN THE STOCK MARKET. OTHERWISE, THEY'RE JUST PLAIN FOLKS
CREDIT WHERE NONE IS DUE
THE ALLEGED KING OF PLASTIC SCAMS FACES UP TO 25 YEARS
THE ART OF THE DEAL
PUBLIC STOCK OFFERINGS ARE THE NEW ROAD TO RICHES. WHERE ARE THE POTHOLES?
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
DESPITE ALL THE GRAND TALK ABOUT REBUILDING L.A., TERRENCE PAYNE CAN'T GET THE CREDIT TO START OVER
OUT-OF-CONTROL TOWER
(Aviation)
THE EQUIPMENT? ANTIQUE. THE HUBS? UNDERSTAFFED. A MODERN AIR-TRAFFIC-CONTROL SYSTEM IS YEARS AWAY
NO NEED TO KICK THE TIRES
AND SAY GOODBYE TO HAGGLING. FIXED-PRICE SUPERSTORES ARE TAKING OVER THE USED-CAR BUSINESS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CHIPS AHOY
(The Arts / TELEVISION)
AS A NEW STUDY WARNS THAT VIOLENCE SATURATES THE AIRWAVES, A TECHNOLOGICAL QUICK FIX PROMISES TO HELP. BUT WILL THE V CHIP REALLY PROTECT OUR CHILDREN?
SURVIVING YOUR TEENS
(The Arts / BOOKS)
FOR TROUBLED ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM, THE BEST-SELLING REVIVING OPHELIA IS A SACRED TEXT
THE EPIC OF THE CITY
(The Arts / ART)
AS THE CENTURY TURNED, THE ASHCAN PAINTERS CHRONICLED A NEW FRONTIER: THE URBAN SCENE
IT'S GOOD TO BE THE MAYOR!
(The Arts / CINEMA)
CITY HALL IS IN LOVE WITH THE ROMANCE OF URBAN CORRUPTION
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
(The Arts / BOOKS)
RANDOM HOUSE SCORNED JOAN COLLINS' MANUSCRIPTS AND THE DISPUTE WOUND UP IN COURT. SO WHITHER THE CELEBRITY NOVEL?
ATTACKING AFROCENTRISM
(The Arts / BOOKS)
A CLASSICS SCHOLAR SHARPLY CHALLENGES THE EMERGING THEORY THAT ANCIENT GREECE "STOLE" ITS BEST IDEAS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
MAD MAXIMALISM
(Books)
THE SEASON'S BEST-HYPED NOVEL IS A 1,079-PAGE WHOPPER FROM A 33-YEAR-OLD. IT'S INDULGENT, MADDENING AND BRILLIANT BY TURNS
FOOLS FOR LOVE
(The Arts / CINEMA)
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS HELPS GIVE FECKLESSNESS A GOOD NAME
SO WHAT'S ON IN TOKYO?
(The Arts / TELEVISION)
LETTERS
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