Vol. 147 No.
NATION
CLASS OF '96 WHO REALLY CONTROLS POLITICS? MEET THE POWER BROKERS WHO WILL HELP DECIDE THIS YEAR'S CONTEST
STATE OF SIEGE
CAN FEDERAL AGENTS CAPTURE MONTANA'S BAND OF HOLED-UP FREEMEN WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANOTHER TRAGIC WACO?
SUGAR'S SWEETEST DEAL
THE LANDMARK FARM BILL LEFT SUGAR SUBSIDIES STANDING. REFORMERS WONDER WHAT WENT WRONG
WORLD
RUSSIA'S COMMUNIST PARTY HAS RISEN AGAIN AND THREATENS TO TAKE POWER
YELTSIN'S SECRET REPORT ON HOW TO CALL OFF THE VOTE (CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA)
SCIENCE
PHYSICISTS SET OUT TO TRAP THE MOST ELUSIVE PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSE
RELIGION
THE ICONOCLASTIC AND PROVOCATIVE JESUS SEMINAR ARGUES THAT NOT MUCH OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CAN BE TRUSTED. IF SO, WHAT ARE CHRISTIANS TO BELIEVE?
THE SECRET LIVES OF JESUS CHRIST
EYEWITNESSES TO JESUS?
A GERMAN SCHOLAR ARGUES THAT THREE BITS OF PAPYRUS ARE THE OLDEST FRAGMENTS OF ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPEL
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
HOW PRESIDENTS CAN USE--AND ABUSE--THE LINE-ITEM VETO
CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)
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IN DEFENSE OF SPLITTING UP
THE GROWING ANTIDIVORCE MOVEMENT IS BLIND TO THE COSTS OF BAD MARRIAGES
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NOTEBOOK
THEY STILL DON'T GET IT
OLYMPIC MONITOR
DAMN THE TUXEDOS!
MILESTONES
BUSINESS
POLITICIANS ARE HANDING OUT FATTER TAX BREAKS THAN EVER TO LURE JOBS TO THEIR AREAS. THEY MAY BE DEVASTATING U.S. CITIES IN THE PROCESS
JAPAN'S TRILLION-DOLLAR HOLE
A BANKING SCANDAL IS MAKING WALL STREET NERVOUS
THE QE2 GOES ON THE BLOCK
BRITAIN'S CUNARD IS CRUISING FOR A NEW OWNER
EDUCATION
POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AGAIN TRY TO FIX PUBLIC EDUCATION
LAW
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ROBERT SHAPIRO AND CHRISTOPHER DARDEN HAVE LOTS TO SAY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NICK PARK'S ANIMATED DELIGHTS EARN THEIR THIRD ACADEMY AWARD
MAKING A SPLASH (The Arts / ARCHITECTURE)
REM KOOLHAAS SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A VISIONARY FINALLY GETS TO PUT UP A BUILDING OR TWO
MANNIX LIVES! (The Arts / TELEVISION)
TV RETURNS TO THE VIRTUES OF KNUCKLE-SANDWICH PROBLEM SOLVING
MOTOWN WITH ANGELS' WINGS (The Arts / MUSIC)
CISSY HOUSTON TAKES GOSPEL BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE BLUES
MANN'S FATE (The Arts / MUSIC)
HER SONGS ARE CAPTIVATING, BUT AIMEE MANN IS OVERLOOKED
HER STRONG SUIT AFTER ALL (The Arts / BOOKS)
RANDOM HOUSE SAID HER FICTION WAS UNPRINTABLE. BUT JOAN COLLINS' NEW NOVEL PROVES SHE'S NOBODY'S LITERARY CABBAGE
WHITEWASH? (The Arts / BOOKS)
AL SHARPTON WANTS US TO SEE HIM AS THE NEW DR. KING
ODD COUPLE (The Arts / CINEMA)
CAN JAMES EARL JONES ACCEPT ROBERT DUVALL AS HIS BROTHER?