Vol. 147 No. 22
NATION
DOLE SPRINGS A SURPRISE--HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT SO MUCH HE'S LEAVING HIS BELOVED SENATE TO DO SO
THE GHOST AND HIS RHINOCEROS
A QUESTION OF HONOR
THE NAVY'S TOP ADMIRAL TAKES HIS OWN LIFE RATHER THAN FACE QUERIES ABOUT HIS RIGHT TO A COVETED AWARD. FOR A "SAILOR'S SAILOR," IT SEEMED THE ONLY WAY OUT
ROBERT MCFARLANE ON DESPAIR AND THE PUBLIC GOOD
A BATTLE WITH NO VICTORS
WHO COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THE SUICIDE OF AN OVERLY DECORATED ADMIRAL?
NARY A SPECK OF DECENCY
A MASS MURDERER'S VIDEO PUTS THE LIE TO "HARD TIME"
WORLD
A MOUNTAIN THAT BEGAN TO LOOK EASY KILLS EIGHT
A TENUOUS HOLD ON POWER
AS HE TRIES TO FORGE A LASTING COALITION, INDIA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER IS VERY SHORT OF POTENTIAL ALLIES
THE PURPOSEFUL TOURIST
IN ENGLAND O.J. SIMPSON LEARNS THAT TABLOIDS ARE STILL TABLOIDS, BUT STUDENTS ARE WELL MANNERED
SCIENCE
A PAIR OF MEAT-EATING DINOSAURS FROM MOROCCO COULD FORCE A RETHINKING OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY
RELIGION
WILL EXCOMMUNICATION SILENCE CHURCH CRITICS?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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MEMO FROM THE DESK OF PEGGY NOONAN
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CAPITAL OFFENSE
STONED OR SOBER, BARRY IS BAD NEWS FOR WASHINGTON
GAY IN THE EYES OF GOD
MARRIAGE IS JUST ONE ISSUE CHRISTIANS NEED TO FACE
MILESTONES
NOTEBOOK
THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT
BUSINESS
HUMAN ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH, BUT THE FAA MAY ALSO TOLERATE HIGH RISK FOR LOW-COST AIRLINES
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE NEW MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE HAS EVERYTHING IT NEEDS--EXCEPT HUMAN BEINGS. AND WHAT'S UP WITH TOM CRUISE'S HAIRCUT?
ALL YOU NEED IS HYPE (The Arts / CINEMA)
TREND SPOTTING AT CANNES '96: STARS! MOVIES! NUDITY! CULTURAL IMPERIALISM!
THE RUNAWAY PLOT LINE (The Arts / BOOKS)
JOHN GRISHAM'S LATEST THRILLER INVOLVES A HOTLY CONTESTED CIVIL SUIT AGAINST BIG TOBACCO. SOUND PLAUSIBLE? GUESS AGAIN
BREAKING UP IS GOOD TO DO... (The Arts / MUSIC)
...AT LEAST WHEN IT INSPIRES AN ALBUM AS FINE AS THIS ONE, LYLE LOVETT'S FIRST SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF HIS MARRIAGE TO JULIA ROBERTS
PREHISTORIC POTBOILERS (The Arts / BOOKS)
A PALEOANTHROPOLOGIST CRITIQUES TWO NEW NOVELS IN WHICH MODERN SCIENTISTS MEET ANCIENT HOMINIDS FACE TO FACE
ELEGANT FIZZ BY A POETS' POET (The Arts / BOOKS)
A MUCH ADMIRED BUT LITTLE KNOWN WRITER, NOW BLIND, PRODUCES A FIRST VOLUME OF WORLD-CLASS VERSE AT THE GRAND OLD AGE OF 83
DAD REVISITED (The Arts / BOOKS)
A DAUGHTER'S REAL-LIFE QUEST FOR HER SHADOWY FATHER
READ THE MOVIE (The Arts / BOOKS)
NOT KID STUFF (The Arts / MUSIC)
AN OREGON TRIO MAKES REALLY LOUD ROCK--FOR ADULTS
SPECIAL SECTION
THE PEOPLE CHOOSE (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
YELTSIN HAS ONLY BEGUN TO REALIZE HOW UNPOPULAR HE IS. WILL RUSSIANS PICK ZYUGANOV, AND A RETURN TO THE BAD OLD DAYS?
A COMMUNIST TO HIS ROOTS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
WHO IS GENNADI ZYUGANOV? AND HOW HAS HE BROUGHT A MORIBUND MOVEMENT BACK TO THE THRESHOLD OF NEAR ABSOLUTE POWER?
GORBACHEV RETURNS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
DON'T FORGET THE BENEFITS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
DESPITE WORRIES ABOUT A NEW COLD WAR, THE U.S. SHOULD STAY FOCUSED ON THE GAINS
A NORMAL LIFE (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
THE RENOWNED POLISH JOURNALIST REVISITS A COUNTRY CAUGHT BETWEEN IMPERIAL PAST AND UNANCHORED MODERNITY
LEARNING FREEDOM (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
HAS A DEMOCRATIC CULTURE TAKEN HOLD IN RUSSIA? NO. IS THERE HOPE? MAYBE
THE STATE OF RUSSIA (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)