Vol. 148 No. 11
NATION
WHY DO AMERICANS SEEM READY TO RE-ELECT THIS PRESIDENT DESPITE THE DISTRUST AND AMBIVALENCE HE AROUSES IN SO MANY OF THEM? WE OFFER SOME THEORIES
WHO IS DICK MORRIS? (THE DEMOCRATS)
HOW A ROGUE GENIUS IN THE GAME OF POLITICAL STRATEGY BECAME THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE CITIZEN IN AMERICA
THE LEARNING CURVE (THE DEMOCRATS)
CLINTON'S RECORD SHOWS THAT THE FAILURES OF HIS BOLD, EARLY PLANS TAUGHT HIM THE SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS: THINK SMALL
A VEEP WHO LEAVES PRINTS (THE DEMOCRATS)
AL GORE IS FIRMLY PARKED AT BILL CLINTON'S RIGHT HAND. AS THE PRESIDENT'S PARTNER AND ADVISER, GORE ALSO SERVES HIMSELF
RISING DEMOCRATS (THE DEMOCRATS)
SOME ARE UPSTARTS. OTHERS ARE DYNASTIC HEIRS. TWO HAVE TARGETED BIG TOBACCO. A COUPLE TALK LIKE REPUBLICANS. ALL OF THEM ARE GIVING THE G.O.P. CAUSE FOR WORRY
"IF YOU TRY IT ALL AT ONCE..." (THE DEMOCRATS)
ATLANTA'S FED-UP SUSPECT
RICHARD JEWELL'S LAWYERS DEMAND A FEDERAL APOLOGY
ONE SMALL STEP CLOSER
CHEMICAL TRACES SUGGEST THAT A BOMB BROUGHT DOWN TWA FLIGHT 800
WORLD
THE KREMLIN SAYS HE IS. BUT A FEROCIOUS BATTLE AMONG HIS AIDES OVER HOW TO END THE WAR IN CHECHNYA SUGGESTS OTHERWISE
SCIENCE
THE CONTINENT'S AGE-OLD TRIBAL CEREMONIES ARE DISAPPEARING--BUT MANY HAVE NOW BEEN PRESERVED ON FILM
ONE MEAN BITE
T. REX'S JAWS ARE CERTIFIED AS THE MOST POWERFUL EVER
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A FORM OF THE FATTY SUBSTANCE THAT'S HARD TO CHECK PUTS MEN IN DANGER OF A PREMATURE HEART ATTACK
NO WONDER YOU CAN'T RESIST (Health)
CHOCOLATE AND MARIJUANA SHARE SOME CHEMISTRY
TECHNOLOGY
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE CLINTONS' FAMILY VALUES SHINE IN CHELSEA--AND IN NOT EXPLOITING HER
WE TAKE THE BRASH VIEW
CHICAGO IS A TOWN THAT LOVES IRONY AND KNOWS FULL WELL THAT POLITICS IS A SHAM
THE PHONY DRUG WAR
AS THE POLITICIANS TALK TOUGH, MORE KIDS TURN ON
LET THEM EAT BIRTHDAY CAKE
CLINTON'S WELFARE REFORM DISMAYS THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE POVERTY SCHOLAR
PEOPLE
JANE AUSTEN, ANSWER YOUR BEEPER
WHAT IF BILL CLINTON TURNED TO NOVELISTS TO WRITE HIS SPEECHES?
Read the story
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL
MILESTONES
NOTEBOOK
THE PEROT BACKLASH
CONVENTION WISDOM
BUSINESS
PEPSI HAD A GRAND PLAN FOR GLOBAL EXPANSION. ALAS, COKE WAS THIRSTIER
THE FIRST WEB WAR
IN THE BATTLE OF THE BROWSERS, GIANT MICROSOFT IS RELENTLESSLY NARROWING THE LEAD OF SMALLER NETSCAPE
PUT OUT THE BUTT, JUNIOR
WILL TOUGH NEW REGULATIONS AIMED AT TEEN SMOKING STAND UP? NOT IF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY CAN HELP IT
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
STEPHEN KING OWNS THE BEST-SELLER LIST WITH HIS GREEN MILE SERIAL. GET READY: TWO MORE BOOKS ARE ON THE WAY
FOOLS FOR LOVE (The Arts / CINEMA)
EDWARD BURNS SCORES WITH A WRY ROMANCE
NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI (The Arts / MUSIC)
R.E.M. SHOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN LONGEVITY IN THE HIT-AND-FADE WORLD OF ALTERNATIVE ROCK
THE BOOK OF LISZTS (The Arts / MUSIC)
FINALLY, A BIOGRAPHY THAT DOES JUSTICE TO ALL FACETS OF FRANZ LISZT'S MESSY LIFE AND PROTEAN WORK
VIRTUAL VIRTUE (The Arts / TELEVISION)
A NEW SERIES FROM PBS PREACHES 'TOON MORALITY
A STAR-SPANGLED SNOOZE (The Arts / BOOKS)
THE GODFATHER GOES SOLO (The Arts / THEATER)
PACINO ACTS AND DIRECTS O'NEILL ON BROADWAY
IDENTITY CRISIS (The Arts / MUSIC)
PEARL JAM'S LATEST LACKS CREATIVE ORIGINALITY