Vol. 148 No. 20
NATION
BOB DOLE FINALLY PLAYS THE CHARACTER CARD, AND HERE'S WHY IT ISN'T CUTTING PRESIDENT CLINTON
A CASE OF MUD LUST
TOO MUCH CIVILITY MAKES FOR A BORING CAMPAIGN
THE BATTLEGROUND STATE
BOB DOLE IS MAKING HIS LAST STAND IN THE GOLDEN STATE. IS IT A SHREWD STRATEGY OR A PLOY TO HELP SAVE THE G.O.P. HOUSE?
THE FOREIGN FOUL-UP
A CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SCANDAL SINKS A STAR DEMOCRATIC FUND RAISER
MARIJUANA: WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE
CLINTON'S CUBAN ROAD TO FLORIDA
HOW POLICY WAS TURNED BY A FEW CUBAN AMERICANS, INCLUDING HIS SISTER-IN-LAW
CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK (Campaign Notebook)
PEACE ON THE BAYOU
DEMOCRAT LANDRIEU HOPES A UNITED PARTY WILL SPELL VICTORY
WORLD
AT LAST, SWISS BANKS MAY LOOSEN THEIR HOLD ON THE DEPOSITS--AND THE GOLD--OF HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
WHY LEBED GOT BOOTED
IS THERE NO POLITICAL PEACE FOR RUSSIA? YELTSIN CUTS DOWN AN IMPATIENT HEIR PRESUMPTIVE, BUT THE BIG WINNER MAY STILL END UP BEING ALEXANDER LEBED
SCIENCE
THESE LONG-EXTINCT WINGED REPTILES CONTINUE TO BAFFLE-- AND ENCHANT--SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY THEM
TROUBLE IN THE LILY PADS (Environment)
SOMETHING OMINOUS IS HAPPENING TO MINNESOTA'S FROGS-- AND IT'S SPREADING
HUNTING'S BAD SPORTS (Environment)
SIX STATES AIM TO BAN "DEPLORABLE" PRACTICES LIKE BEARBAITING--AND EVEN SOME HUNTERS APPROVE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
THREE NEW TREATMENTS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MAY POINT THE WAY TO FIGHTING OTHER IMMUNE DISORDERS
SOCIETY
COCHRAN HUMBLY OFFERS HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY; SCHILLER SPILLS THE BEANS; TOOBIN SLANGS AWAY AT BOTH
RELIGION
AT THE DAWN OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM, WE RETURN TO THE BIBLE'S FIRST BOOK AND DEBATE ITS REAL MEANING
SCIENCE AND ORIGINAL SIN
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY PUNCTURED THE NOTION OF A SIX-DAY CREATION, BUT BIBLICAL THEMES OF GOOD AND EVIL ARE MORE ROBUST
SPORT
FAMILY VALUES PAY OFF FOR HIM AND THE YANKS
TECHNOLOGY
NOTEBOOK
VOTE FOR NEW METAPHORS!
SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
BUSINESS
LOIDA LEWIS NEVER EXPECTED TO RUN TLC BEATRICE. BUT SHE NEVER EXPECTED HER HUSBAND TO DIE EITHER
THE STOCK MARKET POSSE
ON WALL STREET, COPS ABOUND, BUT THEY LACK AUTHORITY
THE FIX WAS IN AT ADM
A RECORD $100 MILLION FINE FOR RIGGING PRICES MAY ADD UP TO THE END OF THE ANDREAS FAMILY DYNASTY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ROBERT FAGLES' NEW TRANSLATION OF THE ODYSSEY RESTORES THE ORIGINAL JOYS OF THE PERFORMING BARD
CRIMES OF THE HEART (The Arts / CINEMA)
A POWERFUL THRILLER ABOUT LOYALTY AND VENGEANCE
INK-A-DINK-A-REDO (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THE SEASON'S MOST TROUBLED SITCOM GETS A TOTAL OVERHAUL, AND--SURPRISE!--IT'S WORTH A LOOK
MISSION: PARANORMAL (The Arts / TELEVISION)
CRIME FIGHTERS IN TWO NEW SERIES USE PSYCHIC POWERS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL (The Arts / BOOKS)
JOHN LE CARRE WEAVES A TERRIFIC TALE ABOUT A BRITISH SPY IN PURSUIT OF A CONSPIRACY THAT DOESN'T EXIST
EAST IS EAST, WEST IS WEST (The Arts / BOOKS)
IN GERMANY THE MENTAL WALL HAS NOT YET FALLEN
STREET GAMES (The Arts / BOOKS)
A WINNING NOVEL SET IN THE INNER CITY
GRIM RAPTURE (The Arts / CINEMA)
A FLINTY ADAPTATION OF HARDY'S LAST NOVEL
PEOPLE
LETTERS
CAN "TECHNICIANS" TAKE THE PLACE OF NURSES?' (Readers' Forum)