Vol. 149 No. 11

NATION

LEGAL TENDER
SO FAR, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS APPEAR NOT TO HAVE BROKEN THE LAW--BUT THEIR SQUIRMING IS PAINFUL TO WATCH

THE CONSPIRACY OF TRIVIA
THE RULES FOR RAISING MONEY JUST DEODORIZE A LOT OF SMELLY BEHAVIOR

THE GENERAL'S NEXT CAMPAIGN
COLIN POWELL FINDS A CAUSE WORTHY OF HIS STAR POWER--CALLING ON AMERICA TO VOLUNTEER

WHO IS ROBERT JACQUES? (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TIME CNN IMPACT)
THE FBI WANTS TO TALK TO A MISSING ASSOCIATE OF MCVEIGH'S

WORLD

"I WANT TO DRAW THE LINE MYSELF"
EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE ARE STILL AGAINST THE LAW IN THE NETHERLANDS, BUT MORE PEOPLE THERE ARE CHOOSING TO END THEIR OWN LIFE

THE PONZI REVOLUTION
ALBANIANS, INFURIATED BY THEIR LOSSES IN A HUGE SWINDLE, TURN VIOLENTLY AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT

SCIENCE

COMET OF THE DECADE, PART II (Space)
IF YOU LIKED HYAKUTAKE LAST YEAR, YOU'LL LOVE HALE-BOPP

CRAZY ABOUT COMETS (Space)

COCK-A-DOODLE QUAIL
TRANSPLANTED BRAIN CELLS MAKE LABORATORY CHICKS CROW AND BOB LIKE FOWL OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER

ARCTIC CATS AND BUFFALO (Environment)
YELLOWSTONE MAY NOT BE BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH ITS GROWING HERDS OF SNOWMOBILERS AND ITS BISON

NETI AND DITTO
TWO CUTE NEW CLONES ARE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

TECHNOLOGY

A CRISIS OF FAITH

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

THE SIGNATURE OF A SINGLE BOMBER?

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THE VAMPIRE STRIKES BACK
A NOVELIST AND AN URBAN COWBOY SLUG IT OUT IN NEW ORLEANS IN FULL-PAGE ADS

PITCH PERFECT
FOR A FUND-RAISING VIRTUOSO, THE MEDIUM IS A MIXED MESSAGE

BUSINESS

POST-GAME SHOW
MAGIC JOHNSON IS NOW SCORING HIGH AS A DEVELOPER

BIZWATCH (BIZWATCH)

PAY UP, PHILIP MORRIS!
A CIGARETTE SETTLEMENT MAKES SENSE FOR EVERYONE

HFS STANDS FOR GROWTH
DEALMAKER HENRY SILVERMAN HAS MADE THIS LITTLE-KNOWN COMPANY FRANCHISING'S FASTEST FLYER

NUCLEAR SAFETY FALLOUT
A TIME REPORT SHOOK UP THE NRC, WHICH CLOSED PLANTS FOR REPAIRS. BUT CAN IT FIX ITSELF?

EDUCATION

WHY COLLEGES COST TOO MUCH (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TIME CNN IMPACT)
A FATHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS, SAVING FOR THEIR EDUCATION, RETURNS TO HIS ALMA MATER TO FIND OUT WHY IT CHARGES SO MUCH--AND WHERE THE MONEY REALLY GOES

HIS PLAN: MORE HARM THAN GOOD?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TELLING A WHOPPER (The Arts / BOOKS)
ACCUSED OF PLAGIARIZING ANOTHER'S LIFE IN HIS LAST NOVEL, DAVID LEAVITT TAKES LIBERTIES WITH HIS OWN

ABC YA, ROONE (The Arts / PRESS)
ABC PREPARES FOR THE POST-ARLEDGE ERA, BUT REPLACING A TV NEWS LEGEND IS NOT THAT EASY

A LAMENTABLE DEBUT (The Arts / MUSIC)
SHINE PIANIST DAVID HELFGOTT STRIKES THE WRONG NOTE AS HE EMBARKS ON A NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

THESE ARE THEIR LIVES (The Arts / TELEVISION)
A DOCUMENTARY FACTORY, A&E'S ZIPPY BIOGRAPHY SERIES HAS BECOME CABLE'S OWN MUST-SEE TV

PLAYS: STILL THE THING (The Arts / THEATER)
IN THE AGE OF MOVIES AND TV, THREE DRAMAS OPT FOR THAT EVER ELUSIVE QUALITY--STAGE PRESENCE

TUNNEL VISION (The Arts / BOOKS)
A GRITTY THRILLER CAPTURES BLUE-COLLAR, HARD-HAT LIFE

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