Vol. 150 No. 25
NATION
WITH THE SCANDALS RECEDING, GORE TAKES AIM AT 2000. THE MAN SEEMS CAPABLE OF THE JOB. BUT FIRST HE HAS TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
WHY THE RENO-FREEH SPAT RUNS DEEP
WHEN THE SILENCE FELL
A TRAGIC SHOOTING IN KENTUCKY REVEALS A CURIOUS AND POIGNANT FRIENDSHIP--AND THE FAITH OF A SMALL TOWN
WORLD
THE U.S. PREPARES TO CEDE PANAMA THE PRECIOUS WATERWAY, BUT THE CANAL IS ALREADY UP TO ITS LOCKS IN CHARGES OF NEGLECT AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM
WOLVES ON THE PROWL
MEN OF POWER ARE FEASTING ON THE SPOILS OF RUSSIA
HEALTH & MEDICINE
THE LOW-CARB ZONE DIET RISES FROM FAD TO FIXTURE
"NUKING" YOUR BURGERS? (Health)
IT'LL KILL BACTERIA, SAYS THE FDA. BUT IRRADIATION MUST OVERCOME THE BEEFS OF PACKERS AND DOUBTS OF CONSUMERS
SOCIETY
BRUTALITY, RACISM, COVER-UPS, LIES: A GUILTY POLICE OFFICER TELLS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS
SPORT
TALL MEN BEHAVING BADLY
AN NBA STAR IS STRIPPED OF HIS LIVELIHOOD AFTER THROTTLING HIS LOUDMOUTH COACH. WAS JUSTICE SERVED?
TECHNOLOGY
HOW TO PROTECT KIDS FROM ONLINE SMUT? A BIG-TENT D.C. SUMMIT FINDS HOT AIR ALONE WON'T DO THE JOB
AMERICA ONLINE'S LITTLE PROBLEM
NOTEBOOK
CAMPAIGN 2000 (THE SCOOP)
HEY FELLAS, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AT ALL
10 RMS W/VW BST BLK
FEBRUARY IN NAGANO: A TRAVELER'S GUIDE (OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK)
TECHWATCH (TECHWATCH)
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
DIPLOMACY (THE SCOOP)
THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT--THEY TEND TO EXAGGERATE
ISRAEL (THE SCOOP)
WHO WILL GUARD THE GUARDIANS?
HOLLYWOOD (THE SCOOP)
SHAKEN AND STIRRED UP OVER ENDORSEMENTS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
SOUTH CAROLINA IS A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ABUSE DRUGS
EVERYBODY'S CHILDREN
GIVING HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE GROW
BUSINESS
ELECTRIC CARS HUM DOWN THE ROAD BEAUTIFULLY BUT FACE OBSTACLES OF HIGH COST, LIMITED RANGE AND UNLIMITED POLITICS
DOW JONES TAKES STOCK
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL-MEDIA COMPANY MAY UNLOAD A DIVISION TO CALM HIS FAMILY OF CRITICS
CLEAN AS A BREEZE (CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT)
IF THE NEGOTIATORS IN KYOTO ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, THEY'LL FIND IT IN THE SUN AND THE WIND
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WITH A HIT SITCOM AND A STAR TURN IN A NEW MOVIE, HELEN HUNT HAS FINALLY BROKEN INTO THE BIG TIME
SUTURING THE WOUNDS (The Arts / CULTURE)
A SPATE OF BOOKS AND FILM TAKES ON SLAVERY'S LEGACY
AMISTAD: A PAEAN TO PAST AGONY (The Arts / CULTURE)
THE BARD OF GEN-Y (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
HOT-WIRED INTO TODAY'S TEENS, KEVIN WILLIAMSON IS GIVING HOLLYWOOD SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT
A DARKER ANNE FRANK (The Arts / THEATER)
A NEW VERSION OF THE HOLOCAUST DRAMA TRIES TO MOLLIFY ITS CRITICS
ANYTHING ON, EBENEZER? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
SOME CHRISTMAS SHOWS MIGHT SOFTEN SCROOGE; OTHERS WOULD CONFIRM THAT HE WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
CAN GARTH SAVE COUNTRY? (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE BROOKS BROTHER'S NEW CD IS AN INSTANT HIT, BUT FOR WIDER SUCCESS NASHVILLE IS LOOKING TO ITS WOMEN
YOUR TIME
HAPPILY, NOT ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN HAVE SUCCUMBED TO DRUGS, VIOLENCE OR MATERIAL EXCESS, AS IT TURNS OUT. HERE'S A HOLIDAY TOAST TO THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE LEADING PRODUCTIVE LIVES--AND A GLIMPSE OF