Vol. 151 No. 2

NATION

The Big (Not So Bad) Wolves Of Yellowstone
Back from near extinction, the gray wolf is threatened again--this time by a federal court

Hurricane Hizzoner
Xavier Suarez is Miami's first "strong mayor." But is he stable enough to use his new powers wisely?

In Fits And Starts
Kaczynski throws the Unabom trial into disarray. Is he a master manipulator or just desperately confused?

The G.O.P.'s Troublemaker
Gary Bauer, the new voice of the Christian right, strikes fear in the party: he won't play nice

Let The Games Begin!
Places, everybody. Even before the Paula Jones suit goes to trial, the positioning is well under way

WORLD

New Day Coming?
Responding to a Clinton suggestion for more normal relations, Iran's President opens the door a crack, but still blames U.S. policy for tensions

On The Virtues Of The West

The Next Balkan War
Serb repression and Albanian nationalism fuel a revolt

Just Follow That Car
Eyewitnesses--and a dog--provide investigators with clues in the search for a mysterious vehicle

SCIENCE

Cloning's Kevorkian
Who is this eccentric physicist named Seed who wants to start a clinic in Chicago to clone humans?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Way Out For Junkies? (Health)
In trials going on nationwide, buprenorphine seems to block the cravings of heroin withdrawal

SOCIETY

Dead Teen Walking (Crime / A TIME Investigation)
The U.S. is one of the few nations that put juveniles on death row. Shareef Cousin is one of them. He may be innocent

Why So Many Want to Save Her (Crime / A TIME Investigation)

SPORT

Winter Of The Dueling Divas (Nagano 1998)
Rink icons and commercial phenoms, Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski skate off or bragging rights

The Master Blasts The Board (Nagano 1998)

NOTEBOOK

Notebook

The Ramsey Case (The Scoop)
Let's See, I Could Have Sworn I Put It Right Here

Up, Up and...Uh, Oh!

The Gravy Train Never Stops

Fun For The Whole Family (Techwatch)

Milestones (Milestones)

Culture Crit

Dancing On A Moonbeam (Eulogy)

Asian Markets (The Scoop)
Hey, This Isn't Fantasy Island, Mr. Suharto

Hollywood (The Scoop)
Alas, This Postman Doesn't Ring at All

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Of Headless Mice...And Men
The ultimate cloning horror: human organ farms

BUSINESS

Zapping The Post Office
It's really good at handling letters. But what happens in the age of E-mail and faxes?

Bonds Away! Stocks May Not Be the Play
The portent of deflation is signaling a shift to fixed income

VW's New Bug: Cute But...
Boomers aren't thinking small these days. They're older, and wider. And they want room, and zoom.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Sonny Side of Life (The Arts / Appreciation)
SONNY BONO: 1935-1998

The Stockholm Syndrome: Is the Nobel a Curse? (The Arts / Books)

Paradise Found (The Arts / Books)
The Nobel Prize changed Toni Morrison's life but not her art, as her new novel proves

Hold Those Paintings! (The Arts / Art)
The Manhattan D.A. seizes alleged Nazi loot

Getting Giggy with A Hoodie (The Arts / Fashion)
Young black designers are giving urban fashions street appeal

Whistling a New Dixie (The Arts / Fashion)

PEOPLE

People

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