Vol. 153 No. 4
NATION
Forget about compartments. Everything Clinton did during his amazing week served one purpose: to save his skin
Can Bradley Catch Up?
He lags far behind the fast-starting Gore but hopes that his underdog strategy will even the race
All Quiet on the Insider Front
Suddenly the Senators to see were no longer a reporter's best friends
Right Back at You
Cheryl Mills holds a mirror up to the G.O.P.
Social Security: Sticking His Neck Out
WORLD
The world's most populous country wants the world's best military. Here's a look at its plan
Triggerman's Blues
Raul Salinas is given 50 years for a murder plot that stunned Mexico. Now the killer talks to TIME
Eyewitness: An Experiment in Voting, If Not Democracy
SCIENCE
Terminator genes could mean big biotech bucks--but big trouble too, as a grass-roots protest breaks out on the Net
HEALTH & MEDICINE
You can sue your neighbor. You can sue your boss. You can even sue the President. But most Americans can't sue their health insurer. Reform is afoot to change that
SOCIETY
With everything from drugs to day care, neurotic pooches can now get in touch with their inner dog
TECHNOLOGY
Joe Firmage was a Silicon Valley whiz kid with a golden touch on the Web. Then he met an alien
The View From Microsoft
Bill Gates sees the world very differently from his antitrust pursuers. Could it be that he is right?
NOTEBOOK
Sexgate (The Scoop)
Starr's Top Deputy: Have Gun, Will Travel
Antichrist Like Me
Milestones (Milestones)
Publishing (The Scoop)
Hillary Offered $5 Million To Tell (Almost) All
The Art World (The Scoop)
Changing the Paintings As Fast as the Sheets
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
In a crowded contest, the nod goes to Clinton's Social Security investment plan
Roll Away, Roll Away
Jim Wilkinson's ministerial territory is spread over 1,808 watery miles
Shades of the Future
Will race provide the midcentury crisis?
BUSINESS
The former Chrysler chairman wants to be back in business-- on an electric bike
Offices By The Hour
Kinko's carved out a market selling services to folks working at home. Copycats are moving in
LAW
Mandatory sentencing was once America's law-and-order panacea. Here's why it's not working
Unequal Justice: Why Women Fare Worse
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rampaging animals...cheating spouses...big ratings... shockumentaries are hot!
Big Poppa's Bubble Gum Machine (The Arts / Music)
Boys who can sing and dance and look supercute! It's an old formula, and it still drives girls crazy--just ask Svengali Louis ("Big Poppa") Pearlman
An Indie Go Girl (The Arts / Cinema)
Two very different films could turn Sarah Polley into the new queen of Sundance
Puzzles of A Courtier (The Arts / Art)
In 400 years we've lost the key to Dosso Dossi
Quintessence, Volume 1 (The Arts / Short Takes)
The Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker
Aisle Of Style (The Arts / Short Takes)
Reporting Live (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Lesley Stahl
Out Of The Woods (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Chris Offutt
Dr. Akagi (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (The Arts / Short Takes)
New Radicals
Tom Clancy's Netforce (The Arts / Short Takes)
ABC, Feb. 1, 4
YOUR TIME
A digital device can translate your voice into type. But first you have to learn how to talk to it
Still High on Fiber (Personal Time / Your Health)
Eating fruits and vegetables may not protect against colon cancer, but it's good for your heart
Spread Your Bets (Personal Time / Your Money)
If you "buy what you know," you may hold too much stock in the industry that employs you
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)