Vol. 145 No. 13

NATION

THE THURSDAY REGULARS (Congress)
HOW REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS GATHER A KEY GROUP OF LOBBYISTS EVERY WEEK TO HELP PASS THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

LICENSE TO CONCEAL (Gun Control)
BARELY PUTTING UP A FIGHT, THE STATES ARE GIVING IN TO NEW LEGISLATION AS CITIZENS CLAMOR FOR THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

SWEPT AWAY (California)
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LOSE EVERYTHING--TWICE? THE SAD, SOGGY TOWNS OF MONTEREY COUNTY JUST FOUND OUT

DOWN GOES THE DEAL (The Administration)
WITH LITTLE WARNING, THE WHITE HOUSE SCUTTLES A $1 BILLION CONTRACT BETWEEN CONOCO AND IRAN

PEEKABOO: THE NEW DETECTOR (Gun Control)

FOR PETE'S SAKE (The Political Interest)

WORLD

WAVES FROM THE PAST (Argentina)
A FORMER NAVAL OFFICER CONFESSES TO THROWING PRISONERS INTO THE OCEAN DURING THE DIRTY WAR

INTO THE HOT ZONE (Pakistan)
HILLARY CLINTON PREPARES TO BRING A GENTLER MESSAGE TO A LAND WHERE ANTI-AMERICANISM IS RISING

WHERE FEUD AND FOLLY RULE (Iraq)
AS WASHINGTON AND BAGHDAD BICKER OVER THE CAPTURE OF TWO U.S. CITIZENS, THE KURDS INCREASINGLY FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES, WASTING A CHANCE TO TOPPLE SADDAM

GRABBED AT THE BORDER (Iraq)

SCIENCE

RENDEZVOUS FOR OLD RIVALS (Space)
AN AMERICAN RIDES A RUSSIAN ROCKET INTO ORBIT, LAUNCHING A NEW PARTNERSHIP ON THE LAST FRONTIER

SOCIETY

THE RHETORIC OF TERROR
ACCUSED KILLER JOHN SALVI'S DEFENSE WILL SPOTLIGHT THE SHADOWY NETWORK OF ANTIABORTION RADICALS WHO PREACH BOMBING AND SHOOTING TO SAVE THE UNBORN

SPORT

CALL IT MARCH MAIDNESS
HUSKIEMANIACS AREN'T THE ONLY FANS GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE FEMININE SIDE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

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MILESTONES

GARGOYLES IN AMERICA

WINNERS & LOSERS

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HIROSHIMA, MON PETIT

THE WEEK
MARCH 12-18

BUSINESS

HEY, LET'S PUT ON A SHOW!
START OUR OWN MULTIMEDIA COMPANY! GET INVESTORS TO GIVE US $2 BILLION! PROVE THE NAYSAYERS WRONG! AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE DREAMWORKS SAGA--ACT I

WHAT OSCAR SAYS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD
THE INDUSTRY HATES TO TAKE RISKS BUT LOVES SURPRISES, ESPECIALLY PROFITABLE ONES

EDUCATION

HOW TO LOSE $20 MILLION
AFTER FOUR YEARS OF FUMBLING, YALE UNIVERSITY RETURNS A MASSIVE GIFT TO A DISGRUNTLED DONOR

LAW

PAST MEETS PRESENT (Justice)
F. LEE BAILEY TRIES TO REGAIN A FORMER GLORY, WHILE MARK FUHRMAN MAY HAVE GOT A RAW DEAL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

HOW MODERNISM WAS BORN (The Arts & Media Books)
A PSYCHOHISTORY RECALLS THE BIG APPLE WHEN IT WAS REALLY BIG

PLAYING "GET THE GUEST" (The Arts & Media Television)
TALK SHOWS THRIVE ON RAUCOUS CONFRONTATIONS, BUT ARE PRODUCERS DECEIVING PEOPLE TO SET THEM UP FOR HUMILIATION?

LOW VOLTAGE, HIGH POWER (The Arts & Media Music)
MTV UNPLUGGED HAS CHANGED THE WAY POP MUSIC IS PLAYED AND ROCK STARS ARE MADE

WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (The Arts & Media Cinema)
STEPHEN KING TAKES A STAB AT FEMINISM IN DOLORES CLAIBORNE, AND KATHY BATES RESPONDS WITH A FINE, FIERCE PERFORMANCE

WEST END STORY (The Arts & Media Theater)
YOU ALMOST HAVE TO BE A MUSICAL OR A REVIVAL TO MAKE IT ON BROADWAY THESE DAYS, BUT IN LONDON THE PLAY'S STILL THE THING

PARTY ANIMALS (The Arts & Media Books)
A SMART FIRST NOVEL ABOUT STRANGE POLITICAL BEDFELLOWS

RUFFLED DUCKLING (The Arts & Media Cinema)
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS IS A SWEET COMING-OF-AGE COMEDY