Vol. 147 No. 23

NATION

THE ROUGH POLITICS OF VIRTUE
AS CLINTON AND DOLE TRY TO OUTMORALIZE EACH OTHER AND CLAIM THE MIDDLE GROUND, BOTH ARE FIRING NASTY SALVOS THAT CALL INTO QUESTION THEIR OWN INTEGRITY

THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE
A '60S-STYLE CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PUT KIDS FIRST IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET BATTLES AND THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

IT TAKES A SCHOOL
A NEW APPROACH TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STARTS AT BIRTH AND DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE BELL RINGS

"WE'RE HOPING THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER CHILD"
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST LADY

WORLD

GUNS AND POSES
AK-47S, CD PIRACY, NUCLEAR SALES--WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS?

ANATOMY OF A STING

GIVING THE BIG KISS-OFF
YELTSIN HAS ALL BUT LOST HIS MILITARY'S SUPPORT. TO GET IT BACK, HE MAY HAVE TO FIRE HIS DEFENSE MINISTER

BALKAN ENEMY NO. 1
THE WHITE HOUSE NEEDS TO GET RID OF KARADZIC SO BOSNIA CAN HAVE ELECTIONS AND CLINTON CAN WIN HIS

A MONARCH IN NAME ONLY
DEBILITATED BY A STROKE, KING FAHD MAY SOON LEAVE SAUDI ARABIA FOR SPAIN, PERHAPS NEVER TO RETURN

SCIENCE

A SHOT ACROSS THE EARTH'S BOW (Space)
LAST WEEK'S HEAVENLY NEAR-MISS WAS A RECORD. ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT INCOMING ASTEROID?

THE CASE OF THE INCA MAID
MEDICAL DETECTIVES SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF HOW A YOUNG GIRL DIED ON A MOUNTAINTOP 500 YEARS AGO

A KILLER RUNS THROUGH IT (Environment)
A MYSTERIOUS PARASITE IS WIPING OUT THE WILD TROUT IN SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS STREAMS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BIZWATCH

CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)

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DR. DEATH, A '90S CELEBRITY
BY PASSING INTO THE EYE OF HOOPLA, JACK KEVORKIAN JEOPARDIZES THE CAUSE HE CHAMPIONS

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MILESTONES

NOTEBOOK

OLYMPIC MONITOR

MOVEMENT ON EARS

BUSINESS

INVESTORS RUSH THE NET
CONSUMERS ARE DROPPING TRADITIONAL BROKERS FOR THE INTERNET, WHERE STOCKS CAN BE TRADED ON THE CHEAP

SHORT-SHIRTED IN MAINE
HATHAWAY EMPLOYEES MEET A TOUGH CEO'S DEMAND TO DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY. THEY MAY FACE THE AX ANYWAY

MAGELLAN'S NEW DIRECTION
STEADY ROBERT STANSKY REPLACES THE CONTROVERSIAL JEFFREY VINIK AT THE NATION'S BIGGEST MUTUAL FUND

LAW

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE? (ISSUES '96)
AS THE DEBATE HEATS UP OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TV'S BLACK FLIGHT (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THE FALL SCHEDULES ARE OUT, AND SHOWS WITH PREDOMINANTLY MINORITY CASTS HAVE LANDED IN THE LOW-RENT NEIGHBORHOODS

ABSOLUTELY FATUOUS (The Arts / TELEVISION)
FASHION ISN'T BORING. BUT THE SPATE OF CABLE PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO IT COULD MAKE YOU LONG FOR A SHOW ABOUT CUTE CPAS

HELL IS FOR ZEROS (The Arts / CINEMA)
THINK YOU HAD IT BAD IN JUNIOR HIGH? MAYBE NOT AFTER SEEING THIS

OLDER BUT NOT WISER (The Arts / MUSIC)
GEORGE MICHAEL, LIONEL RICHIE AND PATTI SMITH HAVE ALL COME OUT OF HIBERNATION WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR THEIR TIME OFF

RICH MAN, POOR MAN (The Arts / BOOKS)
DESPITE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES, J.F.K. AND NIXON HAD MUCH IN COMMON. A NEW BOOK EXAMINES THEIR UNEASY FRIENDSHIP

VICTORIAN SECRETS (The Arts / BOOKS)
MARTIN CRUZ SMITH'S LATEST MYSTERY IS A PERIOD PIECE

YOURS, MINE AND OURS (The Arts / BOOKS)
A NEW LOOK AT THE ANCIENT, ENDURING TURF WAR AMONG MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS AND JEWS OVER JERUSALEM'S SACRED GEOGRAPHY

UN-HAPPY DAYS (The Arts / CINEMA)