Vol. 153 No. 25

NATION

Al Gore's Lucky Break (Campaign 2000)
Gore's first weapon against George W. Bush is a freebie from the G.O.P. Can gun control jump-start his campaign?

Meet George W. Reagan (Campaign 2000)
A certain Texan has a role model. Hint: it's not his dad

The Trouble with Pleasing Everyone
Bush's vagueness on abortion means we're losing a chance to forge consensus

WAR & TERRORISM

The Three Ifs of a Clinton Doctrine (Kosovo Crisis / Keeping The Peace)

Crimes Of War (Kosovo Crisis / The Awful Truth)
A team of TIME reporters discovers chilling evidence of Serbia's well-organized, vicious killing machine. It's even more horrific than you imagined

Boots on the Ground (Kosovo Crisis / Keeping The Peace)
U.S. troops are moving warily into Kosovo. Their top mission: maintaining a zero-casualty record

Yeltsin's Fast-Break Generals (Kosovo Crisis / The Awful Truth)

SCIENCE

Urban Gorillas (Nature)
A new breed of jungle sanctuary for creatures from the Congo opens in the Bronx--yes, the Bronx

Was Einstein's Brain Built for Brilliance?
Quite possibly, say Canadian researchers--and they may have pinpointed the source of his genius

"Bush Meat" in Africa (Nature)

Kasparov's World War
On the Net, anyone can take on the chess champ

Tanning Bonus (In Brief)

SOCIETY

Hiding in Plain Sight (Crime)
Kathleen Soliah and her terrorist past evaded the law for nearly 25 years. Now comes the reckoning

Death Rides the Rails (Crime)
A serial killer is at work along the tracks, shocking all of Texas with the brutality of his attacks

SPORT

Crazy For The Cup
With a 3-0 start, the U.S. aims for another world soccer title

TECHNOLOGY

Spraypainting the Web
An upstart called Third Voice thinks the online world is ready to hear another opinion--yours

NOTEBOOK

Notebook

Diplomacy
Trying to Build Bridges in China, but Burning Others

Do You Have This in Brick?

Stop Cursing...and Start Living!

Milestones (Milestones)

Where Are They Now?

My Fellow Americanos...

Financial Affairs
Not Just Politicians, Coin Collectors Too

Habits

Television
Hawkeye Says Fox Has Made a Mess of M*A*S*H

Numbers

Raw Data

Then And Now

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Sister's Plea: Test the DNA
Her brother was executed. Now she wants to know if he was guilty

The Fifth Columnists of Kosovo

BUSINESS

Living The Late Shift
Call them the e-coal mines: Internet start-ups are long on hours, short on millionaires

LAW

Death On The Beat
The fateful story of a police department, a minority group--and one cop who tries to bridge the gulf

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Last Sublime Riffs Of a Literary Jazzman (The Arts / Books)
He started it nearly 50 years ago. But Ralph Ellison's posthumous novel was worth the wait

In the Eye of a Storm (The Arts / Music)
Puff Daddy was a bad boy. Now he has to face the consequences

Tennessee Two-Step (The Arts / Music)
Tim McGraw is on a roll. And his better half isn't doing badly either

Bullets Over Hollywood (The Arts / Arts and Media)
As the climate turns against guns and gore, filmmakers and TV studios are quietly trying to clean up their act

The First Movie Star (The Arts / Show Business)
A Pickford revival in books and videos proves there's still something about Mary

Rogue Trader (The Arts / Short Takes)
Cinemax, June 25

Appointment At The Ends Of The World (The Arts / Short Takes)
By William Karesh

If Love Were All (The Arts / Short Takes)
Devised by Sheridan Morley

Image, Word (The Arts / Short Takes)

Run, Lola, Run (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Tom Tykwer

Terror Twilight (The Arts / Short Takes)
Pavement

Beggars And Choosers (The Arts / Short Takes)
Showtime, Saturdays

YOUR TIME

Get Creative, Kids (Personal Time / Your Family)
Odyssey of the Mind encourages kids to practice teamwork and learn problem-solving skills

The Prenup Audit (Personal Time / Your Money)
Before you seal the marriage deal, make sure you and your fiance are intimate about money

Burn, Baby, Burn (Personal Time / Your Technology)
It's easy--and reasonably cheap--to copy your own CDs. Just be sure to read the fine print

Double Duty (Personal Time / Your Health)
Raloxifene may prevent bone loss and breast cancer, but it's still not ready for widespread use

Your Family (Personal Time / Your Family)

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)

(Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Strategies For Survival (Time Select / Business)
Wiggling out of last year's profit squeeze can be done. But it takes a mix of managerial policies, and no little ruthlessness to boot

Wall Street's Ghostbusters (Time Select / Business)
Haunted by fears of inflation, U.S. markets also dread a big jump in interest rates. But TIME's Board of Economists says neither will happen

Memo (Time Select / Business)
Taking a different look at Dad Women business owners What bosses really want

PEOPLE

Welcome To The Firm
A fresh face (and a new countess) joins the House of Windsor

LETTERS

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