Vol. 155 No. 4

NATION

Point, Click, Win! (Campaign 2000)
Every candidate in the race has an online strategy, but it's still just the beta version of digital democracy

A Sense Of Where You're Not (Campaign 2000)
Bill Bradley wants to run a better sort of campaign, and he has. It just might not be a winning one

Behind The Gore Punch (Campaign 2000)
He put an old friend in charge of the message. Now the Veep has found his inner Alpha

Their True Primary Colors (Campaign 2000)

Health Care: A Litmus Test (Campaign 2000)
In the primaries, what the front runners say (or don't say) about it says a lot about them

Don't Worry, Be Angry (Campaign 2000)
Candidates won't go negative, but niceness has limits

A Confederacy of Dunces
Buckwheat wonders if the rebel flag's fans are playing with a full deck

McCain and His Gaydar (Campaign 2000)
He claims that in the Navy, you can tell who's gay. Is that so wrong to say?

A Crime In The Clan
Prosecutors act on a 25-year-old murder involving a Kennedy cousin. But will the charges stick?

WORLD

Kohlgate
He was a legend of European statesmanship--and the boss of a secret slush fund

Inside The Scandal

SCIENCE

Bag Those Beams
Who cares about light pollution? Astronomers, sure. But also folks who just want to see the stars again

SOCIETY

That Clicking Sound (Trends)
Grandma's favorite hobby hooks a new generation of young, urban go-getters

SPORT

A New Air Force in D.C.
Now part owner and basketball chief, Michael Jordan takes on Washington's woeful Wizards

TECHNOLOGY

DotCom Vs. NotCom
One does everything online. The other logs off. The ideological divide will leave only one survivor

NOTEBOOK

Notebook

Middle East
Somebody Had to Say It: A Divided Jerusalem

Willie Horton Watch

The Tilted Mr. Ripley

Milestones (Milestones)

Eulogy

New Alliances
David Copperfield Has a New Assistant: the KGB

Numbers (Numbers)

Environment
Drilling for Trouble: Should Gore Stop Oxy?

Name That Town

Where Are They Now?

Wrestling Lit. 101

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

How "Natural" Is Rape?
Despite a daffy new theory, it's not just a guy in touch with his inner caveman

A Bed-and-Breakfast That's Tough to Leave
Solid citizens are booked, fingerprinted and sent to jail. Their crime? Curiosity

News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)

BUSINESS

Critical Condition
Flu victims are flooding into emergency rooms and discovering another health-care crisis there

Taking CEO Pay To New Heights
Apple's high-flying Steve Jobs gets a jet-powered package

The New Philanthropy
Better Reading for $100 Million

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Will Women Take A Breath Of Oxygen? (The Arts / Television)
Geraldine Laybourne won kids over to Nickelodeon. Now she and some talented friends are launching a network for female viewers

Ahead to the Past (The Arts / Books)
The Plato Papers imagines the view from the 3700s

Room for Everybody (The Arts / Music)
With three distinct albums, guitarist Pat Metheny continues to nudge jazz and rock closer together

Divine Enlightenment (The Arts / Cinema)
Holy Smoke! is surprising, inspiring and funny

Eye of the Beholder (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Stephan Elliott

Go West, Young Man (The Arts / Theater)
The American Dream takes a sour turn in the bleak but engrossing epic The Hollow Lands

Best Buddy (The Arts / Books)
A children's book and its author are big winners

Pilgrim (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Timothy Findley

Dancing Honeymoon (The Arts / Short Takes)
Mark Morris Dance Group

Culture Shock (The Arts / Short Takes)
PBS, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 9 p.m. ET

Brutally Normal (The Arts / Short Takes)
The WB, Mondays, 9 p.m. ET

What Do Wired Women Want? (The Arts / Television)
The Great Online Makeover

YOUR TIME

Bad Boys Rule (Personal Time / Your Family)
A new study shows some of the most popular kids in school are "extremely antisocial"

Retirement Tricks (Personal Time / Your Money)
Don't roll all your 401(k) loot into an IRA. Take possession of employer stock to cut your taxes

Aqua: The Movie (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Apple's newest operating system could make Windows' Millennium look like a tired sequel

Fortified Toddlers (Personal Time / Your Health)
Children have different nutritional needs from adults. Should kids eat vitamin-charged snacks?

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)

In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)

SPECIAL SECTION

Catching Their Second Wind (Time Select / Careers)
Late in the game, some folks find life's best rewards

Walking in a Winter Wonderland (Time Select / Travel)
Snowshoeing

Ladies Sing the Blues (Time Select / Then & Now)
Female Singers

PEOPLE

People

LETTERS

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