A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR HELPS THE MEDICINE GO DOWN (THE REPUBLICANS)
THE CANDIDATE'S SPEECH UNLOCKED THE PARADOX OF HIS CAMPAIGN: CAN HE DEMAND SELF-DISCIPLINE BY APPEALING TO SELF-INTEREST?

CONVENTION NOTES (THE REPUBLICANS)
SURE, IT FELT LIKE AN INFOMERCIAL, SEAMLESS AND SLICK. BUT SOMETIMES THE PRODUCT'S ROUGH EDGES SHOWED THROUGH

THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WATCHING
WHEN THE DEMOCRATS LAST CONVENED IN CHICAGO, THE WAR BROKE OUT AT HOME

THE LAST TV SHOW (THE REPUBLICANS)
IT JUST MIGHT BE, AFTER A NO-NEWS CONVENTION THAT FRUSTRATED THE NETWORKS AND BOMBED IN THE RATINGS


TAKING ON THE WORLD
CLINTON SAYS THE NEW LONG ARM OF UNCLE SAM IS STRIKING AT TERRORISTS, BUT THOSE GETTING HIT ARE AMERICA'S FRIENDS ABROAD

NOW IT'S LEBED'S WAR
THE BULL IN THE KREMLIN SHOP CHARGES INTO CHECHNYA TO TRY TO MAKE PEACE--AND PILE UP POLITICAL POINTS


NEW HOPES, NEW DREAMS (Medicine)
CHRISTOPHER REEVE IS PREPARING TO WALK AGAIN. WHAT PROSPECTS CAN DOCTORS REALLY OFFER VICTIMS OF SPINAL-CORD INJURY?


INDIAN SUMMER
AT CAMP WOLAKOTA YUKINI, TROUBLED SIOUX TEENS LEARN THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR PAST AS THEY SEEK OUT A BETTER FUTURE

LET THE HELL WEEK BEGIN
FOUR WOMEN ARE ENTERING THE CITADEL. THEY JUST WANT TO BE REGULAR KNOBS


WELCOME TO HARD TRUTHS
UNGAINLY IT WAS, BUT ALSO AMBITIOUS AND EVEN BRAVE

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SPINNING AWAY
AT IMATION, ONE OF MANY BUSINESSES CAST OFF BY CORPORATE PARENTS, EMPLOYEES STRUGGLE TO RE-CREATE A COMPANY


THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
CHEESY DRIVE-IN MOVIES DIDN'T DIE--THEY CAME BACK AS DIRECT-TO-VIDEO. NOW BIG STUDIOS ARE MUSCLING IN

BOB DOLE IS SO OLD THAT ... (The Arts / TELEVISION)
FINDING HUMOR BEYOND THE OBVIOUS, COMEDY CENTRAL'S CONVENTION COVERAGE IS IN TOP FORM

DISPELLING THE GLOOM (The Arts / THEATER)
SAMUEL BECKETT GETS A STAGE FESTIVAL AND TWO NEW, IMPRESSIVE BIOGRAPHIES. REVELATION: HE'S HUMAN!

THE ICEBERG WINS AGAIN (The Arts / BOOKS)
BUT A NEW NOVEL STARS THE TITANIC'S MUSICIANS

LULLABIES OF BROADWAY (The Arts / MUSIC)
NEW YORK'S TWO HIPPEST MUSICALS ARE OUT ON CD. ARE THEY STILL HIP AS ALBUMS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT?

RAGING FAN (The Arts / CINEMA)
ROBERT DE NIRO ROOTS FOR THE HOME TEAM--HIS WAY

AND FOR THE TOTS ... (The Arts / MUSIC)