THE TROUBLE WITH CHARACTER
BOB DOLE FINALLY PLAYS THE CHARACTER CARD, AND HERE'S WHY IT ISN'T CUTTING PRESIDENT CLINTON

A CASE OF MUD LUST
TOO MUCH CIVILITY MAKES FOR A BORING CAMPAIGN

THE BATTLEGROUND STATE
BOB DOLE IS MAKING HIS LAST STAND IN THE GOLDEN STATE. IS IT A SHREWD STRATEGY OR A PLOY TO HELP SAVE THE G.O.P. HOUSE?

THE FOREIGN FOUL-UP
A CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SCANDAL SINKS A STAR DEMOCRATIC FUND RAISER

MARIJUANA: WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE

CLINTON'S CUBAN ROAD TO FLORIDA
HOW POLICY WAS TURNED BY A FEW CUBAN AMERICANS, INCLUDING HIS SISTER-IN-LAW

CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK (Campaign Notebook)

PEACE ON THE BAYOU
DEMOCRAT LANDRIEU HOPES A UNITED PARTY WILL SPELL VICTORY


THE GOODS OF EVIL
AT LAST, SWISS BANKS MAY LOOSEN THEIR HOLD ON THE DEPOSITS--AND THE GOLD--OF HOLOCAUST VICTIMS

WHY LEBED GOT BOOTED
IS THERE NO POLITICAL PEACE FOR RUSSIA? YELTSIN CUTS DOWN AN IMPATIENT HEIR PRESUMPTIVE, BUT THE BIG WINNER MAY STILL END UP BEING ALEXANDER LEBED


THE AGE OF PTEROSAURS (Paleontology)
THESE LONG-EXTINCT WINGED REPTILES CONTINUE TO BAFFLE-- AND ENCHANT--SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY THEM

TROUBLE IN THE LILY PADS (Environment)
SOMETHING OMINOUS IS HAPPENING TO MINNESOTA'S FROGS-- AND IT'S SPREADING

HUNTING'S BAD SPORTS (Environment)
SIX STATES AIM TO BAN "DEPLORABLE" PRACTICES LIKE BEARBAITING--AND EVEN SOME HUNTERS APPROVE


RELIEF FOR SWOLLEN JOINTS (Medicine)
THREE NEW TREATMENTS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MAY POINT THE WAY TO FIGHTING OTHER IMMUNE DISORDERS


THEY WANT TO TELL US: BATTLE OF THE O.J. BOOKS (Crime)
COCHRAN HUMBLY OFFERS HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY; SCHILLER SPILLS THE BEANS; TOOBIN SLANGS AWAY AT BOTH


GENESIS RECONSIDERED
AT THE DAWN OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM, WE RETURN TO THE BIBLE'S FIRST BOOK AND DEBATE ITS REAL MEANING

SCIENCE AND ORIGINAL SIN
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY PUNCTURED THE NOTION OF A SIX-DAY CREATION, BUT BIBLICAL THEMES OF GOOD AND EVIL ARE MORE ROBUST


THE TORRE OF LOVE
FAMILY VALUES PAY OFF FOR HIM AND THE YANKS


BOY MEETS BADGE


NOTEBOOK

VOTE FOR NEW METAPHORS!

SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)


CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)

A WOMAN'S TOUCH
LOIDA LEWIS NEVER EXPECTED TO RUN TLC BEATRICE. BUT SHE NEVER EXPECTED HER HUSBAND TO DIE EITHER

THE STOCK MARKET POSSE
ON WALL STREET, COPS ABOUND, BUT THEY LACK AUTHORITY

THE FIX WAS IN AT ADM
A RECORD $100 MILLION FINE FOR RIGGING PRICES MAY ADD UP TO THE END OF THE ANDREAS FAMILY DYNASTY


SCORING A HOMER (The Arts / CULTURE)
ROBERT FAGLES' NEW TRANSLATION OF THE ODYSSEY RESTORES THE ORIGINAL JOYS OF THE PERFORMING BARD

CRIMES OF THE HEART (The Arts / CINEMA)
A POWERFUL THRILLER ABOUT LOYALTY AND VENGEANCE

INK-A-DINK-A-REDO (The Arts / TELEVISION)
THE SEASON'S MOST TROUBLED SITCOM GETS A TOTAL OVERHAUL, AND--SURPRISE!--IT'S WORTH A LOOK

MISSION: PARANORMAL (The Arts / TELEVISION)
CRIME FIGHTERS IN TWO NEW SERIES USE PSYCHIC POWERS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE

A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL (The Arts / BOOKS)
JOHN LE CARRE WEAVES A TERRIFIC TALE ABOUT A BRITISH SPY IN PURSUIT OF A CONSPIRACY THAT DOESN'T EXIST

EAST IS EAST, WEST IS WEST (The Arts / BOOKS)
IN GERMANY THE MENTAL WALL HAS NOT YET FALLEN

STREET GAMES (The Arts / BOOKS)
A WINNING NOVEL SET IN THE INNER CITY

GRIM RAPTURE (The Arts / CINEMA)
A FLINTY ADAPTATION OF HARDY'S LAST NOVEL


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