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Table of Contents: December 14, 1998
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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 152 No. 24
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NATION
The Big Push To Impeach
It's coming from Tom DeLay, the conservative House whip who is busy corralling the votes

Was This A Bad Idea?
A verdict clearing Espy is the latest sign that the independent-counsel statute is likely to perish

The Cost Of Ignoring Jackie
Robinson's rule could have kept Espy from trouble


WORLD
The Pinochet Problem
With courts suddenly taking human-rights crimes seriously, is every leader vulnerable?

A Strange Morality
For Pinochet, a case of justice tempered by cynicism


SCIENCE
Digging Mars (Space)
Scientists know the Martian surface well. This week they will launch a mission to probe the inner Mars


HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Great Pain Debate (Health)
A new breed of analgesics is about to battle aspirin and ibuprofen for a place in your medicine cabinet

Burst Balloon (Health)
There's no proof breast implants cause serious ills


RELIGION
In Search Of Moses
Behind the wonders of Scripture and popular culture are glimmers of a real man. What can archaeology and scholarship tell us about him?


NOTEBOOK
Notebook

Wages Battle (The Scoop)
Maybe They Can Improve The Airplane Food Too

Rooting for the Death-Row Fugitive Guy

Milestones (Milestones)

Campaign 2000 (The Scoop)
Gentlemen, Choose Your Candidates

Layoffs (The Scoop)
Merry Christmas! Now, About the New Year


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
To Our Readers

Warren Says I Should Buy a Jet
Famous people do commercials for money. So why do rich people do them?

White Men Can Jump
David Meriwether made history when he made the team at Crenshaw High

Amy Musher's Mailbag (Amy Musher''s Mailbag)

Update (Update)

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BUSINESS
Just Hide Me The Money
A government report criticizes Citibank's services to accused Mexican murderer Raul Salinas--and illuminates a quiet global boom in "private banking"


LAW
Restitution, But At What Price?
As Holocaust cases mount, some worry that history's greatest horror is being cheapened


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Prince And The Promoter (Show Business)
For DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Promised Land is an epic animated version of the Moses saga...and an audience to appreciate it

Style Was Key (The Arts / Art)
In Washington, a magnificent show of 2 1/2 centuries of Japanese art

Class Clowns (The Arts / Cinema)
A delightfully droll comedy that delights in itself a little too much

The Wizard Of Pixar (The Arts / Cinema)
John Lasseter put the joy in Toy Story and the kicks in A Bug's Life

Dining for Dollars (The Arts / Food)
Elite chefs turn haute cuisine into Big Business

Horse of a Different Color (The Arts / Books)
We know that Monty Roberts talks to animals. Question is whether what he says to people is true

Tidings of Joy (The Arts / Books)
A Yuletide novel that is humorous but heartfelt

Banned In New York (The Arts / Short Takes)
Greg Osby

Can A Prince Be A Movie King? (Show Business)

Psycho Therapy (The Arts / Cinema)
Gus Van Sant works out his Hitchcock obsession with a reverent remake

If Movies Be the Food of Love... (The Arts / Cinema)
...Let them be as romantic and ravishing as this one

Cold Comfort (The Arts / Cinema)
A plan goes awry. Alas, the movie does the same

Tibor Kalman: Perverse Optimist (The Arts / Short Takes)
Edited by Peter Hall and Michael Bierut

Central Station (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Walter Salles

Platinum Reggae: Volume 1 (The Arts / Short Takes)
Various Artists

Electra (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by David Leveaux


YOUR TIME
Of Oil and Paper (Personal Time / Your Money)
The takeovers of Mobil and Union Camp show how low inflation hits commodity stocks

Just Browsing? (Personal Time / Your Technology)
The computer browser may be the best tool ever given away. But which should you use?

Overdosed on Iron (Personal Time / Your Health)
Tired? Achy? Lost your spark in bed? You may have hemochromatosis. Here's how to find out

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)

Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)


SPECIAL SECTION
The Give-Back Years (Time Select / Second Careers)
They say you learn until you're 30, earn till you're 50 and then share the wisdom you've accumulated. There are plenty of useful ways you can do it

Into the Woods (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
RUSSELL MITTERMEIER

Scream Of The Little Bird (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
DUNE LANKARD

Earth's Green Gown (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)

Her Women's Army Defies An Iron Regime (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
WANGARI MAATHAI

Warrior on Wheels for The Great Northwest (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
BONNIE PHILLIPS

In Search Of The Shamans' Vanishing Wisdom (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
MARK PLOTKIN

Timber With A Green Pedigree (Heroes For The Planet / Forests)
GOOD WOOD


PEOPLE
People


LETTERS
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