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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 153 No. 2
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NATION
Order In The Court
The Senate agrees on how to try Clinton but what happens when the really tough votes come?

Throwing the Book at Washington
Another novel about presidential sex? This one drives to the heart of town

And Now It's Her Turn
With a golden resume and an eye on the big job, here comes Liddy Dole. Will the G.O.P. ever be the same?

The Once And Future Hillary Clinton
She is one of the most influential First Ladies, but none ever did what she's doing now

Ready To Rumble
Hoo-yah! Jesse Ventura takes office as Governor of Minnesota with the battle cry of the Navy SEALs

Party of Five

Help for Life's Long Night
Clinton proposes a tax credit for protracted illness


WORLD
The Backyard Balkans
Colombia's President isn't only fighting drug lords, he's also struggling to hold his country together

The Price of Honor
Jordanians are fighting a brutal Arab tradition--the murder of women for alleged sexual impropriety

Bugging Saddam
Sure, we did it, says the U.S., but only to help the U.N. dig out Iraq's most horrible weapons


SCIENCE
Next Case (Environment)
The real Civil Action lawyer is back with a new way to help alleged victims of toxic waste


TECHNOLOGY
The End Of The World As We Know It? (Y2K)
The millennium bug could bite VCRs, ICBMs and more. Doomsayers say it's all in God's endgame

The History And The Hype (Y2K)
Computer scientists may disarm the Y2K bomb in time, but that doesn't mean they didn't screw up

Take the World...Please (Y2K)
Why rural Montana is looking forward to the Y2K breakdown

Target: Jerusalem (Y2K)


NOTEBOOK
Notebook: Jan. 18, 1999

Publishing: Coming Soon: The Drool-On-Your-Pillow Diet (The Scoop)
Coming Soon: The Drool-On-Your-Pillow Diet

Man of the Century: The Campaign

Milestones Jan. 18, 1999 (Milestones)

Scandal Interruptus (The Scoop)
A Bit Less Jefferson in William Jefferson Clinton

Starr Grazing (The Scoop)
A Bit Player Gets a Bad Case of the Willeys

Russia: Vladimir Zhirinovsky Beat


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Deconstructionist at the Super Bowl (Essay)
Football, still in bad odor among thinkers, needs a fancier mystique. Try this one

The Case of the Missing Corpse (American Scene)
Sex, intrigue and family feuds abound as an ex-prosecutor is tried for murder

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BUSINESS
Redefining Luxury
The fast-growing market for $30,000-and-up cars is the industry's next big battleground

After The Bug, The Bird: Detroit Goes Retro


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Jacqueline du Pre: Requiems For Jackie (The Arts)
Feuding memoirs of a celebrated cellist's life

Television: Good Morning, Diane Sawyer (The Arts / Television)
How ABC persuaded one of its biggest stars to reset her alarm and try to save a sinking show

Photography: Brassai: The Night Watchman (The Arts / Photography)
A superb retrospective in Houston sheds light on Brassai, the great chronicler of Paris after dark

Cinema: Hurlyburly (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Anthony Drazan

Jon Stewart (The Arts / Q & A)

Lament in an Unresolved Key (The Arts)

Cinema: The Celebration (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg

Books: The Good Black: A True Story Of Race In America (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Paul M. Barrett

Books: Why Not Me? By Al Franken (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Al Franken

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (The Arts / Short Takes)
The WB, Sundays, 9 p.m.


YOUR TIME
Internet Mania (Personal Time / Your Money)
The biggest bubble in 350 years will inevitably burst. Here's how you can profit--if you dare

Gadgets Galore (Personal Time / Your Technology)
DVD players are getting better and cheaper, as are new gizmos for your car--and your belly

Relax That Heart (Personal Time / Your Health)
Beta-blocker drugs now help congestive heart failure as well as hypertension and heart attack

Your Health: Jan. 18, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money: Jan. 18, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Money)

What Flavor Is Your Mac? (Personal Time / Your Technology)


SPECIAL SECTION
Books: Coming Of Age (Time Select / Books)
The latest and largest generation to turn 50 is suddenly paying attention to the process of growing old--and reading about it like crazy


PEOPLE
People: Jan. 18, 1999


LETTERS
Letters: Jan. 18, 1999


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TOMMY WARD, whose family has been harvesting oysters from the Gulf of Mexico since the 1920s, on the FDA's plan to ban the sale of raw oysters that are harvested in warm months; about 15 people die each year due to raw-oyster contamination