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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 153 No. 19
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NATION
Campaign 2000: Elizabeth Unplugged (Campaign 2000)
Dole's New Hampshire debut, while scripted to the last breath, showed some nimble reflexes

Funnel of Death
In Oklahoma the wind came sweeping down the plains with record-breaking fury. And the tornado season has just begun

Noon in the Garden of Good and Evil
The tragedy at Columbine began as a crime story but is becoming a parable


WAR & TERRORISM
A Fighting Chance (Kosovo Crisis / The Rebels)
As rebels establish a foothold inside Kosovo, Albanians around the world open their wallets

Madeleine's War (Kosovo Crisis)
She helped push the U.S. into Kosovo. It was part of the assertive, moralistic new world role she is urging for America. Here's a look behind the scenes as she struggles to make it work.

The Military: Hits And Misses (Kosovo Crisis / The Military)
NATO's air campaign has begun to rack up an ugly record of accidental civilian casualties

The Trouble with Jesse Jackson (Kosovo Crisis)


SCIENCE
Everest: Who Got There First? (Exploration)
George Mallory's frozen corpse turns up 75 years after his last climb--a fresh clue in Everest's greatest mystery


HEALTH & MEDICINE
The New Mister Natural (Health)
Gary Null offers health, long life and a treatment for baldness. What could be wrong with that?

Homeopathic E-Mail (Health)
Can the memory of molecules be transmitted via the Internet?

Beyond Depression: What do those mood drugs really do? (Medicine)
What do those "mood drugs" really do?


SOCIETY
The Grief Brigade (Behavior)
When tragedy strikes, the counselors rush in. They offer succor, but their methods are up for debate


SPORT
Hockey's Flopper Stopper
Why goalie Dominik Hasek is the best player in the game


NOTEBOOK
Notebook: May 17, 1999

Kosovo
A Very Close Call on the Way to the War Zone

Noah's O.K., but We Need Babes

Spearheading the Star Wars Backlash

Milestones May 17, 1999 (Milestones)

Eulogy: Tibor Kalman

Campaign Finance
Being a Governor Can Really Hurt Your Coffers

Metallurgy

Numbers: May 17, 1999

Worth A Trip

Civil War


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Yes, Let's Pay for Organs (Essay)
Not from the living, which would be degrading. But the dead are a different story

Cuban Aces Charm A Baseball-Loving City (American Scene)
Their winning style has U.S. fans asking, Why shouldn't the best play the best?

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BUSINESS
Ma Everything!
With one astonishing deal, AT&T hopes to become a communications colossus--again. This is what it may mean for you

No Mickey Mouse Lawsuit
Claiming that Disney owes him millions, former studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg puts his old boss on the hot seat

The Power of the Purse (Philanthropy)
More and more, it's women who control the charity


LAW
Next on Jenny: Appeal
Can a talk show drive someone to murder? A jury says yes--and journalists could be the victims


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Food: Savor the Peach (The Arts / Food)
The Slow Food movement wants you to honor your roots and vegetables

Cinema: The Phantom Movie (The Arts / Cinema)
George Lucas' new Star Wars epic showcases some dazzling visual effects but is short on human magic

Television: Stop! In the Name of Divas (The Arts / Television)
Motown legend Diana Ross. Pop-soul princess Brandy. Together in one movie. It must be sweeps

Books: Isn't It Post-Ironic? (The Arts / Books)
In a debut novel, a leading journalist gives the Turn of the Century a satiric twist of the knife

Books: On Strange Ground (The Arts / Books)
Hard people, bleak views, dazzling prose--that's Annie Proulx's collection of tales of Western life

Books: Lost Man's Tale (The Arts / Books)
Peter Matthiessen caps a dense, fascinating trilogy about a brawling Florida planter

Books: The Marquis De Sade: A Life (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Neil Schaeffer

Books: Art of Denial (The Arts / Books)
Postwar German writers still had big blind spots

Cinema: The Winslow Boy (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by David Mamet

Theater: It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues (The Arts / Short Takes)

Cinema: The Mummy (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Stephen Sommers

Music: Myths & Hymns (The Arts / Short Takes)
Adam Guettel


YOUR TIME
Back to Basics (Personal Time / Your Money)
Tech stocks? Losers. Industries are hip again. It may not last, but take the hint and diversify

Coinless JukeBox (Personal Time / Your Technology)
New software makes it easy to compress and store music CDs on the PC. Best of all, it's free

Predicting Cancer (Personal Time / Your Health)
Most men panic when their PSA level rises after prostate surgery. Here's why they shouldn't

Your Health: May 17, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money: May 17, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Money)

May the Force Be PG (Personal Time / Your Technology)


SPECIAL SECTION
Who Needs An M.B.A.? (Time Select / Business)
They may be cracking the glass ceiling at work, but women are of mixed minds about enrolling in top business schools

Easing Those Transfer Blues (Time Select / Business)
Nowadays, your company's relocation policy can mean the difference between keeping or losing a good employee

Wanted: Well-Read Techies (Time Select / Business)


PEOPLE
People: May 17, 1999


LETTERS
Letters: May 17, 1999


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BILL BROWDER, the founder of investment fund Hermitage Capital that specializes in Russian markets, after his lawyer died in a Russian prison after being held for a year without charge