Campaign 2000: The Bush Tax Tango (Campaign 2000)
He wants to please rich Republicans and keep his pledge to be compassionate. Can he pull it off?

Campaign 2000: Vote for Forbes And Get a Gold Pin (Campaign 2000)
And much more: a T shirt, music and a free ride to the poll. Will Iowans buy the hucksterism?


Inside The Falun Gong
The meditation sect is electrifying China--and terrifying Beijing's leaders

A Carpet of Cocaine
Colombia's jungles are teeming with rich, armed, drug-dealing rebels. Can the U.S. really beat them?


Capitol Hill Meltdown (Environment)
While the nation sizzles, Congress fiddles over measures to slow down future climate change

Cancer Made to Order
Researchers can now turn cells malignant in a test tube. It's easy--and it might lead to a cure

The Case for a Shifting Climate is Heating Up (Environment)

Closest Encounter (In Brief)
On July 29, Deep Space 1 came within 9.3 miles (15km) of the asteroid Braille


A Portrait of the Killer (The Atlanta Massacre)
What triggered the rampage? A 1995 document may offer clues to the mystery of Mark Barton

A Nationwide Backlash (The Atlanta Massacre)
State and local governments are taking aim at the gun industry, either by enacting legislation or by filing lawsuits

Squeezing Out The Bad Guys (The Atlanta Massacre)
How ATF and local police have dramatically turned the tide in the battle against crime guns

Get Rid of the Damned Things (The Atlanta Massacre)

A Shade Of His Brother (Crime)
A confession reveals the killer of four women, and a family cursed by shame, celebrity and envy

Day Trading: It's a Brutal World (The Atlanta Massacre)


Fresh Talk
The queen of buzz uncorks a monthly that's gritty, smart and spunky. But is it new, or old?


Who Are Those Guys?
The secretive DeMoss Foundation is behind those Power for Living ads, and a lot more


60-Second Symposium

Notebook: Aug. 9, 1999

The Out-of-Towners

I Got a Fast Car

Milestones Aug. 9, 1999 (Milestones)

Numbers: Aug. 9, 1999

Godfather Gore? (Scoop)

Keeping Tabs

Then & Now: Aug. 9, 1999


The Madness of Crowds (Essay)
Woodstock '99 was a little less about love, a little more about sexual assault

The Ventura Way: If It Isn't Fun, I Quit (American Scene)
At the Reform Party Convention, it's Ross Perot vs. Jesse. Guess who wins

Don't Shoot the Messages
AOL and Microsoft slug it out over your buddy list. Users lose


Cradles of Contention
The celebrated switched girls have got on swimmingly, so why are their elders at war?


The X Phones (The Arts / Radio)
When radio host Art Bell takes a call, it could be from a physicist, an abductee or the Antichrist

All-Star Lineup (The Arts / Opera)
A fresh, winning trio of one-acters by three well-known playwrights scores big in Cooperstown

Cinema: The Lady and the Champs (The Arts / Cinema)
Rene Russo is the co-star top male stars want

Cinema: The Hero in the Mirror (The Arts / Cinema)
In the hip, funny Mystery Men, saving the world is less important than finding yourself

Music: A Glimmer of Greatness (The Arts / Music)
Nashville singer-composer Kim Richey creates a gallery of lovers in the dark, looking for the light

Cinema: Trick: Directed by Jim Fall (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Jim Fall

Music: Forget Me Not (The Arts / Music)
At 72, singer Ibrahim Ferrer at last finds fame

Cinema: Altar Egos (The Arts / Cinema)
Runaway Bride is deft, cheerful and lightweight

Books: Model Thief (The Arts / Books)
A streetwise novel about a modern Robin Hood

Suzanne Somers (The Arts / Q & A)

Books: No Other Book (The Arts / Short Takes)
Randall Jarrell

Cinema: Dick (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Andrew Fleming

Music: Murda Muzik (The Arts / Short Takes)
Mobb Deep

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, (The Arts / Short Takes)
HBO, Aug. 9 and other dates


A Penny Saved... (Personal Time / Your Money)
One centers just got more valuable. Turn yours in, make a quick killing, then let's outlaw them

Tempting Deal (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I thought free PCs were a scam until I tried one out for myself. Does that make me a softy?

Food Tips for Tots (Personal Time / Your Health)
America is making a mess of how it feeds its children. A new book gives badly needed advice

Your Health: Aug. 9, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money: Aug. 9, 1999 (Personal Time / Your Money)


Management: Extreme Offsites (Time Select / Management)
In a service economy that favors soft skills, more companies are trying expensive and quirky training tricks to keep employees up to date

Management: Am I Up To This? (Time Select / Management)
A TIME reporter joins an adventure-racing challenge

Finance: On The Hook For Fees (Time Select / Finance)
As interest rates fall, credit-card issuers are jacking up other charges


People: Aug. 9, 1999


Letters: Aug. 9, 1999