Vol. 141 No. 19
COVER
At The Center Of POWER (Cover Stories)
The First Lady wants more than clout. She wants to have a life too. Can she find the formula?
Urging the Boss to Lighten Up (Cover Stories)
NATION
Amongst The Ashes (The Week: Nation)
Waco's aftermath yields a bitter taste in Texas and Washington
Cat-Aloging Clinton (Grapevine)
Cleaning House (Grapevine)
Clinton Faces the Bosnian "Brute" (The Week: Nation)
After a week of discussion, the President prepares to act
Continental Drift (Grapevine)
Fashion Statement (Grapevine)
Hitler's Body (Grapevine)
Leon's Lament (The Week: Nation)
Panetta, reading from his own scripture, may have spoken truth
Live Free and Get Boycotted (The Week: Nation)
Nose Dive (The Week: Nation)
Passing the Torch (The Week: Nation)
The Gospel of Equity (Cities)
A new generation of black leaders is preaching a monetary message: Get capital and build wealth
Thou Shalt Not Steal (My Scotch) (Grapevine)
Upper, Downer (The Week: Nation)
Clinton's point man on drugs gets a big job and a small staff
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
WORLD
Italy's new leader faces a crisis only hours after forming a government
Day of The Assassin (The Week World)
A bomber kills Sri Lanka's President Premadasa at a May Day parade
Exercise in Democracy (The Week World)
Holding Court (The Week World)
A sick citizen kidnaps Costa Rica's Supreme Court Justices
No Room for Uncertainty (The Week World)
This Time, Boris Gets a Mandate (The Week World)
Russians turn out in strength for Yeltsin, reviving his hopes for reform
To Bomb Or Not To Bomb? (Bosnia)
Clinton settles on a tougher policy toward Serbian aggression. Now he has to sell it.
WAR & TERRORISM
Under new Pentagon rules, females will be permitted to fly combat planes and serve on warships at sea
SCIENCE
How the world waited too long to rescue the shield that protects earth from the sun's dangerous UV rays
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The debilitating disorder called sleep apnea may be affecting millions
A Woman's Way to Make Sex Safer (Health)
The FDA prepares to approve a female condom
Bugs With New Bite (The Week Health & Science)
Dental fillings may be contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance
Dna Works in Mysterious Ways (The Week Health & Science)
Pilot whales seek strangers to find a mate, salamanders to make a meal
News From The Ooze (The Week Health & Science)
A fossil discovery suggests that life evolved with surprising rapidity
SOCIETY
A flurry of incidents shows that gay rights have a way to go
Close Cut (The Week: Society)
A fanatic fan of Steffi Graf's stabs Monica Seles in the back -- literally
The Week Society (The Week: Society)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Behind Late Night's Cinderella Story
BUSINESS
Four of Europe's smaller airlines join forces to take on the global giants
Detroit Plays Down A Miniboom (The Week: Business)
The Big Three report a profitable first quarter but avoid gloating
Fully Accountable (The Week: Business)
Hot Property (The Week: Business)
Name-Saving Plan (The Week: Business)
Lloyd's offers a scheme to attract new investors and protect the old ones
Secrets of Paris (The Week: Business)
The Maternal Wall (Careers)
A new study shows that even the most elite working moms face discrimination
LAW
The capital is all agog at the new Attorney General's outspoken honesty and toughness
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Blending Art And Therapy (Reviews Theater)
Liberty's Dark Dream (Reviews Books)
Opening The Barnes Door (Art)
Amid lawsuits and controversy, one of the world's great semi-unknown collections begins a tour at last
Passing The Sitcom Torch (Television)
As Cheers says goodbye after 11 seasons, the Seinfeld era is ready to begin
Riffs for The Apocalypse (Reviews Music)
Smiles of A Summer Night (Reviews Cinema)
The Beltway Follies (Reviews Cinema)