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TO OUR READERS 4

LETTERS 6

CHRONICLES 9

MILESTONES 17

COVER: Into Haiti 20

Whether or not last minute diplomacy could turn a hostile invasion into

a friendly takeover, U.S. troops prepared to pave the way for

Aristide's return. Ahead lay the tough job of imposing and keeping order

while allowing democracy to take root

Aristide: The challenge of going home

The Political Interest: The case for intervention

REPUBLICANS: Come and Get It 34

There's a big G.O.P. field ready to run for the White House

ELECTIONS: The Sons Also Rise 39

Jeb and George Bush are making Papa proud

PUBLIC EYE: The Edge of Barbara Bush 40

America's favorite grandmother reveals another side

THE WHITE HOUSE: Flight of the Intruder 47

A plane crash exposes a vulnerability to air attacks

BOOK EXCERPT: Why America Hates Washington 48

The bloated, arrogant capital needs a radical overhaul

TECHNOLOGY: In the Shadow of the Internet 58

What's in store for CompuServe, Prodigy and America Online?

SOCIETY: What Bothers Cops the Most? 62

Police suicides have experts studying the sources of stress

ENVIRONMENT: More Power to Women 64

The U.N. population conference reaches a surprise consensus

Shocking Images: A circumcision on CNN

SCIENCE: The Softer Side of Genghis Khan 66

His bloodthirsty Mongols had a surprising artistic bent

Mystery: In search of Khan's hidden tomb

MEDICINE: The Killer on Chromosome 17 70

Researchers pinpoint the cause of a form of breast cancer

SPORT: The End of Baseball 71

Owners pull the plug on this season -- and the World Series

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Rock: R.E.M., preparing for a world tour, is back with Monster, a very

loud knockout of an album 72

Music: San Francisco has a really grand opera in Conrad Susa's The

Dangerous Liaisons 74

Fashion: Thigh-highs are the latest hot, sexy look 75

Cinema: Shawshank Redemption updates the prison genre 78

The New Age misses by a Los Angeles mile 78

Books: Snow Falling on Cedars is a luminous first novel

79

The Good Husband doesn't meet expectations 82

Obituary: A farewell to Jessica Tandy 83

PEOPLE 85

ESSAY 86