Vol. 145 No.

COVER

ENEMIES OF THE STATE (Cover Stories)
AMERICA'S "PATRIOTS" HAVE A TOUGH LIST OF DEMANDS: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY LAND, MY WALLET -- AND MY GUNS

A MOMENT OF SILENCE (Cover Stories)
MOURNING MAY PROVIDE A TIME TO REFLECT CALMLY ON THE LANGUAGE OFHATE. BUT CAN A TRAGEDY, EVEN OF OKLAHOMA'S MAGNITUDE, TRANSFORM THE NATURE OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE?

"SOMETHING BIG IS GOING TO HAPPEN" (Cover Stories)
FROM ARIZONA TO A KANSAS MILITARY BASE TO NEW YORK, THE INVESTIGATION CONSIDERS A WEB OF LEADS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A WIDER CONSPIRACT

THE BOMB IS IN THE MAIL (Cover Stories)
THE MYSTERIOUS UNABOMBER STRIKES AGAIN. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS,HE WANTS TO EXPLAIN WHY

AMERICA'S BOMB CULTURE (Cover Stories)

THE MOVEMENT'S SYMPATHETIC EARS ON CAPITOL HILL (Cover Stories)

WHY GUNS SHARE THE BLAME (Cover Stories)

PSSST! CALLING ALL PARANOIDS (Cover Stories)

WORLD

A LAND SINGING TWIN ANTHEMS (South Africa)
ONE YEAR AFTER THE ELECTION OF NELSON MANDELA, BLACKS AND WHITES LIVE IN PROUD, HOPEFUL PEACE

EXCLUSIVE: SPENDING A DAY WITH PRESIDENT MANDELA (South Africa)

WAR & TERRORISM

ON THE EASTERN FRONT (V-E Day)
FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE SOVIETS DEFEATED HITLER, TWO GENERATIONS REFLECT ON A TRAGIC HISTORY

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WHO CARES ABOUT A FREE PRESS?

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THE WEEK
APRIL 23 - 29

HOW TO APOLOGIZE LIKE THE PROS

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BUSINESS

MICROSOFT'S DIVORCE COURT
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKS A STRATEGIC MERGER

HIT THE ROAD
A $23 BILLION BID FOR CHRYSLER GOES NOWHERE

LAW

A GUN BAN IS SHOT DOWN
A HISTORIC SUPREME COURT DECISION OPENS THE DOOR TO REDEFINING THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM (The Arts & Media Sport)
IN KANSAS CITY ON OPENING DAY, THERE WERE TWO GOOD REASONS TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF BASEBALL: CAL RIPKEN AND THE NEW SOD

TROPICAL DEPRESSION (The Arts & Media Books)
THE CUBA OF PICO IYER'S NEW NOVEL IS A "ROMANTIC'S EDEN," WHERE PRINCIPLES CRUMBLE AWAY AND CERTAINTIES DISSOLVE

CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY (The Arts & Media Books)
HOW THE MAFIA'S HOLD ON ITALY'S POLITICAL LEADERS WAS BROKEN

HOT OFF THE BAYOU (The Arts & Media Music)
IN ONE OF THE LAST BASTIONS OF MUSICAL REGIONALISM, CAJUN AND ZYDECO PERFORMERS MAKE THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE, JOYFUL SOUNDS

SAVAGED BY THE BELL (The Arts & Media Television)
A TV MOVIE PORTRAYS MIKE TYSON AS BOTH PAWN AND KING

DARKNESS FALLS (The Arts & Media Cinema)
CHEKHOV MEETS STALIN IN THE MARVELOUS BURNT BY THE SUN

GRISHAM'S LAW (The Arts & Media Publishing)
AS HE REELS OFF ANOTHER NO. 1 BEST SELLER, THE LAWYER TURNED SUPERNOVELIST CAN SEEMINGLY DO NO WRONG. DEAL WITH IT

SPECIAL SECTION

THE BAD OLD DAYS (History)

MILESTONES

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PEOPLE

HEADING FOR THE SUMMIT (Interview)
AS HE PREPARES TO MEET CLINTON IN MOSCOW, BORIS YELTSIN DISCUSSES THE TRIBULATIONS OF DEMOCRACY

TO OUR READERS

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