Vol. 147 No. 22

NATION

THE HARD WAY (CAMPAIGN '96)
DOLE SPRINGS A SURPRISE--HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT SO MUCH HE'S LEAVING HIS BELOVED SENATE TO DO SO

THE GHOST AND HIS RHINOCEROS

A QUESTION OF HONOR
THE NAVY'S TOP ADMIRAL TAKES HIS OWN LIFE RATHER THAN FACE QUERIES ABOUT HIS RIGHT TO A COVETED AWARD. FOR A "SAILOR'S SAILOR," IT SEEMED THE ONLY WAY OUT

ROBERT MCFARLANE ON DESPAIR AND THE PUBLIC GOOD

A BATTLE WITH NO VICTORS
WHO COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THE SUICIDE OF AN OVERLY DECORATED ADMIRAL?

NARY A SPECK OF DECENCY
A MASS MURDERER'S VIDEO PUTS THE LIE TO "HARD TIME"

WORLD

DEATH STORM ON EVEREST
A MOUNTAIN THAT BEGAN TO LOOK EASY KILLS EIGHT

A TENUOUS HOLD ON POWER
AS HE TRIES TO FORGE A LASTING COALITION, INDIA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER IS VERY SHORT OF POTENTIAL ALLIES

THE PURPOSEFUL TOURIST
IN ENGLAND O.J. SIMPSON LEARNS THAT TABLOIDS ARE STILL TABLOIDS, BUT STUDENTS ARE WELL MANNERED

SCIENCE

BIG, FAST AND VICIOUS
A PAIR OF MEAT-EATING DINOSAURS FROM MOROCCO COULD FORCE A RETHINKING OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY

RELIGION

THE WRATH OF THE BISHOP
WILL EXCOMMUNICATION SILENCE CHURCH CRITICS?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

CONTRIBUTORS (Contributors)

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MEMO FROM THE DESK OF PEGGY NOONAN

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CAPITAL OFFENSE
STONED OR SOBER, BARRY IS BAD NEWS FOR WASHINGTON

GAY IN THE EYES OF GOD
MARRIAGE IS JUST ONE ISSUE CHRISTIANS NEED TO FACE

MILESTONES

NOTEBOOK

THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT

BUSINESS

DOES AIR SAFETY HAVE A PRICE?
HUMAN ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH, BUT THE FAA MAY ALSO TOLERATE HIGH RISK FOR LOW-COST AIRLINES

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIE: IMPROBABLE (The Arts / CINEMA)
THE NEW MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE HAS EVERYTHING IT NEEDS--EXCEPT HUMAN BEINGS. AND WHAT'S UP WITH TOM CRUISE'S HAIRCUT?

ALL YOU NEED IS HYPE (The Arts / CINEMA)
TREND SPOTTING AT CANNES '96: STARS! MOVIES! NUDITY! CULTURAL IMPERIALISM!

THE RUNAWAY PLOT LINE (The Arts / BOOKS)
JOHN GRISHAM'S LATEST THRILLER INVOLVES A HOTLY CONTESTED CIVIL SUIT AGAINST BIG TOBACCO. SOUND PLAUSIBLE? GUESS AGAIN

BREAKING UP IS GOOD TO DO... (The Arts / MUSIC)
...AT LEAST WHEN IT INSPIRES AN ALBUM AS FINE AS THIS ONE, LYLE LOVETT'S FIRST SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF HIS MARRIAGE TO JULIA ROBERTS

PREHISTORIC POTBOILERS (The Arts / BOOKS)
A PALEOANTHROPOLOGIST CRITIQUES TWO NEW NOVELS IN WHICH MODERN SCIENTISTS MEET ANCIENT HOMINIDS FACE TO FACE

ELEGANT FIZZ BY A POETS' POET (The Arts / BOOKS)
A MUCH ADMIRED BUT LITTLE KNOWN WRITER, NOW BLIND, PRODUCES A FIRST VOLUME OF WORLD-CLASS VERSE AT THE GRAND OLD AGE OF 83

DAD REVISITED (The Arts / BOOKS)
A DAUGHTER'S REAL-LIFE QUEST FOR HER SHADOWY FATHER

READ THE MOVIE (The Arts / BOOKS)

NOT KID STUFF (The Arts / MUSIC)
AN OREGON TRIO MAKES REALLY LOUD ROCK--FOR ADULTS

SPECIAL SECTION

RUSSIA'96 (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)

THE PEOPLE CHOOSE (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
YELTSIN HAS ONLY BEGUN TO REALIZE HOW UNPOPULAR HE IS. WILL RUSSIANS PICK ZYUGANOV, AND A RETURN TO THE BAD OLD DAYS?

A COMMUNIST TO HIS ROOTS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
WHO IS GENNADI ZYUGANOV? AND HOW HAS HE BROUGHT A MORIBUND MOVEMENT BACK TO THE THRESHOLD OF NEAR ABSOLUTE POWER?

GORBACHEV RETURNS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)

DON'T FORGET THE BENEFITS (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
DESPITE WORRIES ABOUT A NEW COLD WAR, THE U.S. SHOULD STAY FOCUSED ON THE GAINS

A NORMAL LIFE (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
THE RENOWNED POLISH JOURNALIST REVISITS A COUNTRY CAUGHT BETWEEN IMPERIAL PAST AND UNANCHORED MODERNITY

LEARNING FREEDOM (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)
HAS A DEMOCRATIC CULTURE TAKEN HOLD IN RUSSIA? NO. IS THERE HOPE? MAYBE

THE STATE OF RUSSIA (Special Report / RUSSIA'96)