Vol. 149 No. 17

NATION

BUT WILL IT HURT AL?
ON A CLUTCH OF ISSUES, CLINTON MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN MAKING HISTORY AND SMOOTHING THE WAY FOR GORE

MAKING AMENDS EARLY AND OFTEN

BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE... (BEHIND THE SCENES)
WHY DID DOLE BAIL OUT GINGRICH? IT TOOK AN OLD CIGAR BOX, A BACK ROOM ON THE HILL AND THREE MUSES

WORLD

JUST LIKE BILL?
NO, BUT LIKE CLINTON, BRITAIN'S TONY BLAIR HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN THE POLITICAL CENTER

CAN BIBI SURVIVE?
NETANYAHU IS SPARED AN INDICTMENT IN AN INFLUENCE-PEDDLING SCANDAL, BUT HIS TROUBLES AREN'T OVER

HEALTH & MEDICINE

THE CASE FOR MORPHINE (Medicine)
IF NOTHING IS BETTER FOR PAIN THAN NARCOTICS, WHY DON'T MORE DOCTORS PRESCRIBE THEM?

THE LOW-PRESSURE DIET (Health)
A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW YOU CAN EASE HYPERTENSION WITH FRUITS, VEGGIES AND LOW-FAT DAIRY PRODUCTS

BEWARE THE COUNTERPUNCH (Health)
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PRESCRIPTION OFFENDS A PHARMACIST'S BELIEFS?

SOCIETY

AN IMPERFECT UNION
A WRITER'S SUICIDE CASTS A FAMOUS LITERARY MARRIAGE IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

RELIGION

SPARSE AT SEDER?
AT PASSOVER, JEWS WORRY AND DEBATE ABOUT VANISHING INTO AMERICA

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES

A DEAD ISSUE

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A MONUMENTAL MISTAKE
THE F.D.R. MEMORIAL MISSES THE ESSENCE OF THE MAN

THE LION AND THE TIGER
A GOLFER TEACHES US A LESSON WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED 50 YEARS AGO FROM A BASEBALL PLAYER

BUSINESS

THE CORPORATE CRUSADERS
POWELL WANTS THEM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SOCIAL PROBLEMS. COMPANIES ARE GREAT AT MAKING MONEY, BUT ARE THEY RIGHT FOR THIS JOB?

POWELL'S ARMY CAN START HERE

HOW CEO PAY GOT AWAY
LINKING THE BOSS'S CHECK TO THE FIRM'S STOCK PRICE SEEMED REASONABLE. THEN THE MARKET WENT WILD

SMOKING OUT A DEAL
BIG TOBACCO IS WILLING TO PAY BILLIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR IMMUNITY--BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS READY TO BUY

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MARY'S NEW WORLD (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP SOUL RETURNS WITH A DIFFERENT LOOK, LABEL AND ATTITUDE

IT LAVAS L.A. (The Arts / CINEMA)
IN VOLCANO, THE COAST IS TOAST--WITH HOT JELLY

WHEN SHE WAS BAD (The Arts / BOOKS)
PHILIP ROTH, ONCE THE WAYWARD SON, PRODUCES A POWERFUL NOVEL ABOUT A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE

USING THE LORD'S NAME (The Arts / BOOKS)
NORMAN MAILER'S NEW NOVEL PURPORTS TO BE A MEMOIR BY NONE OTHER THAN JESUS OF NAZARETH

ALL LOST, SAVE HONOR (The Arts / BOOKS)
EUGENE IZZI'S DEATH WAS A MYSTERY, BUT THE TRUE CRIME MAY BE THE ROMAN A CLEF HE LEFT BEHIND

SWAN'S WAY (The Arts / DANCE)
NO TUTUS OR POINTE SHOES BUT A REAL TOUR DE FORCE

HIP YOUNG MAN WITH A GUN (The Arts / CINEMA)
A SLY COMEDY ABOUT A PROFESSIONAL ASSASSIN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON FARGO TERRITORY AND SCORES A DIRECT HIT

SPECIAL SECTION

THE WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE (Special Report / OKLAHOMA CITY)
THE CASE AGAINST MCVEIGH IS STRONG, BUT THE MESS AT THE FBI AND A BABEL OF WITNESSES MAKE IT VULNERABLE

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (Special Report / THE FBI)
ONCE THE MOST ESTEEMED FEDERAL AGENCY, THE FBI COMES UNDER ATTACK FOR SLOPPY WORK

THE GANG THAT COULDN'T EXAMINE STRAIGHT (Special Report / THE FBI)

WHY RENO'S TIN EAR IS NO LONGER A VIRTUE (Special Report / THE FBI)

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

LETTERS