Vol. 149 No. 21

NATION

THE BURDEN OF PROOF
AS THE PROSECUTION RESTS, TIMOTHY MCVEIGH IS IN A VERY DEEP HOLE. CAN HIS LAWYERS DIG HIM OUT?

DON'T MESS WITH RICHARD MATSCH

BURTON'S GLASS HOUSE
DOES HE HAVE THE PROBITY OF A PRIME-TIME PROSECUTOR? NEWT SEEMS TO HAVE DOUBTS

EMPTY-BENCH SYNDROME
CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ARE DETERMINED TO PUT CLINTON'S JUDICIAL NOMINEES ON HOLD

ANYBODY HOME?

WORLD

A DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH FOR BILL CLINTON
RUSSIAN CAPITULATION ON NATO EXPANSION IS A WIN FOR BOTH COUNTRIES

FINALLY, THE END
THE LARCENOUS RULE OF MOBUTO SESE SEKO IS OVER. BUT WILL REBEL LEADER LAURENT KABILA HAVE THE WISDOM TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO RAVAGED ZAIRE?

HEALTH & MEDICINE

CANCER GENES REVISITED (Medicine)
SCIENTISTS THOUGHT THEY HAD FOUND A SUREFIRE WAY TO ASSESS BREAST-CANCER RISKS; NOW THEY'RE NOT SO SURE

DIET IN A PILL (Medicine)
THE FDA IS SET TO APPROVE ANOTHER ANTIOBESITY DRUG

SOCIETY

THE BORDER BABIES (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TIME CNN IMPACT)
DID TOXIC WASTE FROM U.S. FACTORIES ACROSS THE BORDER DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT OF A TEXAS TOWN?

PRESS

NOT-SO-HOT COPY IN SAN JOSE
A NEWSPAPER BACKS OFF A BIG SCOOP, BUT RIVALS SHOULDN'T GLOAT

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
THE CIA-CRACK STORY PUT BLACK REPORTERS IN A BIND

TECHNOLOGY

"IBM OWES MANKIND A REMATCH"
A TIME EXCLUSIVE: STILL SMARTING FROM HIS STUNNING DEFEAT, GARRY KASPAROV TALKS BACK TO THE COMPUTER THAT BEAT HIM

THE MIKE MULLIGAN MOMENT
COMPUTERS MAY BE DUMB, BUT THEY'RE NOT TOO DUMB TO TAKE YOUR JOB

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

SEX AND THE SINGLE PILOT

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

SANDY MAY BE DANDY

THE NEWT SLIM-FAST DIET

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

PERSPECTIVE ON AMERICA

BUSINESS

MISS MANNERS WARNS: DON'T BE WIRELESS AND TACTLESS

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK?
INTEL MAY BE INSIDE MOST PCS, BUT A LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT DIGITAL'S TECHNOLOGY IS POWERING THE PENTIUM

HOW TO HANDLE $57 BILLION
EXCLUSIVE: FIDELITY'S ROBERT STANSKY EXPLAINS HIS STRATEGY FOR GETTING THE MAGELLAN FUND BACK ON TOP

CAPITAL GAINS AND GAMES
INVESTORS WILL GET A TAX BREAK, BUT IT'S THE WRONG ONE

BIZWATCH (BIZWATCH)

MOBILE WARFARE
PRICES PLUNGE IN THE CELL-PHONE FIGHT. BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT TO BUY?

EDUCATION

A NEW LESSON PLAN
NEGLECTED ON MOST CAMPUSES, TEACHER EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO BETTER SCHOOLS. A BOLD NEW PROGRAM IN CINCINNATI LETS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE LIVING IS BREEZY (The Arts / COOL SUMMER LOOKS)
PACK YOUR (NAVY) BLUES AWAY WITH YOUR HEAVY WINTER WOOLENS. THE SEASON'S LOOKS ARE LIGHT AND AIRY

READY, SET...PLAY! (The Arts / COOL SUMMER PREVIEW)
IT'S (ALMOST) SUMMERTIME! HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SEASON'S COOLEST PLEASURES

OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE? (The Arts / COOL SUMMER FUN)
THE RACE GOES ON FOR EVEN MORE SPECTACULAR PYROTECHNICS

SIRENS OF THE ROAD (The Arts / COOL SUMMER MUSIC)
IN A BREAK FROM YEARS PAST, THE SOUND OF THIS SEASON'S TOP ROCK-MUSIC FESTIVALS HAS A DISTINCTIVELY FEMALE PITCH

TRULY ENCHANTED (The Arts / COOL SUMMER STATE)
SPACESHIPS, POWWOWS, O'KEEFFE--OH, MY!

WAVE OF THE FUTURE (The Arts / COOL SUMMER SPORT)
NO SNOW? NO PROBLEM. GRAB A WAKEBOARD AND MAKE A SPLASH

SWINGING ATTITUDE (The Arts / COOL SUMMER MOVIES)
ACTOR VINCE VAUGHN HAS HOLLYWOOD BUZZING, BABY

CALL OF THE WILD (The Arts / COOL SUMMER TV)
TARZAN SWINGS INTO CABLE WITH A 58-HOUR RETROSPECTIVE

TIME TO BE ELVISH (The Arts / COOL SUMMER SPOTS)
CELEBRATIONS ABOUND FOR SEVERAL BIG ANNIVERSARIES

PUT DOWN THAT PROUST (The Arts / COOL SUMMER READS)
NOW IS THE TIME FOR BIG THRILLERS--WITHOUT BIG WORDS

JOYRIDERS' PARADISE (The Arts / COOL SUMMER RIDES)
FOR THRILL SEEKERS, 20 NEW ROLLER COASTERS TO HIE FOR

TOO DARN HOT (The Arts / COOL SUMMER)
A DISSENTER'S VIEW: WITH A BLAST OF AC, SUMMER IS JUST HELL FROZEN OVER

WARTS AND ALL (The Arts / COOL SUMMER ZOOS)
THANKS TO DISNEY, SOME NOT-SO-SEXY ANIMALS ARE HAVING THEIR TIME IN THE SUN

BEYOND BURGERS (The Arts / COOL SUMMER FOOD)
WITH FANCY NEW GRILLS AND UNLIKELY RECIPES, BARBECUING HAS BECOME A GOURMET ACT

JAMBOREE (The Arts / COOL SUMMER FOOD)
A BAEDEKER OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE DOWN-HOME DISHES

JUBILEE (The Arts / COOL SUMMER DATE)
JUNETEENTH--WHICH CELEBRATES SLAVERY'S END--IS CATCHING ON

BASEBALL MIXES IT UP (The Arts / COOL SUMMER GAMES)
INTERLEAGUE PLAY IS NOT JUST FOR THE WORLD SERIES ANYMORE

ROADS LESS TRAVELED (The Arts / COOL SUMMER PARKS)
THE U.S. HAS UNDISCOVERED GEMS AMONG ITS THOUSANDS OF PARKS

SCREAM TEAM (The Arts / COOL SUMMER MOVIES)
HOPING TO SCARE UP BIG BOX OFFICE, VILLAINS ARE AS BAD AS THEY WANNA BE

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

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