Vol. 150 No. 25

NATION

CAN AL BARE HIS SOUL?
WITH THE SCANDALS RECEDING, GORE TAKES AIM AT 2000. THE MAN SEEMS CAPABLE OF THE JOB. BUT FIRST HE HAS TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE

WHY THE RENO-FREEH SPAT RUNS DEEP

WHEN THE SILENCE FELL
A TRAGIC SHOOTING IN KENTUCKY REVEALS A CURIOUS AND POIGNANT FRIENDSHIP--AND THE FAITH OF A SMALL TOWN

WORLD

THE CANAL CRONIES
THE U.S. PREPARES TO CEDE PANAMA THE PRECIOUS WATERWAY, BUT THE CANAL IS ALREADY UP TO ITS LOCKS IN CHARGES OF NEGLECT AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM

WOLVES ON THE PROWL
MEN OF POWER ARE FEASTING ON THE SPOILS OF RUSSIA

HEALTH & MEDICINE

AGAINST THE GRAIN (Health)
THE LOW-CARB ZONE DIET RISES FROM FAD TO FIXTURE

"NUKING" YOUR BURGERS? (Health)
IT'LL KILL BACTERIA, SAYS THE FDA. BUT IRRADIATION MUST OVERCOME THE BEEFS OF PACKERS AND DOUBTS OF CONSUMERS

SOCIETY

HOW COPS GO BAD (Crime / SPECIAL REPORT)
BRUTALITY, RACISM, COVER-UPS, LIES: A GUILTY POLICE OFFICER TELLS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS

SPORT

THE TROUBLE AT CANDLESTICK POINT

TALL MEN BEHAVING BADLY
AN NBA STAR IS STRIPPED OF HIS LIVELIHOOD AFTER THROTTLING HIS LOUDMOUTH COACH. WAS JUSTICE SERVED?

TECHNOLOGY

WHY JOHNNY CAN'T SURF
HOW TO PROTECT KIDS FROM ONLINE SMUT? A BIG-TENT D.C. SUMMIT FINDS HOT AIR ALONE WON'T DO THE JOB

AMERICA ONLINE'S LITTLE PROBLEM

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

CAMPAIGN 2000 (THE SCOOP)
HEY FELLAS, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AT ALL

10 RMS W/VW BST BLK

FEBRUARY IN NAGANO: A TRAVELER'S GUIDE (OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK)

TECHWATCH (TECHWATCH)

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

DIPLOMACY (THE SCOOP)
THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT--THEY TEND TO EXAGGERATE

ISRAEL (THE SCOOP)
WHO WILL GUARD THE GUARDIANS?

HOLLYWOOD (THE SCOOP)
SHAKEN AND STIRRED UP OVER ENDORSEMENTS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THE POSTPARTUM PROSECUTOR
SOUTH CAROLINA IS A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ABUSE DRUGS

EVERYBODY'S CHILDREN
GIVING HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE GROW

BUSINESS

IS THIS CLEAN MACHINE FOR REAL? (CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT)
ELECTRIC CARS HUM DOWN THE ROAD BEAUTIFULLY BUT FACE OBSTACLES OF HIGH COST, LIMITED RANGE AND UNLIMITED POLITICS

DOW JONES TAKES STOCK
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL-MEDIA COMPANY MAY UNLOAD A DIVISION TO CALM HIS FAMILY OF CRITICS

CLEAN AS A BREEZE (CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT)
IF THE NEGOTIATORS IN KYOTO ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, THEY'LL FIND IT IN THE SUN AND THE WIND

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MAD ABOUT HER (The Arts / CINEMA)
WITH A HIT SITCOM AND A STAR TURN IN A NEW MOVIE, HELEN HUNT HAS FINALLY BROKEN INTO THE BIG TIME

SUTURING THE WOUNDS (The Arts / CULTURE)
A SPATE OF BOOKS AND FILM TAKES ON SLAVERY'S LEGACY

AMISTAD: A PAEAN TO PAST AGONY (The Arts / CULTURE)

THE BARD OF GEN-Y (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
HOT-WIRED INTO TODAY'S TEENS, KEVIN WILLIAMSON IS GIVING HOLLYWOOD SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT

A DARKER ANNE FRANK (The Arts / THEATER)
A NEW VERSION OF THE HOLOCAUST DRAMA TRIES TO MOLLIFY ITS CRITICS

ANYTHING ON, EBENEZER? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
SOME CHRISTMAS SHOWS MIGHT SOFTEN SCROOGE; OTHERS WOULD CONFIRM THAT HE WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

CAN GARTH SAVE COUNTRY? (The Arts / MUSIC)
THE BROOKS BROTHER'S NEW CD IS AN INSTANT HIT, BUT FOR WIDER SUCCESS NASHVILLE IS LOOKING TO ITS WOMEN

YOUR TIME

KIDS WHO CARE (Time For Families: Kids Who Care / SPECIAL REPORT)
HAPPILY, NOT ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN HAVE SUCCUMBED TO DRUGS, VIOLENCE OR MATERIAL EXCESS, AS IT TURNS OUT. HERE'S A HOLIDAY TOAST TO THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE LEADING PRODUCTIVE LIVES--AND A GLIMPSE OF

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

LETTERS