Vol. 151 No. 3
NATION
He can't run again, so the President is devoted these days to winning over the historians. Is it too late?
A Flurry Of Activity: Clinton's Second-Term Agenda
The Big Face-Off
The meeting between Clinton and his accuser is history. Now, is everyone ready to rumble?
Smoke Gets In Your Aye
Can Congress say yes to a deal when new evidence shows how Big Tobacco targeted teens?
The Quicksilver Mess
Intrigued by a stash of mercury, two Arkansas teens poison themselves and contaminate their town
Sorry, Ma
A lotto win pits mother against son in a lawsuit
WORLD
This week Pope John Paul II brings his message of freedom to Fidel Castro's Cuba as two of the world's giants collide
"You Should Not Expect A Miracle" (The Pope And Castro)
SCIENCE
An alliance of chefs and conservationists wants you to forgo a delicacy
An Attack on Aging
A potent enzyme can revive dying cells. It may not prolong life, but it could lead to a cancer therapy
The Right Stuff, 36 Years Later (Space)
John Glenn is headed back to space in a mission that is equal parts science and showmanship
Life from Mars? Or Invaders from Earth?
SOCIETY
Are parents violating the rights of their own kids when they ship them off for tough "attitude rehab"?
SPORT
Harding. Kerrigan. Baiul. Gordeeva. In 1994 they held the world rapt. Next came the test: real life
NOTEBOOK
Campaign Fund Raising (The Scoop)
Can You Write a Check, Please, in English?
More Sex, Please, We're British
Techwatch (Techwatch)
Milestones (Milestones)
Cuba (The Scoop)
A Threat from Fidel More Imagined Than Real?
The Super Bowl (The Scoop)
A New Stadium Could Be Riding on That Pass
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Lars Eighner, acclaimed author, is on the ropes once more
Hey--You With The Cheese On Your Head
Are we searching for ecstasy in all the wrong places?
BUSINESS
The networks need football in the worst way. So they'll pay and pay and pay
Asia's Economic Flu and You
Wall Street finally concedes that the U.S. is vulnerable
Ending The Culture Of Deceit
No problem was too big to lie about in Japan. Now the truth hurts more
EDUCATION
Santa Barbara votes to scrap bilingual education, a decision that could be a bellwether for the nation
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Robert Duvall's The Apostle tops a dynamic career. God--and Oscar--may be on his side
Hooray, Big Spenders (The Arts / Theater)
Two savvy corporate players are giving Broadway a jolt of life
Glory from a Golden Past (The Arts / Music)
A great orchestra issues a set of its legendary radio performances
Eyes Still On The Prize (The Arts / Books)
Taylor Branch carries his epic history of the civil rights movement into the troubled Johnson era
Milked Maids (The Arts / Books)
A comic novel's fresh take on the dating game