Vol. 151 No. 15
NATION
Taxpayers say they'll take some risks to rescue SOCIAL SECURITY. Politicians are growing bolder too. So...
Back to Square One
In California and Texas, two attempts to maintain campus diversity falter on race
Lies, Damn Lies And Racial Statistics
Figures from all the University of California campuses paint another picture
Newt's Secret Plan: To Stay Right Where He Is
How to Even the Score: Test Prep
WORLD
A peace agreement in Northern Ireland may lift the awful burden of history from a lovely, violent place
A Final, Bloody Chapter
As efforts are made to bring Pol Pot to justice, defections and battles destroy the last remnants of his Khmer Rouge
With Help From Their Friends
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Doctors find a drug that can prevent breast cancer, but it comes with so many caveats that it won't help most women
SOCIETY
Working some of Chicago's toughest streets, a Catholic lay worker repeatedly walks into gunfire to stop the shooting--and love the unloved
RELIGION
The relic was declared a fake a decade ago, but millions are expected to venerate it, inspired by those who say there is truth to back their faith
TECHNOLOGY
Excite and Yahoo, the two leading Web-search sites, race to remake themselves into "portals"
NOTEBOOK
Topic A (The Scoop)
A Boxed-In Starr Gets Heat from Kendall
Sticking Up For America
Levittown On The Web (Techwatch)
Milestones (Milestones)
Eulogy (Eulogy)
Health Report (Health Report)
The Pentagon (The Scoop)
Gays Say Don't Rely on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Environment (The Scoop)
New Mexico Prepares For Some Hot Waste
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A merry band of broadcast buccaneers conspire to crank up their volume
Sneakers In Tinseltown
In which the beloved Nike Lady makes her Hollywood rounds
BUSINESS
Merger mania is rampant. But the new Goliath, Citigroup, may show it's not all bad
Hunting The Predators
The government threatens to fine big airlines for trying to run low-priced competitors out of town
LAW
The pornographer-cum-First Amendment martyr returns to challenge Cincinnati once again
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Stocked with real creatures and fantastic images, Disney's Animal Kingdom is positively zoo-issimo!
Mixed Doubles (The Arts / Cinema)
Love can conquer almost anything nowadays. Unfortunately, it fails with these two movies
Stairway To Middle Age (The Arts / Music)
Two Led Zeppelin veterans stage a mature reunion
He's Still Playing Misty (The Arts / Music)
An expat jazz singer dares to be obvious and comes up with one of the year's most vital discs
A Bit Of Gospel Shtick (The Arts / Books)
An audacious novel fleshes out Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness with unexpected comic relief
Caution: Live Animals (The Arts / Leisure)
SPECIAL SECTION
Time among the Andean ruins has its rewards
Wine Country (Time Select Travel Report)
East of Cape Town, the visiting is good and easy
A Poet's Place (Time Select Travel Report)
The ancient allure of China's Huang Shan
Off The Beaten Path (Time Select Travel Report)
The Out Island (Time Select Travel Report)
Minorca has sun, sand but not a glut of tourists
Subarctic Oasis (Time Select Travel Report)
Luxury softens a remote outpost in Patagonia
Meditative Magic (Time Select Travel Report)
Bliss in the sun is just a ferry ride from Cannes