Vol. 152 No. 2
NATION
Hubbell stood up to Starr and won. Will Monica do the same?
Dressed For Success
Companies are teaching their welfare-to-work hires how to look and act the part. The results are lasting
Florida Inferno
The skies are heavy with smoke, not rain, as summer fires sweep through the Sunshine State
The Opposite Of Sex
Births among unmarried black girls are plunging. Why? Self-respect, fear of AIDS and love of life
WORLD
Clinton's nine-day trip through China produced no breakthroughs, but his debate with Jiang and his folksy public relations made them both look good
The Pain Of Reinvention
Japan is tired of being lectured as it tries to fix its economy
The Lady Of The Lake
Diana's cult thrives as an ornate memorial opens
SCIENCE
Forget killer bees: Formosan termites are the real threat. They're chewing up the Southern U.S.--and no one knows how to stop them
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Denied Viagra and inflamed by horror stories, consumers put health reform back on the front burner
Let's Play Doctor (Managed Care 1998)
Politicians of both parties say managed care is an increasingly hot issue. The question now: Will they just fight over it or actually try to do something?
That Deadpan Look (Health)
If injections of a lethal toxin can eliminate unsightly wrinkles, who cares if it also paralyzes your face?
Aspirin Without Ulcers (Medicine)
A new category of drugs could soon relieve pain and inflammation without ravaging your stomach
A Republican Who's Taking His Medicine (Managed Care 1998)
Ahead Of The Feds: How Some States Are Already Regulating Managed Care (Managed Care 1998)
RELIGION
Complement and antidote to the Promise Keepers, Women of Faith moves from strength to strength
Man Trouble: Broken Promises?
NOTEBOOK
Findings (The Scoop)
Shhh! We Don't Discuss The Drug Biz Here
How Hollywood Portrays Its Russians
Midnight Baseball
Milestones (Milestones)
The Internet (The Scoop)
The Feds Are Aiming to Clean Up Cyberspace
Sudan (The Scoop)
Washington Reacts Slowly To New Famine Crisis
Television (The Scoop)
Hollywood's Working on a JonBenet Movie
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A Game of Catch
Tossed back and forth, the ball expresses all that is between them
BUSINESS
A production crisis has eased, but the No. 1 jetmaker must deal with Asia and Airbus
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The stars of your favorite network shows may be on vacation. But cable's are still working
Voyage To The Beginning Of The World (The Arts / Cinema Short Takes)
A Poignant Farewell
Hal Does Have A Heart (The Arts / Show Business)
Under all that wry cynicism, a Hartley film like Henry Fool is complex, touching, all too human
Day Of The Living Dead (The Arts / Music)
The Grateful Dead returns as the Other Ones. It's not a reunion, really--it's a reincarnation
Buffalo '66 (The Arts / Cinema Short Takes)
Scoring a Bull's-Eye
Madeline (The Arts / Cinema Short Takes)
Don't Thank Heaven for This Little Girl
YOUR TIME
In most cases, over-the-counter remedies work, but they can mask more serious problems
Web Censorware (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Software filters don't work. But a growing number of websites offer family-friendly surfing
Use It Or Lose It (Personal Time / Your Money)
In the horse trading for tax cuts, Washington may chop two popular estate-planning gems
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
More and more Americans are getting happily hooked on genealogy. With up-to-the-minute technology available to supplement ancient charts and records, folks are finding it easier than ever to reconstru
Greetings From America's Secret Capitals (Bonus Section)
Come visit seven places that do something better than anyone else does. They tend not to brag much, so we'll do it for them
Christoph Jardin's Secret Life (Special Report / TIME Select)