Vol. 153 No. 4

NATION

The Last Campaign
Forget about compartments. Everything Clinton did during his amazing week served one purpose: to save his skin

Can Bradley Catch Up?
He lags far behind the fast-starting Gore but hopes that his underdog strategy will even the race

All Quiet on the Insider Front
Suddenly the Senators to see were no longer a reporter's best friends

Right Back at You
Cheryl Mills holds a mirror up to the G.O.P.

Social Security: Sticking His Neck Out

WORLD

China's Arms Race
The world's most populous country wants the world's best military. Here's a look at its plan

Triggerman's Blues
Raul Salinas is given 50 years for a murder plot that stunned Mexico. Now the killer talks to TIME

Eyewitness: An Experiment in Voting, If Not Democracy

SCIENCE

The Suicide Seeds (Environment)
Terminator genes could mean big biotech bucks--but big trouble too, as a grass-roots protest breaks out on the Net

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The People Vs. HMOs (Health)
You can sue your neighbor. You can sue your boss. You can even sue the President. But most Americans can't sue their health insurer. Reform is afoot to change that

SOCIETY

When Fido Gets Phobic (Behavior)
With everything from drugs to day care, neurotic pooches can now get in touch with their inner dog

TECHNOLOGY

From IPOs To UFOs
Joe Firmage was a Silicon Valley whiz kid with a golden touch on the Web. Then he met an alien

The View From Microsoft
Bill Gates sees the world very differently from his antitrust pursuers. Could it be that he is right?

NOTEBOOK

Notebook

Sexgate (The Scoop)
Starr's Top Deputy: Have Gun, Will Travel

Antichrist Like Me

Milestones (Milestones)

Publishing (The Scoop)
Hillary Offered $5 Million To Tell (Almost) All

The Art World (The Scoop)
Changing the Paintings As Fast as the Sheets

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Worst Idea of the Decade
In a crowded contest, the nod goes to Clinton's Social Security investment plan

Roll Away, Roll Away
Jim Wilkinson's ministerial territory is spread over 1,808 watery miles

Shades of the Future
Will race provide the midcentury crisis?

BUSINESS

Iacocca Gets New Wheels
The former Chrysler chairman wants to be back in business-- on an electric bike

Offices By The Hour
Kinko's carved out a market selling services to folks working at home. Copycats are moving in

LAW

A Get-Tough Policy That Failed
Mandatory sentencing was once America's law-and-order panacea. Here's why it's not working

Unequal Justice: Why Women Fare Worse

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

When Good Networks Go Bad (The Arts / Television)
Rampaging animals...cheating spouses...big ratings... shockumentaries are hot!

Big Poppa's Bubble Gum Machine (The Arts / Music)
Boys who can sing and dance and look supercute! It's an old formula, and it still drives girls crazy--just ask Svengali Louis ("Big Poppa") Pearlman

An Indie Go Girl (The Arts / Cinema)
Two very different films could turn Sarah Polley into the new queen of Sundance

Puzzles of A Courtier (The Arts / Art)
In 400 years we've lost the key to Dosso Dossi

Quintessence, Volume 1 (The Arts / Short Takes)
The Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker

Aisle Of Style (The Arts / Short Takes)

Reporting Live (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Lesley Stahl

Out Of The Woods (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Chris Offutt

Dr. Akagi (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Shohei Imamura

Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (The Arts / Short Takes)
New Radicals

Tom Clancy's Netforce (The Arts / Short Takes)
ABC, Feb. 1, 4

YOUR TIME

The Little Dictator (Personal Time / Your Technology)
A digital device can translate your voice into type. But first you have to learn how to talk to it

Still High on Fiber (Personal Time / Your Health)
Eating fruits and vegetables may not protect against colon cancer, but it's good for your heart

Spread Your Bets (Personal Time / Your Money)
If you "buy what you know," you may hold too much stock in the industry that employs you

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)

Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)

PEOPLE

People

LETTERS

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