Vol. 154 No. 6
NATION
He wants to please rich Republicans and keep his pledge to be compassionate. Can he pull it off?
(Campaign 2000)
And much more: a T shirt, music and a free ride to the poll. Will Iowans buy the hucksterism?
WORLD
The meditation sect is electrifying China--and terrifying Beijing's leaders
A Carpet of Cocaine
Colombia's jungles are teeming with rich, armed, drug-dealing rebels. Can the U.S. really beat them?
SCIENCE
While the nation sizzles, Congress fiddles over measures to slow down future climate change
Cancer Made to Order
Researchers can now turn cells malignant in a test tube. It's easy--and it might lead to a cure
The Case for a Shifting Climate is Heating Up (Environment)
Closest Encounter (In Brief)
On July 29, Deep Space 1 came within 9.3 miles (15km) of the asteroid Braille
SOCIETY
What triggered the rampage? A 1995 document may offer clues to the mystery of Mark Barton
A Nationwide Backlash (The Atlanta Massacre)
State and local governments are taking aim at the gun industry, either by enacting legislation or by filing lawsuits
Squeezing Out The Bad Guys (The Atlanta Massacre)
How ATF and local police have dramatically turned the tide in the battle against crime guns
Get Rid of the Damned Things (The Atlanta Massacre)
A Shade Of His Brother (Crime)
A confession reveals the killer of four women, and a family cursed by shame, celebrity and envy
Day Trading: It's a Brutal World (The Atlanta Massacre)
PRESS
The queen of buzz uncorks a monthly that's gritty, smart and spunky. But is it new, or old?
RELIGION
The secretive DeMoss Foundation is behind those Power for Living ads, and a lot more
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
The Out-of-Towners
I Got a Fast Car
Milestones (Milestones)
Numbers
Godfather Gore? (Scoop)
Keeping Tabs
Then & Now
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Woodstock '99 was a little less about love, a little more about sexual assault
The Ventura Way: "If It Isn't Fun, I Quit"
At the Reform Party Convention, it's Ross Perot vs. Jesse. Guess who wins
BUSINESS
AOL and Microsoft slug it out over your buddy list. Users lose
LAW
The celebrated switched girls have got on swimmingly, so why are their elders at war?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
When radio host Art Bell takes a call, it could be from a physicist, an abductee or the Antichrist
All-Star Lineup (The Arts / Opera)
A fresh, winning trio of one-acters by three well-known playwrights scores big in Cooperstown
The Lady and the Champs (The Arts / Cinema)
Rene Russo is the co-star top male stars want
The Hero in the Mirror (The Arts / Cinema)
In the hip, funny Mystery Men, saving the world is less important than finding yourself
A Glimmer of Greatness (The Arts / Music)
Nashville singer-composer Kim Richey creates a gallery of lovers in the dark, looking for the light
Trick (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Jim Fall
Forget Me Not (The Arts / Music)
At 72, singer Ibrahim Ferrer at last finds fame
Altar Egos (The Arts / Cinema)
Runaway Bride is deft, cheerful and lightweight
Model Thief (The Arts / Books)
A streetwise novel about a modern Robin Hood
Suzanne Somers (The Arts / Q & A)
No Other Book (The Arts / Short Takes)
Randall Jarrell
Dick (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Andrew Fleming
Murda Muzik (The Arts / Short Takes)
Mobb Deep
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, (The Arts / Short Takes)
HBO, Aug. 9 and other dates
YOUR TIME
One centers just got more valuable. Turn yours in, make a quick killing, then let's outlaw them
Tempting Deal (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I thought free PCs were a scam until I tried one out for myself. Does that make me a softy?
Food Tips for Tots (Personal Time / Your Health)
America is making a mess of how it feeds its children. A new book gives badly needed advice
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
SPECIAL SECTION
In a service economy that favors "soft" skills, more companies are trying expensive and quirky training tricks to keep employees up to date
Am I Up To This? (Time Select / Management)
A TIME reporter joins an adventure-racing challenge
On The Hook For Fees (Time Select / Finance)
As interest rates fall, credit-card issuers are jacking up other charges