Vol. 156 No. 19
NATION
Is It Over Yet?
(Campaign 2000)
Gore. No, wait. Bush. In Central Florida, some voters can't get excited about, or decide on, either guy
The Four Big Differences
(Campaign 2000)
Two Men, Two Visions
(Campaign 2000)
Now comes the choice. Each man holds a core belief that invites a case study in who is for real: Bush and his big tax cut? Gore and his populist battle cry? We look at how they decided where to make a
How They Run The Show
(Campaign 2000)
They both want the White House, but would run it very differently. Bush puts staff in place, then just gets the lay of the land. Gore sifts every grain
The Next-to-the-Last Hurrah
(Campaign 2000)
Clinton is left looking for redemption in Hillary's career, not in Al's
The Case for Bush
(Campaign 2000)
He trusts the people. And they can trust him
Just Mad About Nader
(Campaign 2000)
The anti-politician draws huge crowds. Democrats fear he'll hand the election to George W. Bush
The Case for Gore
(Campaign 2000)
This is an election about who flies the plane
And Now for the Nasty Stuff
(Campaign 2000)
WORLD
Israel's Last-Ditch Peace Plan
Exhausted by violence, Israel's politicians consider a radical move. Is it time for economic separation?
Hizballah Returns to a Dangerous Business
The group's plans to go into politics fizzled. Now it's back to doing what it does best: scaring Israel
Israel's Secret Police Weapon
(Annals Of The New Intifadeh)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Are Statins Right for You?
(Medicine)
They're great at lowering cholesterol levels and have saved the lives of countless heart patients. Now doctors consider whether to expand their use
SOCIETY
Blacks Need Not Apply
(Race)
An incident in Georgia shows how little has changed among segregated college sororities
Beyond the Pom-Poms
(Living)
It's no longer just a wholesome way to hang with hunky quarterbacks. Cheerleading is serious business
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Evidence, and Bin Laden News, Hard to Come By
(The Cole Incident)
News Quiz
North Korean Edition
The Socioeconomic Series
Milestones
(Milestones)
Annals Of Wretched Excess
Where Do Today's Hackers Want to Go? Microsoft
(Technology)
Mori Would Have Been Better Off Saying Less
(Diplomacy)
Numbers
(Numbers)
Dear Lord, Please Smite My Opponent. Amen
Running On Empty
The Glampaign Trail
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Stranger in a Very Strange Land
Behind Albright's date with Kim Jong Il
Summing It All Up
"I Am Writing Blindly"
What the note from a doomed submariner tells us about a basic human need
Those Liberated Angels
How Farrah and her friends made me a feminist
BUSINESS
Ma Bell Calls It Splits
Its "bundling" strategy a dud, a financially battered AT&T decides to divide itself into four companies
Blood in the Boardroom
More CEOs are being sacked than ever before, undone by antsy investors and impatient directors
Instantly Growing Up
If they'd only listened to the kids. Business has discovered instant messaging in a big way
EDUCATION
Who's The Education President?
(Education Special Report: Voter''s Guide)
Here is how Bush's and Gore's ideas are working out in the schools where they have been tried
Who Deserves Tuition Aid?
(Education Special Report: Voter''s Guide / Paying For College)
Education is Big on State Ballots
(Education Special Report: Voter''s Guide)
Learning More, Earlier
(Education Special Report: Voter''s Guide)
What the candidates would do for preschoolers
How to Lure Teachers?
(Education Special Report: Voter''s Guide)
Gore says that he'd spend more to boost their pay, Bush that he'd cut through the bureaucracy
LAW
Mothers In Prison
Record numbers of mothers and pregnant women are filling our prisons. Should their children be punished along with them?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Postnuclear Explosion
(The Arts / Television)
So long, Huxtables and Nelsons. The non-normal family is the norm in the new domestic comedies
Meet the Substi-Stars
(The Arts / Television)
Some long-running series are bringing in new leads. Will their viewers reject the transplants?
Buddy, Caddie, Guru
(The Arts / Cinema)
Fairway of Dreams? Nah, golf drama The Legend of Bagger Vance is stuck in a sand trap of mysticism
Say It Ain't So, Joe
(The Arts / Books)
Was the off-diamond DiMaggio a vain, venal jerk?
The Phantom of Utopia
(The Arts / Ideas)
Geniuses, crackpots and dictators through the ages have pursued the delusion of human perfectibility
New York Doll
(The Arts / Music)
PJ Harvey finds love in the city that never sleeps
Irish Spring
(The Arts / Music)
Dublin-born Samantha Mumba leaps to stardom
The Dinner Party
(The Arts / Short Takes)
By Neil Simon
Pat Buchanan
(The Arts / Q&A)
Blair Which?
(The Arts / Cinema)
A clever thriller idea gets botched in an inane sequel
Stripped Bare
(The Arts / Theater)
A hit film loses something on the way to Broadway
The Fisher King
(The Arts / Short Takes)
By Paule Marshall
State Of The Arts
(The Arts / Short Takes)
By Barbara Isenberg
Lucky Numbers
(The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Nora Ephron
All That You Can't Leave Behind
(The Arts / Short Takes)
U2
The Naked Chef
(The Arts / Short Takes)
Food Network, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m. (E.T.)
YOUR TIME
Teens: A Primer
(Personal Time / Your Family)
Forget how it feels to be their age? Let them refresh your memory. But don't interrupt
Sell These Stocks
(Personal Time / Your Money)
Well, lower your expectations, anyway. AT&T and GE are taking opposite routes to Dullsville
Portable Portraits
(Personal Time / Your Technology)
My friend lives 3,000 miles away, but Kodak's Smart Picture Frame makes her feel close again
Dangerous Seats?
(Personal Time / Your Health)
Crammed into airline economy class, you may be risking blood clots. Here's what you can do
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health
(Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief
(Personal Time / Your Technology)
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
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