NATION
Can Bradley Catch Up?
He lags far behind the fast-starting Gore but hopes that his underdog strategy will even the race
Right Back at You
Cheryl Mills holds a mirror up to the G.O.P.
All Quiet on the Insider Front
Suddenly the Senators to see were no longer a reporter's best friends
WORLD
Eyewitness: An Experiment in Voting, If Not Democracy
Triggerman's Blues
Raul Salinas is given 50 years for a murder plot that stunned Mexico. Now the killer talks to TIME
China's Arms Race
The world's most populous country wants the world's best military. Here's a look at its plan
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
PERSONAL 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
Your Technology (Personal Time/Your Technology)
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
Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)
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 Money (Personal Time/Your Money)
SOCIETY & SCIENCE
The View From Microsoft (Technology)
Bill Gates sees the world very differently from his antitrust pursuers. Could it be that he is right?
From IPOs To UFOs (Technology)
Joe Firmage was a Silicon Valley whiz kid with a golden touch on the Web. Then he met an alien
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
A Get-Tough Policy That Failed (Law)
Mandatory sentencing was once America's law-and-order panacea. Here's why it's not working
Unequal Justice: Why Women Fare Worse (Law)
Shades of the Future (Behavior)
Will race provide the midcentury crisis?
When Fido Gets Phobic (Behavior)
With everything from drugs to day care, neurotic pooches can now get in touch with their inner dog
THE ARTS
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
When Good Networks Go Bad
Rampaging animals...cheating spouses...big ratings... shockumentaries are hot!
Puzzles of A Courtier
In 400 years we've lost the key to Dosso Dossi
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
New Radicals
Dr. Akagi (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Tom Clancy's Netforce
ABC, Feb. 1, 4
Aisle Of Style (The Arts/Short Takes)
Out Of The Woods
By Chris Offutt
Quintessence, Volume 1
The Stan Getz Quartet with Chet Baker
Reporting Live
By Lesley Stahl