NATION

Al Gore's Lucky Break (Nation/Campaign 2000)

Gore's first weapon against George W. Bush is a freebie from the G.O.P. Can gun control jump-start his campaign?

BUSINESS

Living The Late Shift

Call them the e-coal mines: Internet start-ups are long on hours, short on millionaires

PERSONAL TIME

Get Creative, Kids (Personal Time/Your Family)

Odyssey of the Mind encourages kids to practice teamwork and learn problem-solving skills

Double Duty (Personal Time/Your Health)

Raloxifene may prevent bone loss and breast cancer, but it's still not ready for widespread use

The Prenup Audit (Personal Time/Your Money)

Before you seal the marriage deal, make sure you and your fiance are intimate about money

Burn, Baby, Burn (Personal Time/Your Technology)

It's easy--and reasonably cheap--to copy your own CDs. Just be sure to read the fine print

TIME BONUS

Strategies For Survival (Time Select/Business)

Wiggling out of last year's profit squeeze can be done. But it takes a mix of managerial policies, and no little ruthlessness to boot

Wall Street's Ghostbusters (Time Select/Business)

Haunted by fears of inflation, U.S. markets also dread a big jump in interest rates. But TIME's Board of Economists says neither will happen

Memo (Time Select/Business)

Taking a different look at Dad; Women business owners; What bosses really want

SOCIETY & SCIENCE

Urban Gorillas (Nature)

A new breed of jungle sanctuary for creatures from the Congo opens in the Bronx--yes, the Bronx

Death Rides the Rails (Crime)

A serial killer is at work along the tracks, shocking all of Texas with the brutality of his attacks

Hiding in Plain Sight (Crime)

Kathleen Soliah and her terrorist past evaded the law for nearly 25 years. Now comes the reckoning

Death On The Beat (Law)

The fateful story of a police department, a minority group--and one cop who tries to bridge the gulf

Spraypainting the Web (Technology)

An upstart called Third Voice thinks the online world is ready to hear another opinion--yours

Crazy For The Cup (Sport)

With a 3-0 start, the U.S. aims for another world soccer title

THE ARTS

Bullets Over Hollywood (The Arts/Arts and Media)

As the climate turns against guns and gore, filmmakers and TV studios are quietly trying to clean up their act

The First Movie Star (The Arts/Show Business)

A Pickford revival in books and videos proves there's still something about Mary

Tennessee Two-Step (The Arts/Music)

Tim McGraw is on a roll. And his better half isn't doing badly either

Rogue Trader (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)

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