COVER

The Right Chemistry (Cover Stories)

Evolutionary roots, brain imprints, biological secretions. That's the story of love.

What Is LOVE? (Cover Stories)

After centuries of ignoring the subject as too vague and mushy, science has undergone a change of heart about the tender passion

NATION

Deadlock Breaker (The Week: Nation)

Family leave is finally law under Clinton and a Democratic Congress

Power Bonding (The Week: Nation)

Clinton and his Cabinet get in touch with their feelings at Camp David

The Rebellious Soldier (The Pentagon)

Unable to march in step with his new Commander in Chief, Colin Powell mulls over his postmilitary options

Why Not a Gas Tax? (The Budget)

Because powerful interest groups oppose it, along with virtually every other proposed levy on energy

WORLD

Female Refuge (The Week World)

Canada considers granting refugee status to persecuted women

Filling A Vacuum (The Week World)

Hun Sen seeks to regain ground lost to the Khmer Rouge

Good Morning, Vietnam (Asia)

Twenty-five years after the Tet offensive changed the course of the war, Vietnam wages enthusiastic peace with an eager world. But America still finds reasons to keep the memory of war alive

Hamas and The Heartland (Middle East)

Are terrorists being directed from the U.S.? Israel levels overblown charges that they are -- to put the heat on Washington

No For Now on Bosnia (The Week World)

The U.S. bridles at the Vance-Owen plan, but can it find an alternative?

On Second Thought ... (The Week World)

South Africa's ruling whites propose a bill of rights of their own

Push, But No Shove (The Week World)

Despite mounting Western pressure, Mobutu hangs on in Zaire

View From a Cab (Russia)

Moscow days and nights: street chronicles from a fracturing society where everyone sells and everyone is for sale

SCIENCE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Hidden Aids (The Week Health & Science)

A new test may help doctors uncover cases of infection in babies

Let There Be Light (The Week Health & Science)

A Russian space mirror brings sunshine to the night -- sort of

Shots on The House (The Week Health & Science)

The U.S. considers a plan to immunize all children for free

When Will It Blow? (The Week Health & Science)

Gravity could provide clues to the timing of volcanic eruptions

SOCIETY

A Few Bad Men (The Week: Society)

Gay bashing in the South. Murder in Japan. The accused: uniformed soldiers.

A Museum of Hate (Culture)

By holding a mirror to the dark side of humanity, a new high-tech exhibition hall aims to teach tolerance

Biting The Bullet (The Week: Society)

Mounting retiree health costs account for a huge corporate loss

It Hurts Like Crazy

In movies, in advertising, even in political rhetoric, the offhanded portrayals of the mentally ill add to the pain

Judicial Inquisition (The Week: Society)

Prospective jurors in the Rodney King trial get the third degree

Talk of The Town (The Week: Society)

Tina Brown tries a controversial cover on The New Yorker

PRESS

TECHNOLOGY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Big-Bucks Truck Stop (The Week: Business)

A jury verdict blames General Motors for the death of a teenager

Clinton's Lucky Numbers (Economy)

Wall Street is booming, and confidence is zooming, all in expectation he will do what he promised

Clinton Signals Labor (The Week: Business)

He Will Be a Friend For openers, he is considering rehiring air-traffic controllers

On The Fast Track (The Week: Business)

Amtrak tests a faster train as U.S. rail industry considers speeding up

Relief At Last! (The Week: Business)

A monetary crisis in Europe forces Germany to cut interest rates

Tough Trading (The Week: Business)

The Clinton Administration moves decisively against protectionism

LAW

Law and Disorder (Justice)

Clinton urgently needs a new Attorney General to handle the monumental task of revamping the government's most troubled department

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