NATION

CAMPAIGN '96: IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING (CAMPAIGN '96)

FORGET ABOUT REASONED DISCOURSE OR RESONANT ISSUES. THE CAMPAIGN HAS SHIFTED INTO RAPID-RESPONSE MODE, IN WHICH EVERY ATTACK MUST BE ANSWERED INSTANTLY

A POLITICAL SUICIDE

AN OFFICER TOLD SEXIST JOKES. WHEN THE COAST GUARD INVESTIGATED, HE KILLED HIMSELF. IS ANYONE TO BLAME?

WORLD

FACE TO FACE WITH EVIL (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION)

MANY MEN SUSPECTED OF UNSPEAKABLE WAR CRIMES REMAIN AT LARGE IN THE BALKANS. WE TALKED TO SOME OF THEM

HEALTH & MEDICINE

MADE IN CUBA (Medicine)

FIDEL CASTRO'S MOST IDIOSYNCRATIC VENTURE PAYS OFF: HAVANA IS NOW A LEADING EXPORTER OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS

DIET PILLS ARE COMING BACK (Health)

THE FDA APPROVES THE FIRST ANTIOBESITY DRUG IN 23 YEARS, AND MORE ARE ON THE WAY. BUT ARE THEY A CURE?

RELIGION

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

FRANKLIN GRAHAM DID NOT WANT TO BE BILLY'S HEIR AND PLAYED THE PRODIGAL INSTEAD. NOW HE IS POISED TO INHERIT THE FAMILY BUSINESS

SPORT

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

RAISE GAS TAXES NOW! (Viewpoint)

THE U.S. PAYS A HUGE PRICE FOR STILL-TOO-CHEAP GASOLINE. HIGHER FUEL TAXES CAN CLEAN THE AIR AND LOWER THE DEFICIT

BUSINESS

FUMING OVER GAS PRICES

POLITICIANS ARE JUMPING TO INTERVENE, BUT HIGH PRICES MAY BE THE RESULT OF INCREASING DEMAND

THE WIZARDS OF ID

COMPUTER-GAME FREAKS ARE WATCHING BREATHLESSLY FOR QUAKE, SON OF THE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DOOM

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: SUDDENLY THIS SUMMER (The Arts / CINEMA)

IT'S BARELY SPRING AND THE MEGA MOVIES ARE ALREADY HERE--AT LEAST THEIR TRAILERS ARE. A FEARLESS PREVIEW:

TELEVISION: STOP THE INANITY! (The Arts / TELEVISION)

MELROSE PLACE, FORMERLY ONE OF TV'S MOST DELIRIOUS HOURS OF COMEDY, HAS DETERIORATED INTO A TEDIOUS, UNWATCHABLE MESS

THE 10% DISSOLUTION (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)

WITH ITS FOUNDERS GONE, HOLLYWOOD'S TOP TALENT AGENCY FACES DAUNTING CHANGE--BUT THEN SO DOES THE REST OF THE BUSINESS

FASHION: HUMMING THE CLOTHES (The Arts / FASHION)

THE SEXY COSTUMES OF THE NEW HIT MUSICAL RENT GET A FAST TRANSLATION INTO A ZIPPY YOUNG LINE OF SUMMER GEAR

MUSIC: THE SAVIOURS OF SOUL? (The Arts / MUSIC)

A NEW GENERATION OF PERFORMERS IS DIGGING INTO THE ROOTS OF RHYTHM AND BLUES AND RECLAIMING ITS SPIRIT FOR THE '90S