NATION

THE SENATE'S TOUGH LOTT

YES, HE LIKES PORK. BUT THE NEW MAJORITY LEADER LIKES AN IDEOLOGICAL SHOWDOWN EVEN BETTER

MAN BEHIND THE MESS

HOW A FORMER BOUNCER WOUND UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE--AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FILEGATE SCANDAL

FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR

HOW DID A BIG CLINTON SUPPORTER MANAGE TO DODGE RACKETEERING CHARGES AND GET TO CLEAN UP HIS UNION?

WORLD

AFGHANISTAN: DEATH OF A CITY

FORSAKEN BY THE WEST, AFGHANISTAN IS ENDURING A BRUTAL CIVIL WAR. HEREWITH A PICTORIAL EULOGY TO KABUL, NOW IN RUINS

VICTIMS OF VIETNAM LIES

SENT OFF TO SPY, THESE COMMANDOS WERE CAUGHT AND TORTURED. NOW THE U.S. ADMITS DOUBLE-CROSSING THEM

HEALTH & MEDICINE

FAITH & HEALING (Medicine)

CAN PRAYER, FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY REALLY IMPROVE YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH? A GROWING AND SURPRISING BODY OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SAYS THEY CAN

DEEPAK CHOPRA: EMPEROR OF THE SOUL (Medicine)

COMBINING MEDICAL ADVICE WITH INDIAN METAPHYSICS, DEEPAK CHOPRA HAS THRIVED, TELLING AMERICANS OF A PLACE WHERE SPIRIT AND BODY INTERACT

TECHNOLOGY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

MANY TIMES A VIRGIN

FUN-SEEKING CHAIRMAN RICHARD BRANSON LOVES TO PLAY THE ECCENTRIC, BUT HIS COMPANY'S EXPANSION STRATEGY IS RIGHT OUT OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAYBOOK

PUNISHING CUBA'S PARTNERS

U.S. COMPANIES ARE MUM--U.S. ALLIES ARE NOT--OVER A LAW AIMED AT FOREIGN FIRMS TRADING WITH CASTRO

SEAGRAM'S ON THE BOX

BREAKING A 48-YEAR-OLD PACT, THE LIQUOR COMPANY ADVERTISES ON TV. CONGRESS MAY NOT BUY IT

CEREAL SIEGE

KELLOGG'S ANSWERS POST'S CUTS, BUT IT'S NOT A PRICE WAR

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC: FINDING A COMMON GROOVE (The Arts / MUSIC)

KANSAS CITY JUMPS AGAIN AS JAZZ STARS EVOKE ITS '30S HEYDAY ON THE SOUND-TRACK CD OF A NEW ALTMAN FILM

BOOKS: LOVERS AND SCOUNDRELS (The Arts / BOOKS)

A DOUBLE BIOGRAPHY PORTRAYS THE STORMY ANTICS OF TWO LITERARY LIONS WHO LOVED, FOUGHT AND MOSTLY LOST

MUSIC: BRAVE TALES (The Arts / MUSIC)

GRETCHEN PETERS SINGS THE POETRY OF EVERYDAY LIVES