NATION

ISSUES '96: PAROCHIAL POLITICS (ISSUES '96)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS DO A GOOD JOB. BUT SHOULD THEY SIPHON MONEY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION? THAT IS THE REAL CHOICE

WHAT DOLE WON'T CUT

WHY VOTERS HAVE REASON TO DOUBT HE CAN BALANCE THE BUDGET AND REDUCE TAXES

THE CORPORATE DOLE (MONEY AND POLITICS)

SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH HANDING OUT FAVORS? BOB DOLE, MASTER OF THE GAME, SAYS NOW THE GAME SHOULD END

WHAT GOES 'ROUND ...

SUPERSTAR RAPPER TUPAC SHAKUR IS GUNNED DOWN IN AN UGLY SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF HIS OWN LYRICS

WORLD

SADDAM'S CIA COUP

THE AGENCY HOPED TO TURN KURDISTAN INTO A BASE FOR HUSSEIN'S OPPONENTS. THE DICTATOR'S INCURSION, HOWEVER, HAS WIPED OUT THE AMERICANS' OPERATIONS

HEALTH & MEDICINE

THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? (Health)

THERE'S GREAT EXCITEMENT ABOUT REDUX, THE FIRST DIET PILL APPROVED BY THE FDA IN 23 YEARS. BUT IT'S HARDLY THE IDEAL WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT. HERE'S WHY

SOCIETY

SCHOOLS FOR SCANDAL (Crime)

A COUPLE ATTENDING THE NATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MILITARY ACADEMIES STAND ACCUSED OF MURDER

TECHNOLOGY

POCKET-SIZE MEDICINE

MINIATURIZED DEVICES LET DOCTORS TAKE THE E.R. WITH THEM--AND MAY EVEN BRING BACK THE HOUSE CALL

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

CASHLESS, NOT BANKLESS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE TRYING TO MASTER THE TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD RENDER SOME OBSOLETE

WIRED FOR SPEED

CABLE-TV OPERATORS HAVE STARTED SELLING SOMETHING COMPUTER USERS ARE DYING FOR--BLISTERINGLY FAST ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

EDUCATION

LAW

A SIMPSON REMAKE

THE CIVIL TRIAL WILL HAVE SOME NEW WITNESSES--INCLUDING THE ACCUSED

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION: MIDAS TOUCH (The Arts / TELEVISION)

CARSEY AND WERNER, LAST OF THE MOM-AND-POP PRODUCERS, HAVE A HOT HAND THIS FALL

WATER TORTURE (Show Business)

A CLUMSY FIRING MAY NOT HELP SONY'S COLUMBIA PICTURES