NATION

OUR JOURNEY IS NOT DONE (Election '96)

THE VOTERS HAND CLINTON A HISTORIC VICTORY BUT SEND A MESSAGE, NOT A MANDATE: WORK WITH THE REPUBLICANS

SETTLING THE SCORE (Election '96)

NOW WE'RE EVEN. THE PRESIDENTIAL TALLY IS 3-3, WHICH MEANS BOTH SIDES SHOULD STOP CLAIMING THE MANTLE OF HISTORY

STARR POWER (Election '96)

VICTORIOUS AT THE POLLS, THE CLINTONS STILL AWAIT THEIR FATE AT THE HANDS OF THE WHITEWATER INVESTIGATORS

THE BALANCE OF POWER (Election '96)

THE REPUBLICANS HOLD THE HOUSE, BUT SPEAKER GINGRICH WILL NEED TO FIND COMMON GROUND WITH GEPHARDT'S DEMOCRATS

SENATE VICTORS (Election '96)

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ENDED UP LOSING GROUND IN THE SENATE, IN PART BECAUSE THE SOUTH STILL TREASURES SENIORITY. BUT A NUMBER OF RACES PROVED THAT LIBERAL ISN'T ALWAYS AN EMBARRASSMENT

THE NEXT ACT (Election '96)

NOW THAT DOLE IS HISTORY, HOW SHOULD REPUBLICANS BUILD A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE?

A LITTLE FREE ADVICE (Election '96)

WHAT IF YOU HAD THE PRESIDENT'S EAR? SOME AMERICANS OFFER THEIR SUGGESTIONS FOR CLINTON AT THE START OF HIS SECOND TERM

DOLE'S LONG ROAD (Election '96)

HIS CAMPAIGN WAS DOOMED BY A LACK OF VISION--BUT DISTINGUISHED BY TRUE GRIT

THE GLAD-HANDER (Election '96)

BILL CLINTON CHANGES TO PLEASE, BUT THE LARGER TRUTH IS THAT AMERICA IS A CHAMELEON NATION

CLINTON POP (Election '96)

J.F.K. HAD CAMELOT. BILL HAS THE LION KING, AND ARCH DELUXE

WORLD

THE TATYANA TROIKA

AS HE CONVALESCES, YELTSIN WILL RULE THROUGH HIS PRIME MINISTER, HIS CHIEF OF STAFF--AND HIS DAUGHTER

SOCIETY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

MCI'S NEW EXTENSION

MERGING WITH BRITISH TELECOM GIVES THE AMERICAN UPSTART THE MUSCLE TO ATTACK LOCAL PHONE MARKETS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A BOUNTY OF HOLIDAY TREATS (Arts & Media)

THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IS FINALLY OVER, SO LET'S GIVE THANKS AND TURN OUR ATTENTION TO LESS WEIGHTY DECISIONS: WHAT TO SEE AND DO DURING THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON. HEREWITH A GUIDE TO THE MOST

PEOPLE

LETTERS