NATION

Tripp's Turn to Talk

The woman whose tapes launched the scandal is called to testify. Is it a ploy to pressure Monica?

WORLD

Mission Impossible

An inside look at how Richard Holbrooke tries to halt the ethnic bloodshed in Kosovo

The China Summit: China Photo-Op Diplomacy (The China Summit)

Pretty pictures of a changing China were supposed to support Clinton's policy of engagement, but China's leaders are still struggling to master the intricacies of global propaganda

Old Iran... ...Vs. New

President Khatami's changes are finally noticeable, but the old-line mullahs are out to frustrate the reformist efforts of Ayatullah Gorbachev

SCIENCE

Dinosaurs Of A Feather

Two new fossils show clear signs of plumage, confirming that birds probably did evolve from dinosaurs. Stay tuned for Jurassic Henhouse

SOCIETY

Amiss Among The Amish (Crime)

A drug indictment reveals that all is not well among the youth of an austere Christian sect

RELIGION

A Half-Millennium Rift

Lutherans and Catholics reach agreement on the issue that once split Western Christianity in two

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BUSINESS

AT&T's Power Shake

MA BELL'S ENGAGEMENT TO CABLE GIANT TCI is a digital love match. Will consumers really get to go on the honeymoon?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Neo-Soul On A Roll (The Arts / Music)

A new crop of artists is blending hip-hop, funk and unfiltered passion into subtle, lovely music

And Then There Was One (The Arts)

Joey Bishop, the sole surviving Rat Packer, fights a losing battle against myth

Books: Romancing The Stones (The Arts / Books)

John McPhee turns his 20 years of geological explorations into a spectacular rock opera

YOUR TIME

Cell Phones At 7-11? (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Almost everyone is selling wireless service these days. Here's how to get the right deal

The Marriage Tax (Personal Time / Your Money)

Alert the preacher! Here comes a tax cut that would encourage couples to step to the altar

Sugar Busters! (Personal Time / Your Health)

What you should know about the new diets that blame insulin, not calories, for your extra girth

SPECIAL SECTION

Up In Arms (Special Report)

British photographer Zed Nelson spent two years documenting the role of guns in American life

PEOPLE

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