NATION

There's Something About Linda Tripp (Clinton vs. Starr)

Tripp may have helped trigger the Lewinsky scandal, but tales of her manipulations may now be key to Clinton's counterattack

Cover That Keyhole (Clinton vs. Starr)

Bill Clinton may behave badly, but the really worrisome guy is Ken Starr

Leave Him Alone! (Clinton vs. Starr)

Black support may echo the past, but it has come of age

WORLD

The Balkan Mess

The West has been fiddling while Kosovo burns and regional peace strategies falter. And Bill Clinton is too distracted to pay proper attention

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Transplant Tribulation (Medicine)

The government wants a new system for doling out donated organs. Oh, what a ruckus it's causing!

SOCIETY

A Taste of Success (Living)

Look out, California; Chilean wines are ready to make their move

TECHNOLOGY

HDTV Is Here! So What?

The sets have supersharp pictures, terrific sound--and huge price tags. Here's what you need to know

BRIEFING

The Future (Notebook / Scoop)

For Andy Grove, the iMac Points the Way

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Online Flea Markets

A California website called eBay wows Wall Street by wiring together a million obsessive collectors

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Books: The Grand Marshall (The Arts / Books)

A new biography of the Supreme Court Justice measures his greatness as well as his flaws

Music: Setting the Standards (The Arts / Music)

George Gershwin not only was two steps ahead of everyone else, but pulled his rivals along too

Cinema: Pecker (The Arts / Short Takes)

Written and directed by John Waters

Cinema: Queen of All Media (The Arts / Cinema)

Already a force on TV and in publishing, Oprah wants to bring her brand of inspiration to film

YOUR TIME

Pigskin Preview (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Interactive football games let you run elaborate plays--or just smash faces. Here's what's best

Don't Ban Peanuts (Personal Time / Your Health)

There are better ways for schools and parents to protect children who suffer a deadly allergy

Online Menace? (Personal Time / Your Money)

A Merrill Lynch executive attacks discount brokers as a threat to investors. Wrong!

SPECIAL SECTION

Where Will You Be...December 31, 1999? (Time Select / Travel)

Next year won't be just any New Year's Eve. Much of the world will be ringing in a whole new millennium (though there are some who are holding out until Dec. 31, 2000). If you haven't made plans by no

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