THE WEEK 16
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COVER: 'Til Death Do Us Part
Battered women who fight back and kill their abusers rarely succeed in making the case that they acted in self-defense. But that standard is changing, as a growing clemency movement argues that they have been punished enough.
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HEALTH CARE: Someone Call a Doctor!
As costs zoom, the President-elect is pressed for quick action
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CLINTON'S PEOPLE: The Tinseltown Twosome
TV's hottest sitcom pair serve as friends and image makers
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CONGRESS: A Beginner's Bumpy Ride
New Senator Moseley-Braun gets caught in controversy
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THE POLITICAL INTEREST: Here Comes Gridlock II
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