TO OUR READERS 4
LETTERS 11
CHRONICLES 23
MILESTONES 31
THE ECONOMY: Slowly, then Surely 32
It's true -- the long, l-o-n-g slump is ending
Japan: Why the engine of the Pacific is sputtering badly 34
HEALTH CARE: The Man with a Plan 39
Senator Jim Cooper has one, and the White House isn't happy
THE POLITICAL INTEREST: Rumblings on the Left 40
Why Jesse Jackson believes Clinton has turned his back
INTERVIEW: Clinton's Conclusions 42
The President discloses what he's learned in his first year
THE PRESIDENCY: L.B.J.'s Private Leverage 43
Taped phone calls reveal Johnson's naked arm-twisting
SOCIETY: Out,...
