LETTERS 4
TO OUR READERS 25
CHRONICLES 27
MILESTONES 36
ELECTIONS: Massacre in Midterm? 38
This fall, Democratic prospects go from bad to worse
CITIES: Rising from Disgrace 43
Marion Barry may achieve an unlikely political comeback
CRIME: The Murderer Within the Child 44
Gangs claim two victims -- a teenager and her 11-year-old killer
NORTHERN IRELAND: Farewell to Arms 46
Peace moves closer as the I.R.A. pledges to stop fighting
DIPLOMACY: Good Cop, Bad Cop 48
The U.S. simultaneously talks deal with Cuba, invasion of Haiti
CUBA: Pity the Poor Patriots 50
They're angrier at the system than ever, but...
