NATION

Unnecessary Force?

A jarring videotape of a Philadelphia arrest triggers agonizing memories--and defies easy explanations

Space Pork

It's the $96 billion space station no one seems to want. So why won't Congress kill it?

WORLD

The Man With The Plan

Camp David is host to the world's highest-stakes poker game. Meet the diplomat holding the cards

Little Hope, Less Help

The epidemic has hit with devastating force--and things will get much worse before they get better

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The New Antiseptics (Medicine)

Two novel approaches to an ancient scourge could someday protect millions from runaway infections

SPORT

Meet the Power Sisters (Sydney 2000)

Weight lifter Cheryl Haworth and vaulter Stacy Dragila star in two new strength events for women

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Smoked!

A record jury verdict against Big Tobacco raises questions about the industry's future

A New Way Of Giving (The New Philanthropy)

It's taken a while, but many multimillionaires of the technology boom are now giving something back--using the methods they learned as entrepreneurs

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Books: Clintonian Rhapsody (The Arts / Books)

Joe Eszterhas drops out, tunes in and turns out a raunchy story of Clinton, sex and Hollywood

Cinema: Where's The Wow Factor? (The Arts / Cinema)

Dour and draggy, this live-action film of the Marvel comics superheroes series is less than marvelous

To Ellen, Back Again (The Arts / Show Business)

Coming out has not affected her comedy, but her audience has

The War Next Door (The Arts / Short Takes)

USA, Sunday, 9 p.m. E.T.; Manhattan, AZ, USA, Sunday, 9:30 p.m. E.T.

YOUR TIME

Overscheduled? (Personal Time / Your Family)

Here are some ways to get your family off the treadmill--and still keep the kids' piano lessons

It Pays To Know (Personal Time / Your Money)

Too many women are ignorant of their spouse's finances. If things go wrong, that could be costly

High-Tech Walking (Personal Time / Your Technology)

10,000 steps a day may keep the doctor away, but here's to the gadget that does the counting

SPECIAL SECTION

Bridal Vows Revisited (Time Select / Lifestyles)

A new generation of newlyweds and almost-weds plays by a different set of rules. For the parents of adult children, understanding these new unions may help bring peace of mind

A Home More Like Home (Time Select / Lifestyles)

For boomers, the Eden Alternative--a radical take on elder care--may be the look of the future

Nostalgia: Old Men, Old War (Time Select / Nostalgia)

A half-century later, the conflict that engulfed Korea is recalled by correspondents who covered it

PEOPLE

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