NATION
Campaign 2000: The Selling of George Bush (Campaign 2000)
An unlikely troupe of message makers want you to meet their man W. Can a winning personality win in November?
Unnecessary Force?
A jarring videotape of a Philadelphia arrest triggers agonizing memories--and defies easy explanations
An Rx For Pills--And Politics
What's hot this election year? Drug costs and a pair of thorny tax issues
Space Pork
It's the $96 billion space station no one seems to want. So why won't Congress kill it?
Estate Taxes
The Death-Tax Debate
Marriage-Penalty Tax
Does Wedlock Have to Hurt?
Philly's Free-Speech Face-Off (Preparing For The Convention)
Big Story, Little News
An ambitious series on race leaves more to be said
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
The Real Agenda Of Debt Relief
Why writing off debts may be good for business
When the President Is a Dissident (The Politics Of AIDS)
Forgive, But Don't Forget (Washington View)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The New Antiseptics (Medicine)
Two novel approaches to an ancient scourge could someday protect millions from runaway infections
Bioengineering: An Eye for an Eye (Medicine / Bioengineering)
SPORT
Lance Armstrong: Uphill Racer
With an awesome performance in the mountains, Lance Armstrong is poised to win the Tour encore
Meet the Power Sisters (Sydney 2000)
Weight lifter Cheryl Haworth and vaulter Stacy Dragila star in two new strength events for women
BRIEFING
Notebook: Jul. 24, 2000 (Notebook)
I Hate Myself Because I'm Beautiful (Notebook)
Whole New Shelf Life (Notebook)
Milestones Jul. 24, 2000 (Notebook / Milestones)
Camp Dick (Notebook)
DVD: Do Viewers Dig? (Notebook)
Numbers: Jul. 24, 2000 (Notebook / Numbers)
Campaign Pledge Drive: Week Seven (Notebook)
News Quiz Jul. 24, 2000 (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Stream of Unconsciousness (Essay)
Gonzo Golfers Play On Ski Slopes (American Scene)
A new generation brings its own style to a once-stately game
News Quiz Crossword Jul. 24, 2000 (News Quiz Crossword)
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
Giving Billions Isn't Easy: Bill and Melinda Gates (The New Philanthropy)
Bill and Melinda Gates
CEOs Who Install Cable In Schools: Mouse.Org (The New Philanthropy)
Mouse.Org
He Gives Best By Investing: Lawrence Ellison (The New Philanthropy)
Lawrence Ellison
The Gift of Literacy: Sally And Jim Barksdale (The New Philanthropy)
Sally And Jim Barksdale
Investing In Social Change: Ashoka (The New Philanthropy)
Ashoka
One Techie Likes To Give The Old Way: Jim Clark (The New Philanthropy)
Jim Clark
Microserf Munificence: Lily Kanter (The New Philanthropy)
Lily Kanter
Giving On A Global Scale: Ted Turner (The New Philanthropy)
Ted Turner
Venture Philanthropists: The New Schools Fund (The New Philanthropy)
The New Schools Fund
Where the Case Goes from Here (Tobacco On Trial)
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
Theater: Pipe Dreams on the Strip (The Arts / Theater)
Blue Man Group arrives, and Vegas gets a little bit hipper
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.
Books: Return of the Invasion of the Hillary Bios (The Arts / Books)
Another tell-all about her marriage actually finds new stuff to tell
Cinema: Dark House, Red Herrings (The Arts / Cinema)
The doings are familiarly evil in What Lies Beneath
Books: Movie Megacheese (The Arts / Short Takes)
Cinema: Butterfly (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Jose Luis Cuerda
Cinema: Shower (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Zhang Yang
Music: Who Is Jill Scott? (The Arts / Short Takes)
Jill Scott
Music: Lonnie Johnson: The Unsung Blues Legend (The Arts / Short Takes)
Lonnie Johnson
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
In Brief: Jul. 24, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Family)
In Brief: Jul. 24, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief: Jul. 24, 2000 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
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
Travel: Tales Of The Naked City (Time Select / Travel)
Everyone else at Le Cap d'Agde's naturist resort thinks nothing of wearing nothing. Why not you?
Nostalgia: Old Men, Old War (Time Select / Nostalgia)
A half-century later, the conflict that engulfed Korea is recalled by correspondents who covered it
For Superhighway Late Starters (Time Select / Technology)
E-mail and Web access made simple for folks of all ages