NATION

A Question of Character

Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill were both known for truthfulness and integrity -- until now A Reputation For Integrity

Hill Vs. Thomas: An Ugly Circus

Into the arena there came two gladiators, fourteen Senators and an audience of millions. But could anyone possibly declare victory when the spectacle was so repellent?

Office Crimes

In a matter of hours, a new vocabulary of laws and risks and expectations entered the language of the factory floor and the tower suite

The Stereotypes of Race

Both Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas must overcome realities and myths to get a fair hearing from society

The Ultimate Men's Club

As pampered denizens of a virtually all-male bastion, many Senators were slow to grasp the seriousness of the sexual-harassment issue

WORLD

Middle East Must We Talk? Now?

As the date for a peace conference nears, Israel and the Arabs show acute discomfort at the idea of being face to face

SCIENCE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

When Your Doctor Has AIDS (Health)

Bucking an emotional national crusade, New York decides not to force physicians to tell their patients

SOCIETY

Going Abroad to Find a Baby

The laws of supply and demand have led to a boom in overseas adoption, but the quest can be lengthy, expensive and sometimes morally troubling

PRESS

STYLE & DESIGN

A Grand New Getty (Design)

Architect Richard Meier's model for a sprawling art center shows there's lots of verve left in American modernism

TECHNOLOGY

The World on a Screen

Interactive multimedia could bring a universe of words, sounds and pictures to our fingertips, but today's systems are still a jumble

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BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Dead End on Sesame Street (Cinema)

Corrupt and corrosive, the big town may be no place to live any more, but Hollywood still likes to visit

Real-Life Davids vs. Goliaths (Show Business)

When amateurs take on the American Gladiators, it makes for a TV show, toys and -- who knows? -- maybe even a movie

Walking Old Tom's Grand Grid (Books)

In faded towns of central Kansas, ghosts and live inhabitants sleep squared to the world, neatly, like accountant's figures

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