NATION

Is Bill Clinton For Real? (Cover)

Anointed -- prematurely -- as the front runner, he remains an enigma: a bold planner but poor manager, a conciliator yet sometime waffler. Still, many Democrats believe he's electable, and that's what

Nipping At Clinton's Heels

Rival Democrats attack the Arkansas Governor -- and backbite one another -- as they jockey for position in the New Hampshire primary

WORLD

El Salvador

Two Cheers for Peace A treaty may end the bloody 12-year civil war, but prosperity will prove more elusive

Kuwait's Cleanup

One year later, the country has been almost completely rebuilt, but the psychological scars will take much longer to heal

SCIENCE

The $25 Million Bird (Environment)

As endangered California condors return to the wild, the law that saved them is under attack

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BUSINESS

LAW

Corridors Of Agony

A rare look inside a juvenile court reveals a system waging a thankless struggle to save society's lost children

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

What Ever Became of NC-17? (Cinema)

It was supposed to take the stigma off the X, but the dispute over a Michael Douglas movie shows how it failed

PEOPLE

How To Repossess A Life: NORA EPHRON (Profile)

Witty NORA EPHRON takes control by telling her story her way, as a novelist, screenwriter and now as director of a touching new movie

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