COVER

NATION

Awkward Timing (The Week: Nation)

A grand jury charges Weinberger anew, involving George Bush

Perot-Noia (U.S. Campaign)

Throughout the campaign, Perot complained that no one wanted to talk about the issues. But often his judgment became the issue.

Proving A Negative (The Week: Nation)

A Russian official finds no evidence that Alger Hiss was a spy

WORLD

A Test of Intentions (The Week World)

Middle East peace talks plod on, despite fighting along Israel's border

Boris Barks Back (The Week World)

Yeltsin moves to fend off Russia's increasingly hostile Old Guard

Them Again (The Week World / Et Cetera)

Them Again

John Major: Victor Beware (Britain)

John Major's status quo policies may have won him re-election, but they have failed to repair theeconomy

What Deal? (The Week World)

London and Beijing bicker over how democratic Hong Kong should be

France: Where Children Come First (Europe)

Instead of just talking about family values, France offers a wide range of programs from the cradle to the grave to promote a more stable, equitable and caring society

SCIENCE

A Thousand Points of Blight (Environment)

From fuel spills and toxic wastes to live shells and lethal landfills, the U.S. military is the nation's No. 1 polluter

Search for The Wolf (Nature)

Ranchers and animal lovers have fought for years over plans to bring the predator back to Yellowstone. Now the beast may be taking the matter into its own paws.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Shot in the Arm (The Week Health & Science)

The FDA approves a controversial birth control injection

Heads Up (The Week Health & Science)

A comet may strike the earth in mid-August . . . of the year 2126

SOCIETY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Calling Dr. Huxtable! (The Week: Business)

Bill Cosby eyes NBC, but will he have a prescription for the ailing network?

License Suspended (The Week: Business)

GM's chairman takes the fall, but his company is still speeding downhill

Tips From The Master (The Week: Business)

How to make a billion while all around you lose their shirts

EDUCATION

The Tuition Game

Advisers offer perplexed parents clever college-aid schemes. But where's the line between working the system -- and cheating it?

LAW

Sting The President (Justice)

How the FBI tried to ensnare a Bush campaign official on a tip from Ross Perot

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Aladdin's Magic (Cinema)

The funny, fabulous feature from Disney heralds a new Golden Age of animation

PEOPLE

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