COVER

Tower Terror (Cover Story)

A murderous explosion in the heart of New York City raises the specter of terrorism in America and sets off a feverish hunt for the bomber

NATION

Don't Fence Us In (The Administration)

For family ranchers, higher grazing fees are just the latest hardship to blow across the plains

Fire And Smoke (The Week: Nation)

A powerful bomb explodes underneath the World Trade Center

Hold That Sugar! (The Week: Nation)

Congress says it doesn't dare put stimulus ahead of deficit cutting

Rodney King (The Week: Nation)

Redux A jury impaneled, the second L.A. police trial gets under way

The Kids Down the Hall (The White House)

For the young, diverse Clinton staff, the tools of governing are R.E.M. tapes, PowerBooks and 100-page briefing papers

The Land Lord Outdoorsman (The Administration)

Bruce Babbitt aims to protect 500 million federal acres that have long been exploited for commercial purposes

WORLD

A French Big Bang (The Week World)

Rocard calls for a new political constellation to replace the Socialists

A Good Maiden Voyage (The Week World)

Warren Christopher's Middle East trip produces more than expected

At The Boiling Point (The Week World)

India's government puts a lid on a planned protest by Hindu militants

Boris, Meet Bill (The Week World)

An April U.S.-Russia summit could help Yeltsin hold his enemies at bay

In The Crossfire (Somalia)

When rival warlords open fire, a TIME journalist, Somalis and peacekeepers get caught in the middle.

Sick of It All (Italy)

Probing into an apparently bottomless political cesspool leaves the whole country feeling dirty

Time To Bow Out (The Week World)

Canada's Mulroney makes room for a new Conservative leader

WAR & TERRORISM

High-Altitude (The Balkans)

Help Clinton decides to air-drop aid into Bosnia, but the humanitarian gesture may turn out to be a high-risk venture with wide-ranging consequences

SCIENCE

Copying What Comes Naturally

Scientists are creating revolutionary new materials by imitating the weave and structure of biological designs

Eluding The White Death (Nature)

A narrow escape for five skiers lost in the Colorado snow highlights a record season of avalanches

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Treatment for MS? (The Week Health & Science)

It's too soon to tell, but a new study shows tantalizing results

Lunar Mission (The Week Health & Science)

By stabilizing Earth's tilt, the moon may have made life possible

Rethinking Ru 486 (The Week Health & Science)

With Clinton in, the French abortion pill may finally make it to the U.S.

Troy's Legend Grows (The Week Health & Science)

Fresh finds in Turkey have the dimensions to be Homer's grand city

Unreliable Breast Test (The Week Health & Science)

In younger women, mammograms don't seem to prevent cancer deaths

SOCIETY

Conflicted Custody (The Week: Society)

The Supreme Court affirms reproductive rights -- for men

Outlawing Dr. Death (The Week: Society)

Michigan tries again to put the brakes on the suicide specialist

The Boss Is Back (The Week: Society)

Steinbrenner returns to baseball, but not as a kinder, gentler George

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Scaling China's Wall (The Week: Business)

AT&T joins the crowd invading Asia's biggest and fastest-growing market

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Few Bucks, Very Big Bang (Cinema)

A nifty, no-budget movie makes Robert Rodriguez, 24, the industry's newest bet for directorial stardom

Top of The Pops: A Symphony? (Music)

Poland's Henryk Gorecki has a surprise transatlantic hit with his hypnotic Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

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