COVER

Truth, Justice and the Reno Way

Clinton's popular, straight-talking Attorney General wants to revolutionize law enforcement, but will the White House let her?

NATION

Snakes Or Ladders! (Politics)

A controversial Supreme Court decision on racial redistricting uncovers a can of worms. Or is it a string of pearls?

WORLD

Broken Spirits (Iraq)

Isolated and impoverished, Iraqis must endure Saddam and the U.S. missile attack designed to unnerve him

Tokyo's No Star Line-Up

On the eve of their economic summit, the world's leaders, suffering from an absence of vision, seem smaller than the problems they face

SCIENCE

It's Nature, Stupid (Environment)

In the owls-vs.-jobs conflict, Clinton says it's not just the economy that matters

HEALTH & MEDICINE

A Growing Controversy (Medicine)

Should researchers stop a study that gives healthy kids a drug to make them taller?

An Old New Drug for AIDS (Medicine)

The notorious sedative thalidomide may give doctors another weapon to fight a modern plague

SOCIETY

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BUSINESS

Where the New Taxes Hit Home (The Economy)

The poor will benefit, the rich will bear the burden, and everyone will pay a little at the pump

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Biography Or Soap Opera? (Books)

A forthcoming volume on Teddy Kennedy draws some fire for creating the thoughts and words of its subject

Pete, We Can Hear You (Show Business)

Who's afraid of getting old? With a Tony for Tommy and a terrific new album, Pete Townshend is in his prime.

SPECIAL SECTION

Mississippi Rising (Disasters)

Its waters swollen by weeks of rain, the Mississippi overflows its banks and inundates five states

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