COVER

Las Vegas, U.S.A. (Cover Story)

Booming with three new mega-hotel-casinos, the city now seems mainstream. But that's only because the rest of America has become a lot more like Vegas

NATION

The House That Hillary Built (The Administration)

In their Arkansas real estate venture, the Clintons depended on the buddy system -- probably too much

WORLD

SOCIETY

Death on Delivery (Crime)

On the third day of Christmas, a spurned lover sends lethal gifts to a family that did not want him

RELIGION

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BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Date with an Angel, Take Two (The Arts & Media Cinema)

In a wondrous mess of a sequel to Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders brings his heavenly spirits to earth in chaotic Berlin

Less Than Fair (The Arts & Media Theater)

Tinkering with a beloved musical is risky business

Pop Fiction's Prime Provocateur (The Arts & Media Profile)

Seize the day's subject is the megabuck rule Michael Crichton follows, so his new novel puts a reverse twist on sexual harrassment

Swaying the Home Jury (The Arts & Media Television)

The Menendez trial has been a long-running soap opera -- and a high-profile attraction -- for cable's Court TV

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