NATION

Brave New World of Milk (Protests)

Foes of biotech stir up fears about a genetically engineered hormone that boosts cows' production

Calcutta, Illinois (Cities)

Nineteen children living in squalor are the epicenter of America's most recent landscape of despair

Raw Nerves and Tax Returns (Investigations)

The record is incomplete, but new disclosures raise even more questions about Whitewater

Visions for a Shattered City (California)

Urban designers theorize how L.A. can emerge from the rubble -- and survive the dangers beneath it

WORLD

In Need of a Break (Japan)

Fresh from a battering at home, Hosokawa hopes for gentler treatment from Bill Clinton

Move Over, Yeltsin (Russia)

Taking charge of the economy, Chernomyrdin seizes the spotlight as Russia's second most powerful man

Peace Finally At Hand (Vietnam)

As Washington ends its embargo, Hanoi welcomes Yankees back, signaling a fresh start for old foes

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Clinton's Plan: DOA? (Health Care)

As critics take aim, the President ducks and weaves to defend his health-care reforms

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BUSINESS

Double Whammy (The Economy)

The Fed raises interest rates as Clinton readies a $1.5 trillion budget that contains plenty of pain

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cheap Frills (The Arts & Media Cinema)

A rogue cop's tussle with the Mob is an exercise in soft porn

Live From Death Row (Television)

A movie critique of media violence draws fire for promoting it

On Redford's Mountain (The Arts & Media Show Business)

Have the Hollywood dealmakers overwhelmed the Sundance Film Festival? Or is it the other way around?

Sleepless and Skedaddle (The Arts & Media Cinema)

Stay awake and run like hell: that's the message of this spooky third version of the sci-fi horror classic, The Body Snatchers

Solo Savagery (The Arts & Media Theater)

Eric Bogosian's fierce satire is edged with midlife lament

Taking Wing (The Arts & Media Music)

Moody rock from the Bay Area band Counting Crows

Tricky Ricky (The Arts & Media Show Business)

A master conjurer and scholar takes his bafflements onstage, accompanied only by a deck of cards

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