NATION

Million-Dollar Bill (Politics)

He promised to shun the fat cats, but now Clinton keeps the cash flowing into Democratic war chests

WORLD

As The Plutonium Cools (Diplomacy)

After a visit from Carter, Kim Il Sung promises to freeze his bomb program, and the U.S. agrees to talks

Moscow: City On Edge (Russia)

Mired in squalor, awash in glitz, Moscow struggles to find a sense of itself

The Narco-Candidate? (Colombia)

A newly elected President is hit with charges that Cali drug lords helped finance his campaign

SCIENCE

The Backyard Besieged (Environment)

Environmentalists and regulators want to stifle that suburban icon, the noisy, air-fouling lawn mower

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Is This the Last Best Hope? (Health Care)

A clutch of Senators comes up with a plan that falls far short of Clinton's dreams, but it may be passable

Moms, Kids and AIDS (Medicine)

Can testing and treatment before and after birth help thousands of youngsters threatened by HIV?

SOCIETY

Killing The Psychic Pain (Ethics)

A Dutch court says doctors can assist suicides of depressed but physically healthy patients

When Violence Hits Home (Behavior)

Suddenly, domestic abuse, once perniciously silent, is exposed for its brutality in the wake of a highly public scandal

SPORT

The Boys of Soccer (World Cup)

The U.S. surprised a sturdy Colombian squad. But can the Dream Team continue its upstart upsets?

TECHNOLOGY

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BUSINESS

Oil: Black Gold Rush

One of history's great oil scrambles is under way as new fields open up abroad

LAW

Playing to the Crowd (Justice)

Lawyers do battle over O.J. and sympathy as the scandal of the year enters the courts

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

ART: Salvador Dali: Baby Dali (Arts & Media / ART)

An exhibit shows that the young Salvador Dali thought he could do anything, and he almost could

THEATER: Gag Orders (Arts & Media / THEATER)

Paul Rudnick's The Naked Truth is just a joke machine

BOOKS: Lotus Land No More (Arts & Media / BOOKS)

A writer travels around California, where he lived in 1969, and finds much altered

MUSIC: Party's Over (Arts & Media / MUSIC)

The Beastie Boys aren't as much fun as they used to be

BOOKS: The Dreamy Impresario (Arts & Media / BOOKS)

Lincoln Kirstein recounts his gilded youth and the path that led him to George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet

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