COVER

Destination Haiti

Under fire or in a friendly takeover, with Cedras in power or in exile, American troops were on their way in

NATION

Besuboru Like It Oughta Be (Chronicles)

Unlike its American cousin, Japanese major league baseball (pronounced besuboru) is in the grip of pennant fever:

Early Birds on Parade (Republicans)

It's a long way to November 1996, but with Bill Clinton looking beatable, the field of eager G.O.P. presidential hopefuls is already getting crowded

Flight of the Intruder (The White House)

A disturbed man's crash on the South Lawn exposes the White House's vulnerability to sneak air attacks

The Sons Also Rise (Elections)

To everyone's surprise except their dad's, the Bush brothers are real contenders in Texas and Florida

SCIENCE

The Khan Collection

A trove of archaeological treasures proves the Mongols and their monarch were surprisingly civilized

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Cornering a Killer (Medicine)

After four years of searching, researchers pinpoint the location of a gene that causes breast cancer

SOCIETY

Officers on the Edge

A spate of suicides has U.S. police reviewing how to help cops cope with pressures on -- and off -- the job

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

Hooked Up to the Max

Will America Online, Prodigy and CompuServe lose their clout when the Internet comes to town?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BOOKS: Egotists (Arts & Media / BOOKS)

Gail Godwin likes her people, perhaps a bit too much

FASHION: Getting a Leg Up (Arts & Media / FASHION)

For that hot, sexy look, thigh-highs are the thing for runway models and grannies

CINEMA: L.A. Futzing (Arts & Media / CINEMA)

The New Age aims for chic anomie but is merely boring

ROCK: Monster Music (Arts & Media / ROCK)

R.E.M., One of America's best bands, is back with its loudest, boldest album

BOOKS: Snowbound (Arts & Media / BOOKS)

On a remote island, a vivid tale of clashing cultures

MUSIC: The Mating Game (Arts & Media / MUSIC)

A sparkling new opera based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses delivers a morality tale about the machinations of love

TO OUR READERS

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