COVER

DRAWING LINES AND LESSONS (Cover Stories)

A TIME FORUM EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY

NATION

THE QUICKEST FIX OF ALL (The Budget)

CONGRESS FLIRTS WITH A POLITICALLY RISKY REMEDY: PARE THE GOVERNMENT'S COST OF LIVING INCREASES

THIS TIME, PEROT WANTS A PARTY (Campaign '96)

THE TEXAS BILLIONAIRE KNOWS HE WON'T BE PRESIDENT--SO HE'S LAUNCHING A THIRD NATIONAL PARTY TO HELP DECIDE WHO WILL GET THE JOB

WORLD

THE PEACE OF THE BRAVE (Middle East)

TWO YEARS AFTER THEIR FIRST HISTORIC EMBRACE, ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS FINALLY COME TOGETHER ON HOW TO SEPARATE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

SOCIETY

RELIGION

THE CATHOLIC PARADOX

IN AMERICA THE POPE WILL DISCOVER A MYSTERY OF FAITH: A FLOCK BOTH REBELLIOUS AND INTENSELY LOYAL

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

A BLOWN BILLION

DAIWA BANK'S ROGUE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY MADE 30,000 ILLICIT TRADES. WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY NOTICE?

EDUCATION

PUTTING TONGUES IN CHECK

SHOULD BILINGUAL SCHOOLING BE SILENCED? CRITICS THINK SO, YET A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT IT WORKS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MEMOIRS: UNSENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (The Arts & Media / MEMOIRS)

A RELUCTANT AUTHOR RETRACES THE FIRST FOUR DECADES OF HIS LIFE, PROVIDING PLENTY OF GOSSIP BUT, SURPRISINGLY, SCANT SUBSTANCE

AN ACTRESS TO DIE FOR (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)

IF HOLLYWOOD NEEDS PROOF THAT NICOLE KIDMAN IS NOT JUST MRS. TOM CRUISE, HER WILY PERFORMANCE AS A BITCH GOODDESS IS IT

BOOKS: FINE TUNED (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

HIGH FIDELITY IS A TOUCHING NOVEL OF MUSIC AND LOVE

BOOKS: IN SEARCH OF THE ROMANOVS (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

THE MASS EXECUTION OF RUSSIA'S ROYAL FAMILY TRIGGERED AN UNCANNY MYSTERY UNTIL DNA TESTING PROVIDED THE SOLUTION

THEATER: COMIC TURNS (The Arts & Media / THEATER)

A NEW BROADWAY FARCE MAKES THE CONVENTIONAL CONVIVIAL

PEOPLE