NATION

THE ROUGH POLITICS OF VIRTUE

AS CLINTON AND DOLE TRY TO OUTMORALIZE EACH OTHER AND CLAIM THE MIDDLE GROUND, BOTH ARE FIRING NASTY SALVOS THAT CALL INTO QUESTION THEIR OWN INTEGRITY

THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

A '60S-STYLE CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PUT KIDS FIRST IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET BATTLES AND THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

IT TAKES A SCHOOL

A NEW APPROACH TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STARTS AT BIRTH AND DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE BELL RINGS

WORLD

GUNS AND POSES

AK-47S, CD PIRACY, NUCLEAR SALES--WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS?

GIVING THE BIG KISS-OFF

YELTSIN HAS ALL BUT LOST HIS MILITARY'S SUPPORT. TO GET IT BACK, HE MAY HAVE TO FIRE HIS DEFENSE MINISTER

BALKAN ENEMY NO. 1

THE WHITE HOUSE NEEDS TO GET RID OF KARADZIC SO BOSNIA CAN HAVE ELECTIONS AND CLINTON CAN WIN HIS

A MONARCH IN NAME ONLY

DEBILITATED BY A STROKE, KING FAHD MAY SOON LEAVE SAUDI ARABIA FOR SPAIN, PERHAPS NEVER TO RETURN

SCIENCE

A KILLER RUNS THROUGH IT (Environment)

A MYSTERIOUS PARASITE IS WIPING OUT THE WILD TROUT IN SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS STREAMS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

INVESTORS RUSH THE NET

CONSUMERS ARE DROPPING TRADITIONAL BROKERS FOR THE INTERNET, WHERE STOCKS CAN BE TRADED ON THE CHEAP

SHORT-SHIRTED IN MAINE

HATHAWAY EMPLOYEES MEET A TOUGH CEO'S DEMAND TO DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY. THEY MAY FACE THE AX ANYWAY

MAGELLAN'S NEW DIRECTION

STEADY ROBERT STANSKY REPLACES THE CONTROVERSIAL JEFFREY VINIK AT THE NATION'S BIGGEST MUTUAL FUND

LAW

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION: TV'S BLACK FLIGHT (The Arts / TELEVISION)

THE FALL SCHEDULES ARE OUT, AND SHOWS WITH PREDOMINANTLY MINORITY CASTS HAVE LANDED IN THE LOW-RENT NEIGHBORHOODS

TELEVISION: ABSOLUTELY FATUOUS (The Arts / TELEVISION)

FASHION ISN'T BORING. BUT THE SPATE OF CABLE PROGRAMS DEVOTED TO IT COULD MAKE YOU LONG FOR A SHOW ABOUT CUTE CPAS

MUSIC: OLDER BUT NOT WISER (The Arts / MUSIC)

GEORGE MICHAEL, LIONEL RICHIE AND PATTI SMITH HAVE ALL COME OUT OF HIBERNATION WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR THEIR TIME OFF

BOOKS: RICH MAN, POOR MAN (The Arts / BOOKS)

DESPITE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES, J.F.K. AND NIXON HAD MUCH IN COMMON. A NEW BOOK EXAMINES THEIR UNEASY FRIENDSHIP

BOOKS: YOURS, MINE AND OURS (The Arts / BOOKS)

A NEW LOOK AT THE ANCIENT, ENDURING TURF WAR AMONG MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS AND JEWS OVER JERUSALEM'S SACRED GEOGRAPHY