NATION

PAYING THE PRICE

TALK ABOUT ETHICS CHARGES! BREAKING THE RULES WILL COST NEWT GINGRICH $300,000

GUESS WHO'S LISTENING

FOR MILLIONS OF SCANNERS, OVERHEARD CONVERSATIONS PROVIDE A FREE, UNFILTERED WINDOW ON THE WORLD

PRESIDENTIAL PEN PALS

THEIR LOYALTY HAS EARNED THEM ACCESS TO THE MOST EXCLUSIVE ZIP CODE AND FAX NUMBER IN AMERICA: THE ONES THAT GET LETTERS STRAIGHT TO THE OVAL OFFICE

SITUATION TRAGEDY

ENNIS COSBY'S MURDER VIOLATES THE COZY BARRIER BETWEEN SITCOM AND REALITY

'HE WAS MY HERO'

IT WAS ANOTHER L.A. MURDER, BUT WHEN THE VICTIM TURNED OUT TO BE THE SON OF A BELOVED TELEVISION FATHER, IT WAS AS IF AMERICA HAD SUFFERED A DEATH IN THE FAMILY

WORLD

HEALTH & MEDICINE

U.S. BEEF (Health)

COULD MAD COW DISEASE STRIKE HERE? A YEAR AFTER THE BRITISH CATTLE SCARE, SOME SCIENTISTS FEAR A BROADER OUTBREAK OF THE MYSTERIOUS DISEASE

SOCIETY

THE PERILS OF PIZZA HUT

STRIVING TO PROTECT ITS DRIVERS, IT SENDS MIXED SIGNALS--AND NO PIES--TO A KANSAS CITY SCHOOL

POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL

THE AMERICANIZATION OF OKSANA HAS GONE AWRY, AND A DRUNKEN-DRIVING CHARGE IS THE LATEST CONSEQUENCE

SPORT

LEADERS OF THE PACK

HOW BRETT FAVRE AND REGGIE WHITE HAVE RETURNED A TOWN AND ITS TEAM TO GREATNESS

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

GUESS GETS OUT

THE JEANS COMPANY, BESET BY RIVALS AND UNION ORGANIZERS, BOLTS FOR MEXICO

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC: ORCHESTRATING A REVIVAL (The Arts / MUSIC)

CAN SUPERTENOR PLACIDO DOMINGO AND CONDUCTOR LEONARD SLATKIN TURN WASHINGTON INTO THE NATION'S CAPITAL OF CULTURE?

HUES YOU CAN USE (The Arts / DESIGN)

WILL THAT TAUPE FABRIC STILL BE HOT NEXT YEAR? STAND BY. THE COLOR CARTEL IS ON THE JOB

BOOKS: HERO OR HUMBUG? (The Arts / BOOKS)

A DISCERNING BIOGRAPHY ANALYZES THE LIFE OF A FAMED CHILD THERAPIST

BOOKS: OPEN BOOK (The Arts / BOOKS)

WHY LIBERALS TOO SHOULD BE ABLE TO BIBLE-THUMP

PEOPLE

LETTERS