NATION

THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

FORGET THE BUDGET CONSENSUS. NOW CLINTON WANTS TO KEEP REPUBLICANS OFF GUARD BY BEING NICE TO KIDS

BORDER SKIRMISH

A TEEN'S DEATH FORCES THE MILITARY TO QUESTION ITS ROLE IN FIGHTING DRUGS

A BEATING IN BROOKLYN

NEW YORK'S FINEST COME UNDER FIRE AFTER A HAITIAN MAN IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, ALLEGEDLY BY COPS

INVASION OF PRIVACY

OUR RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE HAS DISAPPEARED, BIT BY BIT, IN LITTLE BROTHERLY STEPS. STILL, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING IN RETURN--AND IT'S NOT ALL BAD

A HEART IN HER HAND

THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON JONBENET RAMSEY IS FINALLY RELEASED, AS HER PARENTS INVESTIGATE THEIR OWN LEADS

FEEDING THE FLOCK

ENABLED BY A NEW LAW, CHURCHES STEP INTO THE GAP LEFT BY THE FAILURE OF TRADITIONAL WELFARE

WORLD

THE POLITICS OF FAMINE

MILLIONS IN NORTH KOREA FACE STARVATION. BUT EVERYONE INSISTS ON PLAYING CYNICAL GAMES WITH THEIR LIVES

HEALTH & MEDICINE

DOCTORS' DILEMMA (Medicine)

THE A.M.A. PUTS ITS SEAL ON SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, BUT THE CONTROVERSIAL DEAL PRODUCES A RASH OF PROTEST

SOCIETY

SPARE THE ROD? MAYBE (Behavior)

A STUDY INDICATES A HALT TO SPANKING COULD REDUCE THE NATIONAL LEVEL OF VIOLENCE; CRITICS ARE DOUBTFUL

BRIEFING

PAULA JONES (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

IT'S ALWAYS A BATTLE BETWEEN LOVE AND MONEY

SWISS FINANCE (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

LIKE, SAY, BANKING FOR CHOCOLATE?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

CHECKING INTO CUBA?

AFTER YEARS OF BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE ISLAND, U.S. HOTELIERS LINK UP WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE KEYS

ELDERSCAM

REACH OUT AND BILK SOMEONE OVERLY TRUSTING SENIORS ARE FALLING VICTIM TO A SOPHISTICATED INDUSTRY OF SLICK-TALKING FLIMFLAM ARTISTS TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY $40 BILLION A YEAR

EDUCATION

THIS IS MATH?

SUDDENLY, MATH BECOMES FUN AND GAMES. BUT ARE THE KIDS REALLY LEARNING ANYTHING?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: IN HIS PRIME (The Arts / CINEMA)

ONCE HOLLYWOOD'S FEISTIEST BAD BOY, SEAN PENN IS NOW A STERN, LOVING DAD. BUT AS SHE'S SO LOVELY PROVES, HE'S STILL A TERRIFIC ACTOR

BOOKS: A CHARMING MONSTER (The Arts / BOOKS)

JONATHAN YARDLEY TELLS THE STORY OF FREDERICK EXLEY, A VERY GOOD WRITER BUT A VEXING MAN

PEOPLE

LETTERS