NATION

CAN AL GORE BARE HIS SOUL?

WITH THE SCANDALS RECEDING, GORE TAKES AIM AT 2000. THE MAN SEEMS CAPABLE OF THE JOB. BUT FIRST HE HAS TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE

WORLD

THE CANAL CRONIES

THE U.S. PREPARES TO CEDE PANAMA THE PRECIOUS WATERWAY, BUT THE CANAL IS ALREADY UP TO ITS LOCKS IN CHARGES OF NEGLECT AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM

HEALTH & MEDICINE

NUKING YOUR BURGERS? (Health)

IT'LL KILL BACTERIA, SAYS THE FDA. BUT IRRADIATION MUST OVERCOME THE BEEFS OF PACKERS AND DOUBTS OF CONSUMERS

SOCIETY

HOW COPS GO BAD (Crime / SPECIAL REPORT)

BRUTALITY, RACISM, COVER-UPS, LIES: A GUILTY POLICE OFFICER TELLS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

BRIEFING

CAMPAIGN 2000 (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

HEY FELLAS, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AT ALL

HOLLYWOOD (Notebook / THE SCOOP)

SHAKEN AND STIRRED UP OVER ENDORSEMENTS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

DOW JONES TAKES STOCK

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL-MEDIA COMPANY MAY UNLOAD A DIVISION TO CALM HIS FAMILY OF CRITICS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA: MAD ABOUT HER (The Arts / CINEMA)

WITH A HIT SITCOM AND A STAR TURN IN A NEW MOVIE, HELEN HUNT HAS FINALLY BROKEN INTO THE BIG TIME

THE BARD OF GEN-Y (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)

HOT-WIRED INTO TODAY'S TEENS, KEVIN WILLIAMSON IS GIVING HOLLYWOOD SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT

MUSIC: CAN GARTH SAVE COUNTRY? (The Arts / MUSIC)

THE BROOKS BROTHER'S NEW CD IS AN INSTANT HIT, BUT FOR WIDER SUCCESS NASHVILLE IS LOOKING TO ITS WOMEN

YOUR TIME

KIDS WHO CARE (Time For Families: Kids Who Care / SPECIAL REPORT)

HAPPILY, NOT ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN HAVE SUCCUMBED TO DRUGS, VIOLENCE OR MATERIAL EXCESS, AS IT TURNS OUT. HERE'S A HOLIDAY TOAST TO THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE LEADING PRODUCTIVE LIVES--AND A GLIMPSE OF

PEOPLE

LETTERS