February 1, 1999 | Vol. 153 No. 4

The Last Campaign

Forget about compartments. Everything Clinton did during his amazing week served one purpose: to save his skin

Can Bradley Catch Up?

He lags far behind the fast-starting Gore but hopes that his underdog strategy will even the race

All Quiet on the Insider Front

Suddenly the Senators to see were no longer a reporter's best friends

Right Back at You

Cheryl Mills holds a mirror up to the G.O.P.

Social Security: Sticking His Neck Out

China's Arms Race

The world's most populous country wants the world's best military. Here's a look at its plan

Triggerman's Blues

Raul Salinas is given 50 years for a murder plot that stunned Mexico. Now the killer talks to TIME

Eyewitness: An Experiment in Voting, If Not Democracy

The Suicide Seeds (Environment)

Terminator genes could mean big biotech bucks--but big trouble too, as a grass-roots protest breaks out on the Net

The People Vs. HMOs (Health)

You can sue your neighbor. You can sue your boss. You can even sue the President. But most Americans can't sue their health insurer. Reform is afoot to change that

When Fido Gets Phobic (Behavior)

With everything from drugs to day care, neurotic pooches can now get in touch with their inner dog

From IPOs To UFOs

Joe Firmage was a Silicon Valley whiz kid with a golden touch on the Web. Then he met an alien

The View From Microsoft

Bill Gates sees the world very differently from his antitrust pursuers. Could it be that he is right?

Notebook: Feb. 1, 1999 (Notebook)

Sexgate (Notebook / The Scoop)

Starr's Top Deputy: Have Gun, Will Travel

Antichrist Like Me (Notebook)

Milestones Feb. 1, 1999 (Notebook / Milestones)

Publishing: Hillary Offered $5 Million To Tell (Almost) All (Notebook / The Scoop)

Hillary Offered $5 Million To Tell (Almost) All

The Art World (Notebook / The Scoop)

Changing the Paintings As Fast as the Sheets

The Worst Idea of the Decade (Essay)

In a crowded contest, the nod goes to Clinton's Social Security investment plan

Roll Away, Roll Away (American Scene)

Jim Wilkinson's ministerial territory is spread over 1,808 watery miles

Shades of the Future (Viewpoint)

Will race provide the midcentury crisis?