Vol. 151 No. 5
WORLD
Foreign problems are pressing for Clinton's attention. Bombing Iraq is only the first challenge
Getting Ready For War
With the peace process stalled, Yasser Arafat has developed a plan to battle the Israeli army
SCIENCE
The benefits of this bold technique outweigh the risks, and the danger is not what you think
SPORT
Amazing Grace (Olympics / Nagano 1998)
Michelle Kwan was on the sidelines in Norway, but now she's at the head of one of America's most formidable Olympic skating teams
Is The King Going To Take The Crown? (Olympics / Nagano 1998)
Street Smarts (Olympics / Nagano 1998)
The speedster has taken her falls, including one last week, but she's back and revved for gold
Highlights Of The Show (Olympics / Nagano 1998)
Rebel Revels (Olympics / Nagano 1998)
Snowboarding is the Winter Olympics' bid for youth, but not everyone is thrilled about it--including the world's top freestylist
NOTEBOOK
The Internet (The Scoop)
Should the Government Read Your Cybermail?
All Monica All The Time (Techwatch)
Milestones (Milestones)
Health Report (Health Report)
Politics (The Scoop)
Pork and the Fast Track
Broadway (The Scoop)
After a Critical Drubbing, A Show Struggles On
Capitol Hill (The Scoop)
Playing Musical Chairs With the Seats of Power
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
It's not Johnny Carson's late night anymore
Parsing It For The Kids
In which a scandal is deconstructed for touring third-graders
BUSINESS
A pact between Continental and Northwest will create a new megacarrier. More deals are in the air
Compaq's Quest for Power
Its $9 billion buyout of Digital Equipment creates a giant ready to go byte to byte with IBM
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Two journalists find that on race, truth rests in the eye of the beholder--and the color of his skin
Lost Horizons (Books)
A good mystery from a series on the badlands
As The Millennium Turns (Books)
Two clever novels set in 2000 don't take the date too seriously
The Folk Poet Of Buffalo (Music)
Ani DiFranco's new CD mixes spoken word and rock. You can do that when you're your own boss
Opening Night (Music)
A pianist takes a jazzy stroll down Broadway
SPECIAL SECTION
In a breathtaking reversal of fortunes, Clinton's popularity soars while Starr gets stuck in the mud
The Keeper of Secrets Is in Starr's Sights (Special Report)
Al's Turn For Good News? (Special Report)
What's Sex Got to Do with It? (Special Report)
Inside Starr and His Operation (Special Report)
Is this Texas minister's son cleaning up the corridors of power or waging partisan war on the President?
Laws that Run Amuck (Special Report)
Two ill-conceived laws are to blame for the current crisis in American politics
Persecuted or Paranoid? (Special Report)
A look at the motley characters behind Hillary Clinton's "vast right-wing conspiracy"
Indecent Exposure (Special Report)
Kids are learning all too much, all too fast, as charges of sex and lies beam into every home
More Froggy than the French (Special Report)
The Week Feminists Got Laryngitis (Special Report)
The Trouble with Monica (Special Report)
The woman at the scandal's heart is beset by old loves, ambitions and fantasies. Can she be believed?
Eager Minds, Big Ears (Special Report)
With a Friend Like This... (Special Report)
Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock... (Special Report)
Monica Lewinsky's past 32 months: White House glamour, ill-advised friendships, mysterious phone calls, a supercharged job hunt and too many lawyers