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TO OUR READERS 4

LETTERS 9

CHRONICLES 15

MILESTONES 21

TIME ON CAPITOL HILL 23 !

COVER: Fighting a Human Wave 28

Stashing Cuban rafters in tents at Guantanamo is a stopgap, not a policy.

But 35 years of cold war demonology keep Clinton from initiating broad

negotiations with Fidel Castro.

Inside Cuba: The people explain why some stay and some go

POLITICS: Reform's Fading Heartbeat 40

The President scores on crime, but health reform looks dead

THE PRESIDENCY: Mastering the Art of Relaxation 44

Workaholic Clinton craves rest, Scrabble and Big Thoughts

FAMILIES: A Daughter's Final Gift 45

A young woman's heart is transplanted into her father

Law: A brutal week for Simpson's defense 45

MEXICO: Clean and Cautious 48

In a well-monitored election, the voters stick with the familiar

NORTHERN IRELAND: An End to the Crying Game? 50

A glimmer of hope that peace may be around the corner

NORTH KOREA: What's the Meaning of This? 51

Oddities and nonhappenings hint at trouble for Kim

ENVIRONMENT: Defusing the Population Bomb 52

It's the Catholic-Muslim alliance against the feminists in Cairo

BUSINESS: A Mogul on the Loose 54

Disney's Jeffrey Katzenberg is walking into the unknown

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Now That's Entertainment! 56

The Bells team up with Hollywood in the race for two-way TV

COMMERCE: Bargain Basement U.S.A. 58

The weak dollar creates a shopping mecca for foreign tourists

JUSTICE: Keeping Out the Ex-Cons 59

Citizens rally to bar released prisoners from their towns

SOCIETY: Down and Out in Paradise 60

Boomtown service workers find jobs but can't make the rent

HEALTH: Could Too Little Fat Be Dangerous? 62

A new study creates another gnawing dilemma for dieters

MEDICINE: Close Call with a Deadly Virus 63

A Yale scientist's infection prompts calls for tighter lab security

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Cinema: How a thrilling $50 million movie fell to pieces

64

Ideas: "Zines" are the voices of the underground 68

Pop: Boyz II Men unabashedly sing love songs 70

Books: Bob Evans, Mr. Vertigo and Dixie crime 72

Music: Dawn Upshaw has a gorgeous crossover album 78

Royals: Princess Diana's hang-ups 79

PEOPLE 81

ESSAY 82

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