Vol. 152 No. 26
NATION
The air assault battered Iraq, but it hasn't wiped out the threat posed by Saddam's secret lethal arsenal
At Ground Zero
Washington Burning
For only the second time in history, the House impeaches the President as bombs burst in air and partisanship flares out of control
The Speaker Who Never Was
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Genetics (The Scoop)
What If They Cloned a Man and Nobody Cared?
Milestones (Milestones)
The Pop Life (The Scoop)
Hip-Hopping to the Church on Time
Movies (The Scoop)
Is It Science Fiction or Is It Scientology?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
In a year overwhelmed by a certain political controversy, many other stories had briefer moments in the media sun. Here are the sequels
How We Made the Choice
It wasn't easy, because the meaning of the year kept shifting
The Story of the Year
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Christmas is supposed to bring tidings of comfort and joy, but you won't find much of that at the 'plexes this season. Instead the big holiday films are about war, cancer and industrial pollution
Tuning Up New Tenors (The Arts / Music)
Pavarotti and Domingo are nearing the end of their reigns. The search is on for heirs apparent
The Case Against Leo (The Arts / Theater)
An infamous lynching becomes a somber musical
The Fashion Book (The Arts / Short Takes)
The Editors of Phaidon Press
Rebecca Romijn (The Arts / Q&A)
Room for Improvement (The Arts / Theater)
Nicole Kidman is here! Now stop the hype!
...Baby One More Time (The Arts / Short Takes)
Britney Spears
The Restraint Of Beasts (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Magnus Mills
Treasures From Mount Vernon: George Washington Revealed New-York Historical Society (The Arts / Short Takes)
Powder Her Face (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Thomas Ades
Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood (The Arts / Short Takes)
DMX
Our Mutual Friend (The Arts / Short Takes)
PBS, Jan. 3, 9 p.m. E.T.
YOUR TIME
As Infinity's offering shows, you should look beyond the prospectus before buying stock
Favorite Things (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I've made up my list and checked it twice. Here's a rundown of gadgets I love
Healthy Germs (Personal Time / Your Health)
What's the next trend at your health-food store? Bacteria that fight diarrhea and other illnesses
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS HE SAID, SHE SAID NAMES AND NUMBERS AROUND THE GLOBE THE YEAR IN ARTS NATION AND THE WORLD
Images '98 (Images '98)
A Mac For All Seasons (Hero Of The Year)
Mark McGwire's 70 home runs shattered the most magical record in sports and gave America a much-needed hero
Mark Of Excellence (Hero Of The Year)
To reach the summit, McGwire overcame a failed marriage, a crisis of confidence and a pain-racked body. What bred the will to succeed?
Mi Amigo Mark (Hero Of The Year)
PEOPLE
There is rubble everywhere around us now. The fate of a President moved from the hands of a flushed girl on a rope line to the halls of a howling Congress in battle fatigues. Civility, long rationed,
The Clinton In Us All (Men Of The Year)
Those who hate him seem to bear more than a passing resemblance to him
The Better Half (Men Of The Year)
During her husband's greatest crisis, Hillary has come into her own
How Starr Sees It (Men Of The Year)
Probing the prosecutor: a TIME investigation and Starr's first major print interview
Where The Right Went Wrong (Men Of The Year)
In backing Starr's witch hunt, conservatives fell in love with Big Government
The Rest Of Monica (Men Of The Year)
A satirist looks into his crystal ball and foresees Lewinsky's future
The Indiscreet Charm Of Lucianne (Men Of The Year)
Her cocktail of sex and gossip proved irresistible, if not deadly
The Friend From Hell (Men Of The Year)
The Outrage That Wasn't (Men Of The Year)
The heartland spoke, and it said, "Nobody's perfect"
People
TIME & The Presidency (Men Of The Year)