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TABLE OF CONTENTS
35 PRIMARIES
Ken Starr gets a makeover…Bad-mouthing Bill Clinton…a pol’s perfect Christmas present…Al Gore’s big date.
48 WASHINGTON
The Top Ten Ways to Win Power in D.C.
In the nation’s capital, you don’t get ahead by working weekends. Real influence comes from mastering these easy steps. BY GRETCHEN CRAFT RUBIN
62 RANT! Coffee All the Way
It’s coffee, not cults, that fuels Washington scandals. Did Starbucks pay for product placement in the Starr report? BY SHIVANI GIOVANI
64 WHITE HOUSE
Clinton’s Other Woman Problem
Even before this year’s revelations, working with Bill Clinton wasn’t easy for female employees. How White House women are coping. BY RICHARD BLOW
66 QUIPS
We Can’t Handle the Truth
The U.S., this writer says, is a nation of liars. Without them, the fabric of society would unravel and Clinton would become a meme. BY WILL DURST
68 AMERICAN DREAMS
Is Anybody Home?
On Rwanda, teenagers are struggling to fill the shoes of their dead parents. The U.S. needs to get over the Lewinsky debacle and start addressing these real tragedies. BY NAOMI WOLF
72 EYEWITNESS
The One That Got Away
It was quite a catch: 60 years ago, this scientist stumbled upon a 127-pound coelacanth, a fish that was long thought to be extinct. BY MARJORIE COURTENAY-LATIMER
74 BETWEEN THE LINES
The Hating Game
It’s all about timing. The president used a gay student’s death to push a hate-crime bill. There couldn’t be a better example of the intentional misuse of good intentions. BY TONY BLANKLEY
78 SCANDAL
To Descent Into the D.C. Maelstrom
In his first monthly dispatch, our writer delivers the skinny on a frenzied Capitol Hill, where pols must choose between a tacky Bill Clinton and right-wing mullahs. BY DAVID BROCK
82 HISTORY
Sex & Lies Kentucky Style
While Breckinridge was a rising congressional star, until he romanced a 17-year-old student. Their love affair would wreck his political career. BY JOHN SOLOMON
85 THE GEORGE POWER 50
Want to know who has clout in Washington, and who doesn’t? An insider’s guide to 1998’s big winners and plunging politicians.
DEPARTMENTS
20 Editor’s Letter
22 Letters
26 Contributors
30 We the People
60 Scoop
134 Horoscope
136 If I Were President: Maya Angelou
On the heels of her directorial debut, this renowned poet outlines her dream administration, in which fried chicken dinners are ubiquitous and everyone has a job.