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FEATURES
108 HILLARY’S HIDDEN POWER
BY CARL SFERRAZZA ANTHONY
After the 1994 health care debacle, critics expected Hillary Clinton to pack up shop. Instead, she has transformed herself into a behind-the-scenes power player. As she prepares to run for the Senate, it’s clear that keeping her agenda under wraps was part of her plan. Plus: How Bobby Kennedy won over New York.
118 MILLENNIUM MAN
BY TOM DUNKEL
In his new movie, End of Days, Arnold Schwarzenegger saves the world from the devil. In real life, he’ll settle for eradicating poverty. This crusading action hero has used his star power to change the political landscape. Meet the savior of the future.
124 ALL THE RAGE
BY ROB TANNENBAUM
Rage Against the Machine has accused Bill Clinton of war crimes and demanded the retrial of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. And that’s just for starters. The group’s new album, The Battle of Los Angeles, shows why it’s the most dangerous band in America.
128 SMOKING IN THE BOARDROOM
BY JOSH YOUNG
This month’s film The Insider portrays 60 Minutes’ Mike Wallace as succumbing to corporate pressure and killing a bombshell interview with a tobacco whistle-blower. Now Wallace is fighting back against the betrayal of an old friend.
FRONT RUNNERS
21 PRIMARIES
Wes Craven on the scary state of education… Buy a piece of Monica Lewinsky… The legendary Jack Germond… Politics… Punch Lines… Scoop… We the People.
40 EYEWITNESS HOSTILE TAKEOVER
In November 1979, Barry Rosen was one of 66 Americans held hostage when supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Twenty years later, he recounts his ordeal.
42 ADVICE ASK ALFONSE
Our guidance counselor takes to the stump on the important issues of the day: the similarities between Democrats and jackasses and the odds on this year’s Super Bowl champ.
BY ALFONSE D’AMATO
44 POLL THE GEORGE BALLOT
Don’t wait until 2000 to have your say. Here’s your chance to vote on the best and worst of the year in politics.
46 RIGHT NOW HARMIN’ MIRANDA
Confessions put thousands of criminals behind bars every year. So why is Attorney General Janet Reno so opposed to fessing up?
BY ANN COULTER
48 WHITE HOUSE ROTTEN AT THE GORE
The pundits want to blame the veep’s campaign woes on his money-hungry advisers. Truth is, Al Gore’s biggest problem is Al Gore.
BY CARL M. CANNON
52 CAPITOL HILLBILLY THE CASE AGAINST CAVEMEN
House Republicans are attacking volunteerism. Why? Because national service is associated with Bill Clinton, and that’s enough to make every conservative in Congress gag.
BY PAUL BEGALA
54 TOP 10 CAMPAIGN GAFFES
Presidential candidates don’t need muckraking reporters to screw up their Oval Office ambitions. Here’s proof they can manage that all by themselves.
BY DIANE GROSS
58 PODIUM CHRIS O’DONNELL
The star of The Bachelor is ready to settle down with a good old-fashioned candidate.
60 PLAYERS THE SIN MAN
Steven Grasse’s edgy ad campaigns for booze and cigarettes have made him an industry star. Now he plans to use sex and vice to lure a new generation of voters into the GOP.
BY JAMES BURNETT
64 Q&A THIRD-DEGREE BURNS
What’s better than being president? According to Ken Burns, the king of the blockbuster documentary, it’s being…Ken Burns.
BY SARA SWITZER
66 LETTER FROM HOLLYWOOD MR. SMITH IN HELL
Kevin Smith thought Dogma would bring Catholicism to the MTV generation. But he soon found he’d need a miracle to get his message heard.
BY SHARON WAXMAN
70 MEDIA THE SECRET TRIALS OF GRETA VAN SUSTEREN
Her religion frowns upon the judicial system, and her firm’s legal tactics have prompted controversy. Is Burden of Proof’s Greta Van Susteren really the best judge of the law?
BY PAMELA HESS
78 NATIONAL YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION
Want the skinny on Campaign 2000? From the crucial races to favorite celebrity causes, here’s everything you need to know before you pull the lever.
Plus: George’s pullout guide to having a say in Election 2000.
DEPARTMENTS
12 Editor’s Letter
16 Letters
18 Contributors
142 If I Were President
Tobey Maguire signs his Cider House Rules into law.