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This article focuses on prevailing political conditions in the U.S., as of March 8, 1999. Within hours of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's announcement of the U.S. President Bill Clinton's acquittal, a multilateral chorus announced it was time to move on. With the impeachment slogfest over, Congressional Democrats, particularly the liberals, once again face the ever-aggravating matter of theft thorny relationship with Clinton. For months Clinton's most generous supporters have been left-leaning House Democrats, including Barney Frank and the Congressional Black Caucus.

Emphasizes that the O.J. Simpson trial has generated two utterly opposed views of who is guilty--Simpson for murder, or the Los Angeles police for tainting the evidence against him. The view that both views might be true, but submerged by the emotions stirred up by the trial; Mark Fuhrman's critical role in collecting evidence; The possible verdict outcomes; Urging of `jury nullification' by defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran; Main points for jury to discuss.

This article presents information on world politics. The Judiciary Committee of the United States appeared certain at press time to vote out at least one, and possibly as many as four, articles of impeachment. The draft charges included perjury, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. British Home Secretary Jack Straw has held firm and allowed a quarter-century of pent-up justice to take its course against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. At last the 83-year-old former general will have to account for the more than 3,000 corpses that mark his legacy.

Evaluates the O.J. Simpson trial since the resting of the prosecution's case. The successful presentation of the defense team led by Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. in establishing reasonable doubt by offering alternate crime scenarios as well as poking pinholes in the testimony; Questioning whether or not Simpson will testify; Hopes for an outright acquittal; Appearance of forensics expert Henry Lee as the grand finale for the defense.

Focuses on the life and works of Queen Noor, a human rights advocate in Washington D.C. Family background; Commitment to human rights and campaigns to improve the lives of women in the Middle East; Achievements in life.

Discusses the significance of the increase in the number of multicultural citizens in the United States. Projection that whites would no longer hold the majority of the U.S. population midway trough the 21st century; Breakdown of the classic line between blacks and whites into a polygon of dueling ethnicities. INSETS: You can't be a fairy.;Who would `see the Asian in me'?;A mother's cry: `My son is three races'..

Reports on the controversy surrounding Proposition 226 which is being voted on in California in 1998. How the proposition would require unions to get annual written permission from each member before using any part of membership dues for political purposes; Reasons for the controversy; Politicians involved; Comments.

Focuses on a series of articles written for the San Jose, California newspaper `Mercury News,' by Gary Webb, which alleged that the crack epidemic in Los Angeles was started by Nicaraguan drug suppliers who used their profits to support the antigovernment rebels known as the contras. Possible CIA links to the drug suppliers; Reactions to the story; The recantation of some of the story's veracity by editor Jerry Ceppos.

Discusses two right-to-die cases scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court in January 1997. Details of the cases, Vacco v. Quill and Washington v. Glucksberg; The Court's handling of Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health in 1990; Comments from physician and assisted-suicide proponent Timothy Quill; Amicus briefs filed by organizations; Arguments for and against bans on assisted suicide; Attorneys Laurence Tribe and Kathryn Tucker.

Focuses on the mutiny staged by jurors in the Simpson double murder trial. Juror anger about the dismissal of three deputies who were guarding the group; Number of jurors that have been dismissed since the trial began; Judge Lance Ito, and criticisms from some corners that he may have been talking too freely with the jurors; Other issues.

Discusses the illness that is baffling scientists and panicking the Navajo nation, an outbreak of unidentified illness that has claimed the lives of 11 people. Almost all victims from reservation which stretches across New Mexico, Arizona and Utah; How the malady begins; Two bacteria among suspects; A virus topping list of culprits; Indian customs complicating search for culprit; Illness does not appear to be contagious.

Discusses the controversy at the high school of the middle-class Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood. Sheriff's deputies arrested eight boys and one young man on more than 17 felony charges; Charges dropped on all but one boy for allegedly having sex with a 10-year-old girl; Some of boys' parents seem unperturbed; Girls who complained are being labeled `slut'; Boys who participated are being cheered; School planning several date rape and sexual harassment assemblies.

Reports that problems with jurors are threatening the proceedings in the civil trial against O.J. Simpson. Questioning of jurors by Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki about letters sent to them from members of the jury that acquitted Simpson of murder charges; The dismissal of juror Rosemary Caraway; Speculation as to the significance of the controversy.

Discusses O.J. Simpson's January 1997 testimony in the wrongful-death civil lawsuit against him. His version of his life with his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson; The questioning of Simpson's lawyer Robert Baker; His detailing of his childhood and athletic achievements; Simpson's demeanor while testifying; Speculation as to how effective the testimony might be.

Discusses former National Football League (NFL) player and accused murderer O.J. Simpson's battle to gain custody of his two children. The wrongful-death civil suit filed against Simpson by the families of murder victims Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman; Superior Court Judge Nancy Wieben Stock, who will make the custody decision; The likelihood of Simpson winning custody; The effect of the civil case on the custody case; Speculation as to the children's views.

Reports that Robert Roberson, a Pentecostal lay preacher and his wife were cleared of child molestation in Wenatchee, Washington. The accusations of detective Robert Perez resulting in 40 adults charged in sex crimes; Attorney General Janet Reno asking her civil rights division to review the case.

Features the opinions of Gil Garcetti, the Los Angeles District Attorney, who is considered to be the micromanager of the O.J. Simpson case. Why having a racially mixed jury was important to Garcetti; The importance of opening the case with evidence of domestic violence; Acknowledgement that unprecedented resources were allocated to this case; Unprecedented media scrutiny of prosecution team led by Marcia Clark.

Discusses the possibility that the County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles will be closed down due to emergency budget cutting by Los Angeles County officials. How LA County chief administrative officer Sally Reed announced that the county risked insolvency unless it could make up a $1.2 billion budget deficit within a year; How the hospital serves the uninsured poor; Protests from the Latino community over the proposed shutdown; Other issues involved.

Describes a police raid on what was thought to be a drug gang, but turned out to be a software counterfeiting factory in Los Angeles. The Asian Crime Task Force; The black market in software in the United States; What police say about Wah Ching and their use of drug smuggling routes to ship fake holograms.

Comments on child custody suits in which women who do not conform to more traditional roles of motherhood have lost custody of children to men that the author thinks are less qualified parents. Discussion of the child custody case involving prosecutor Marcia Clark; The case of Sharon Prost, deputy chief of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who lost custody of her children to Kenneth Greene in 1994 despite much testimony in Prost's favor.

Claims that to recoup profits lost to bad loans commercial banks nearly doubled their service charges between 1985 and 1992, and are demanding ever larger deposits. How the jacked-up charges are helping banks rebound from sour real estate loans; Automated teller machines especially lucrative, as banks reap 78 cents in profit for each $1.00 charge; Poor neighborhood residents seeing a shortage of neighborhood banks; Need to shop around.

Profiles American stand-up comedienne Wanda Sykes. Start of stand-up career; Work as a writer and performer on HBO's "The Chris Rock Show"; Awards won; Role in the movie "Monster-in-Law".

Focuses on the actions of the jurors in the double murder trial of former American football player O.J. Simpson. Changes in the juror lineup; Testimony of dismissed juror Jeannete Harris; Judge Lance Ito's relationship with the jurors.

Reports on the arrest of Larry Wayne Harris and William Leavitt Jr., who were charged with the possession of anthrax. Background information on the microbiologists; Harris' association with the Aryan Nations; Release of Harris' book about the culturing of biological agents.

Reports that O.J. Simpson was granted full custody of his two children by Superior Court Judge Nancy Wieben Stock. Termination of Lou and Juditha Brown's guardianship of the children; Reaction of the Brown family and their attorney Natasha Roit; ; Civil trial of Simpson.

Reports that the National Women's Agenda composed a list of national priorities concerning women. Endorsement of the concerns by almost a hundred national organizations in the United States; Major activities of the steering committee of the organization as of September 1975.

Looks into the California Pharmacists Association's policy allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions based on ethical, moral or religious grounds. Criticisms against the policy; Projection that collisions between beliefs and access to medication will increase.