Clinton Seeks Big Donations To Push Early Ads for Party
By JOHN M. BRODER AND DON VAN NATTA JR.
FROM THURSDAY'S TIMES
President Clinton is soliciting millions of dollars in soft-money donations to finance an aggressive, party-financed advertising campaign. Go to Article
•Lobbyists Are Friends and Foes to McCain
Spread of Web Site Attacks Is Slowing Traffic on Internet
By MATT RICHTEL WITH JOEL BRINKLEY
FROM THURSDAY'S TIMES
As anonymous assaults on major Web sites continued, the Justice Department pledged to find those responsible, but computer experts questioned whether any defenses could easily be deployed. Go to Article
•The Strength of the Internet Proves to Be Its Weakness
Democrats Drawn to McCain Are Unsettling Republicans
By DAVID FIRESTONE
FROM THURSDAY'S TIMES
Thousands of Democrats and independents across the country are transforming this year's presidential race by giving their vote -- at least during the primaries -- to Senator John McCain. Go to Article
•Forbes Exits and the Contenders Rush In
House Approves Legislation To Cut Taxes for the Married
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
FROM FRIDAY'S TIMES
The House passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would cut taxes for married couples by $182 billion over the next decade. Go to Article
Indonesian Inquiry Summons Ex-President for Questioning
By SETH MYDANS
FROM FRIDAY'S TIMES
In what appeared to be a serious new effort to prosecute Indonesia's former president, Suharto, the government for the first time named him as a suspect in a widening corruption investigation. Go to Article
Internet Millionaires Invest In Hands-On Philanthropy
By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
FROM FRIDAY'S TIMES
The Internet has created a spate of young millionaires, and many of them are turning their attention to philanthropy in their own hands-on ways. Go to Article
Suharto Is Named a Suspect in an Inquiry Into Corruption
By SETH MYDANS
In what appeared to be a serious new effort to prosecute Indonesia's former president, Suharto, the government for the first time named him as a suspect in a widening corruption investigation. Scores on Hijacked Afghan Plane Ask British for Asylum
By SARAH LYALL
After orchestrating a peaceful end to a four-day hijacking of an Afghan airliner, the British government is facing the question of how to sort the hijackers from the hostages and deal with all those suddenly clamoring for political asylum. Amid Garbage and Disdain, China Migrants Find a Living
By ERIK ECKHOLM
A legion of some 82,000 rural migrants in Beijing make a living by rummaging through the waste of the city, extracting everything of conceivable value and selling it. Lebanon Fighting Ebbs in Claims of Victory
By JOEL GREENBERG
A flare-up of fighting in Lebanon subsided as people in northern Israel emerged from bomb shelters and the United States called a meeting of a monitoring group to curb the hostilities.
NEWS ANALYSIS: An Elusive Date With History
British Troops Replace French in Riot-Torn Kosovo Town
By CARLOTTA GALL
British peacekeeping forces took over guard duties on a bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo, replacing French troops that had been accused of failing to protect ethnic Albanians and Serbs. Socialist Is Charting Middle Way for Chile
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
With a month to go before he becomes the first Socialist to lead Chile since Salvador Allende, President-elect Ricardo Lagos has appointed an economic team that promises to keep down budget deficits and inflation. WINNIPEG JOURNAL
Old Traditions on New Network: Igloos and Seals
By JAMES BROOKE
An aboriginal television network in Canada, which was launched in December, seeks to create an electronic home for Canada's million Indians, Eskimos and Métis, or people of mixed race. Crash Brings F.A.A. Order on Tail Section
By CARL H. LAVIN
Damage was found in a tail mechanism on two more Alaska Airlines jets. The F.A.A. told airlines to examine the mechanisms on all MD-80 series and similar planes, like MD-90's, DC-9's and Boeing 717's. Police Corruption Inquiry Expands in Los Angeles
By JAMES STERNGOLD
The Los Angeles district attorney said an investigation had found that more than 40 people were wrongly imprisoned and in several cases shot because of police misconduct. He said his inquiry had now spread beyond an inner-city station. As a Mayor, Jerry Brown Is Down to Earth
By EVELYN NIEVES
Many Oaklanders clearly relish having an icon and media magnet running City Hall. But more and more, those who watch City Hall closely are saying Jerry Brown's grand vision to attract new residents and remake the school system needs a reality check. U.S. Considers Change in Custody of Elian Gonzalez
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Justice Department is reviewing whether alcohol-related driving violations or other actions by the relatives of a 6-year-old Cuban boy in Miami warrant moving the child to a different temporary custodian. Senate and Clinton Stalled on Nuclear Waste Disposal
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
The Senate voted to begin setting the rules for turning Yucca Mountain, in Nevada, into a permanent radioactive-waste disposal site by 2007, but the president is expected to veto the bill, if it ever clears the House. A New Kind of Philanthropy
By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
With the burst of newfound Internet wealth has come a jump in philanthropic activity. Many of the newly rich are turning their attention to giving in their own hands-on ways. They describe their activities as "venture philanthropy." Bush Backers Worry Over McCain in New York
By RICHARD PEREZ-PENA
John McCain, armed with a modest amount of money and no organization to speak of, remains the underdog against George W. Bush in New York. Yet many supporters of Mr. Bush are worried. McCain Attacks Unions, Vows Better Schools
By ALISON MITCHELL
Senator John McCain assailed teachers' unions and "self-serving union bosses" in calling for an experimental voucher program, merit pay for teachers, and judges who would allow voluntary prayer and the Ten Commandments in schools. Clinton Picks Campaign Critic for F.E.C.
President Clinton nominated Bradley A. Smith, a critic of campaign finance laws who favors ending limits on money that candidates can raise and spend, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission. Spotlight Turns on Ugly Side of Politicking
By ALISON MITCHELL WITH FRANK BRUNI
South Carolina's primary is crucial for both George W. Bush and John McCain and has turned into a heated battle on the stump and the airwaves. Upstate New York Holding Unlikely Sway
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
By the usual rules of statewide political campaigns, upstate New York is for Republicans. But for reasons having to do with the peculiarities of this U.S. Senate race and its candidates, the area is in play as it rarely has been before. Evidence Suggests Web Attacks Were Work of More Than One Group
By MATT RICHTEL and SARA ROBINSON
As attacks against prominent Web sites appeared to be tapering off, law enforcement and computer security experts said evidence now suggested that the digital assaults had been the work of more than one person or group. Eric Holder, deputy attorney general, spoke at the Justice Department's weekly news briefing.