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Russia votes on June 16. Eleven candidates are running for President--an office with near absolute power--but most observers view the race as between Yeltsin and his Communist rival, Gennadi Zyuganov. The stakes are enormous. "Nothing will prevent the forces that are dreaming of the past from introducing their own rules if they gain power," the President said of the Communists recently. That's right, says Valentin Kuptsov, first deputy chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation: "The choice could not be greater. We will determine whether Russia is turned completely into a Western vassal controlled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA'96: THE PEOPLE CHOOSE | 5/27/1996 | See Source »

...couple sitting under a tree. The Quad is calm and it is alive. The night security guard, John, looks off the porch of the Grand Entryway, in front of the cabinet that will hold the Straus Cup another year. This is a remarkable place, and just think: There are eleven more just like it, but nothing that could ever be the same...

Author: By Patrick S. Chug, | Title: A Happy Lottery Story | 5/22/1996 | See Source »

...NEWFOUND WEALTH, Braun sounds like Andreessen. "What you're seeing is a lot of zeroes in your net worth, but not a lot of zeroes in your bank account. It's not real! I can't go to a 7-Eleven and buy a Coke with that money." He too has modest tastes. "I'm not into boats. I'm not into planes. I'm not into clothes. So it's really hard for me!" he says, laughing. "So what's available? I got myself a nicer home, and that's about it. And I went out and bought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HIGH STAKES WINNERS | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

Currently, Massachusetts law limits chain stores like Christie's, 7-Eleven and Lil' Peach to a total of three liquor licenses, meaning that only three retail stores in the chain may sell alcohol. Supermarkets such as Star Market and Stop and Shop are also held to the three-store limit...

Author: By Alison D. Overholt, | Title: Weld Proposes Alcohol Reform | 1/31/1996 | See Source »

However, although Boston University, Boston College and MIT students may soon have greater access to Lil' Peach, 7-Eleven and Stop and Shop stores with new alcohol supplies, Harvard students are unlikely to experience similar effects...

Author: By Alison D. Overholt, | Title: Weld Proposes Alcohol Reform | 1/31/1996 | See Source »

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