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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 111 No. 18
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Vance: Man on the Move
(COVER STORY) A cool diplomat confronts crisis in Africa, deadlock in Russia
A Circle of Six on Mahogany Row
"People Want to See Coonskins"
Last Test of a Battered Treaty
Sad and Sorry Chapter for the FBI
Yes to Civiletti
Farm Bill Fizzle
Who Killed Se
Jackie Onassis' Memory Fragments on Tape (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
Betty's Ordeal
Unwanted Donor
WORLD
The Struggle for Namibia
(AFRICA) Defection of an Apparatchik (UNITED NATIONS)
Bombing the Wrong Target (DIPLOMACY)
A Cautious Withdrawal Begins (MIDDLE EAST)
Marcos Wins His Election Battle (PHILIPPINES)
Spring Sunshine (BRITAIN)
Mini-Gang War (CHINA)
Where Prime Time Is Porn Time (ITALY)
SCIENCE
The Geography of Cancer
(Environment)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Special Delivery
(Medicine)
SOCIETY
Manly or Beastly?
(Behavior)
Huffing over All That Puffing (Behavior)
Fashion and Show Biz in France (Living)
RELIGION
Dabbling in Exotheology
SPORT
The Past Is Always Present
BUSINESS
Next Round Against Inflation
(Economy & Business)
The Decline of Mike Blumenthal (Economy & Business)
The Rise of Robert Strauss (Economy & Business)
Call to Waive That Raise (Economy & Business)
Nice Surprise On Wall Street (Economy & Business)
New Skipper for U.S. Lines (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Federal Aid: Too Many Strings?
A Rich Orgy of Witty Ditties
LAW
Lawyers
Fitting Justice?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lou Reed's Nightshade Carnival
(Music)
Oscar on Oscar (Theater)
Et Tu, Dunlop! (Theater)
The Coming of the Pompeians (Art)
Love, Art and the Last Puritan (Books)
Irish Lib (Books)
Cracked Alabaster (Books)
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MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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ESSAY
In Praise of Older Women
(Time Essay)

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The Last Station: Two Stars Enact Tolstoy's Final Days
Steampunk: Reclaiming Tech for the Masses
College Campus Smoking Bans Have Some Saying 'Lighten Up'
The Techland Show
Starting Gun Sounds for the 2010 World Cup
Creating New Land for Climate Refugees in Bangladesh
Farewell to Panda Tai Shan
Top 10 Mistresses