In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 116 No. 14
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Losing, Whoever Wins
War, Peace and Politics
Looking Back to Look Ahead (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
Carter Pulls One Out
Geriatric Giants
Yankee, Yes
The Senate: Arguing on the Issues
The House: Aiming at the Leaders
A New and Deadly Menace
Count Again
A Roll of the Dice (Americana)
The Killer Mosquitoes (Americana)
High Voltage (Americana)
WORLD
War in the Persian Gulf
(COVER STORIES) On the Attack for Iraq
The Threat to the Oil Flow
Arafat's Nudge (MIDDLE EAST)
Wowing Them in Warsaw (POLAND)
Wielding Africa's Oil Weapon (NIGERIA)
Getting Tough (TURKEY)
Shifting Targets (NORTHERN IRELAND)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Does Running Avert Coronaries?
(Medicine)
Toxic Tampons (Medicine)
SOCIETY
In West Virginia: Drive for Life
(American Scene)
PRESS
Crackdown on "Disinformation"
Darkness in the Global Village (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)
Sea Change
RELIGION
A Scrupulous Monitor Closes Shop
"Cultnaper"
BUSINESS
War Sets Off Market Nerves
(Economy & Business)
Selling Gloom and Doom (Economy & Business)
Summa Comes Back from Debacle (Economy & Business)
Bendix Abuzz (Economy & Business)
Le Bailout (Economy & Business)
Invasion of Booty Snatchers (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Growing Row over "Peer Review"
Now, Roots for Nearly Everybody
LAW
Judging Reagan's Judges
Let-'Em-Go Joe
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Shows Will Go On
(Show Business)
The Realist at the Frontiers (Art)
Method Moll (Cinema)
Tired Trapper (Cinema)
Sweet Ogre (Cinema)
Magic from Long-Forgotten Tales (Books)
Wild Song (Books)
Autumn Sonata (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
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
The Global First Amendment War
(Time Essay)

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