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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 117 No. 4
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Hostage Breakthrough
(COVER STORY) The Quiet American
The Long Ordeal of the Hostages
Moving-Up Day For the Reagans
A Moment of Special Glory (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
"We Enjoyed Living in This House"
Haig Takes the Offensive
Is It Worth the Price? (Is It Worth the Price?)
Too Cold, Too Hot, Too Dry
WORLD
Futile Exercise in Survival
(ISRAEL) Killing That Will Not Stop (EL SALVADOR,Killing That Will Not Stop)
The Government Gets Tough (POLAND)
"I Have Been With You"
Diplomatic Show of Strength (ZIMBABWE)
Cease-Fire Flop (NAMIBIA)
Waiting for the Big Verdict (CHINA)
SCIENCE
The Case of QWERTY vs. Maltron
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Capsules
(Medicine / Capsules)
Another Barrier to Pregnancy (Medicine)
SOCIETY
In Wisconsin: Kicking the Kickapoo Habit
(American Scene)
Kiwi in the Catbird Seat (Living)
PRESS
Offense, Defense and Cheap Shots
(Newswatch/Thomas Griffith) SPORT
The Nobodies Meet the Misfits
BUSINESS
Carter's Farewell Budget
(Economy & Business)
Dressing Up a Merger Partner (Economy & Business / Dressing Up a Merger Partner)
The Little Engines of Growth (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Straight A's at $3.50 a Page
Chicago Love-in
LAW
Sam's Hour of Glory?and Agony
Testy Truce
Right to Die
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
This Is the Way the World Ends
(Cinema)
With a Simper (Cinema)
10,9,8,7,6 . . . (Cinema)
Ancient Gifts from the Sea (Art)
Bandmaster of the Mainstream (Music)
Midwinter Night's Dreams (Television)
A Disparate Decade (Books)
Field Flowers (Books)
Editors' Choice (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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The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak
Photos: Obama's First State Dinner
Obama's Half Brother, a Kenyan American in China
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
A Brief History of White House State Dinners
Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat?
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter