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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 117 No. 20
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Reagan's Big Win
The South Rises Again in Congress
Tip O' Neill on the Ropes
Triumph of a Team Player
Knowledge Is Power (The Presidency)
Closing the Golden Door
"We Were Poor in Cuba, but..."
Nix to MX
Pomp with Point
Bye-Bye, American Pie (Americana)
Bread upon the Waters (Americana)
Hungover Jury (Americana)
Is This Drip Necessary? (Americana)
Playing with Death (Americana)
WORLD
Delay with Diplomacy
(MIDDLE EAST) Troubled Land of Zion (COVER STORY)
Sounding Off with a Vengeance
The Infighter
MItterrand: A Socialist Victory (FRANCE)
Shadow Of a Gunman (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Crusader Under Attack (ITALY)
New Terrorism (SPAIN)
Wayward Cleric (EL SALVADOR)
SCIENCE
Slowly, the Wounds Begin to Heal
(Environment)
SOCIETY
A Great Way to Snub the World
(Living)
PRESS
Bugging Charles
Mugging Truth
RELIGION
Papal Letters from the Past
BUSINESS
Sky-High Interest Rates
(Economy & Business)
The Prime Is Anything but Prime (Economy & Business)
Beating the Cost of Mortgages (Economy & Business)
A New Driver (Economy & Business)
Dutch Treat (Economy & Business)
"Informercials" (Economy & Business)
Blade Battle (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
The School That Works
Big Carrot
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Roadies
(Cinema)
Plunderers in Magnolia Land (Theater)
Poets in Search of Peace (Books)
Excerpt (Books)
Citizen Ken (Books)
Extended Wings (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
Why and When and Whether to Confess

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