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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 118 No. 6
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NATION
Yeas 238-Nays 195
Tracking the Great Persuader
Searching for the Bottom Line
Anatomy of a Sad CIA Affair
Man Without a Country
Spies Among Us
The Next Tough One (The Presidency)
The Emperor of New York
ON THEIR WAY!
"WHY EVER NOT?" (Special Section)
A "Royal Task"
WORLD
The Great Escape
(IRAN) Plans for a Homecoming
Counting the Costs (MIDDLE EAST)
About-Face (BRITAIN)
Have a Soothing Cup of Tea (POLAND)
Requiem for a Missionary (GUATEMALA)
Terrorists from the Mountains (SPAIN)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Surgery in the Womb
(Medicine)
SOCIETY
In Kentucky: A Baseball Reunion
(American Scene)
Not So Merry Widowers (Behavior)
They All Scream for It (Living / COVER STORY)
An Eternal Verity (Living)
PRESS
The Vows Heard Round the World
The Prince and the Paupers (Newswatch)
SPORT
The Boys of Summer Return
BUSINESS
Boom Time in Venture Capital
(Economy & Business)
Making Pizza Dough (Economy & Business)
Battling Brewer (Economy & Business)
Unveiling Boeing's New Baby (Economy & Business)
Proposing a 2% Solution (Economy & Business)
Call of the Wild (Economy & Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Postdated
(Cinema)
Rushes (Cinema)
Melody Stages a Comeback (Music)
Plugged-ln Prose (Books)
Fighting Irish (Books)
Skeptic (Books)
Editors' Choice (Books)
Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
MILESTONES
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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ESSAY
The Shaky State of NATO

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