April 26, 1982 | Vol. 119 No. 17

Stumbling to a Showdown (COVER STORIES)

A rebellious Congress confronts a stubborn President on the budget

The Floor Is My Domain

Trapped in the Imperial Presidency

A Boost for Private Schools

Chicago Mayor Jayne Byrne: Getting Byrned

Scare Talk

The Presidency: Test Run of a Stealthy Picket (The Presidency)

Planning for the Unplannable

Lost Identity

Two of the President's Men

Falkland Islands: Search for a Way Out (Falkland Islands)

Dealing with Old Reliable Firms

Waging Economic Warfare

Middle East: Suspicion, Hate and Rising Fears (Middle East)

We Can Make Them Pay

Rabble-Rousers

West Germany: House Divided (West Germany)

Soviet Union: In Absentia (Soviet Union)

Canada: A Symbol of Sovereignty (Canada)

Central America: End Game (Central America)

South Africa: Crack in the White Monolith (South Africa)

Talk of Change: An Interview with Pieter Willem Botha

Soviet Union: Old Man Dnieper (Soviet Union)

Medicine: Shuttle Fatigue (Medicine)

Living: It's a Pasta Avalanche! (Living)

Press: The Best Papers Under the Sun

Press: Westward Ho

Press: Friendly Fire

Sport: Along Came a Walrus

Design: Creating the Unexpected (Design)