In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 120 No. 22
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Signals over the Abyss
The Gentle Persuader
Staying the Collision Course
Precious Parts
Look! Up in the Sky! At Last!
Running Pot Where It's Not as Hot
Gunrunner
Too Selective
Highball Express
Getting Back in the Chips
Tingle's Law
WORLD
The Andropov Era Begins
(SOVIET UNION) Tammany Hall, Soviet-Style
A Portrait in Light and Shadows (POLAND)
Factions Feud (ITALY)
Quick Shuffle (CHINA)
The Spreading Pall of Gloom (MIDDLE EAST)
A Costly, Bloody Stalemate (PERSIAN GULF)
Free Ballots and Big Headaches (BRAZIL)
Taboo Topics (ARGENTINA)
Step Forward (EL SALVADOR)
Showing who is Boss (POLAND)
SCIENCE
Drydock for a Used Spaceship
(Space)
SOCIETY
In New Orleans: A Jazz Odyssey
(American Scene)
PRESS
Double Jeopardy in the Newsroom
RELIGION
Bishops and the Bomb
(COVER STORY) "I Am Just a Symbol"
SPORT
The Owners Hang Tougher
Boxing Shadows
BUSINESS
Hooked on Growth
(Economy & Business)
Hong Kong Sweepstakes (Economy & Business)
Border Trouble (Economy & Business)
Black-Gold Rush (Economy & Business)
A Steely No (Economy & Business)
Lifting the Lid (Economy & Business)
The Enchilada Millionaires (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Wanted: More Kremlinologists
LAW
No Longer Best or Brightest
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Where Have All the Movies Gone?
(Show Business)
Verdi: In His Own Write (Music)
A Peeper into Paradises (Art)
The Making of a President (Books)
Ambushes (Books)
Cable's Rock Round the Clock (Video)
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 There Is No Place Like It

Sherlock Holmes: Impressive Abs, Unmemorable Action
Photos: Santa Gone Wild
Solar Energy Combats Poverty in Guatemala
How Christmas Is (Not) Celebrated in North Korea
Video: Birdseye Footage from a Homemade Copter
50 Moments of 2009: A Week by Week News Chronicle
Can the Bible Help Boost Your Portfolio?
Rescued Stray Becomes a Therapist
Bob Willoughby, Hollywood Photo Legend
Climate Change: How Fast Is the Earth Shifting?