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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 121 No. 1
Read the Cover StoryNATION
"Not Our Finest Hour"
Worms in the Pork
The Melody of Democracy (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
A Birthday-Party Hangover
Belt Tightening
Nightcap
Shattered Calm
A Big Parking Problem (Americana)
Soul of a Hero
Road to Ruin (Americana)
High Chair (Americana)
WORLD
On the Bulgarian Trail
(TERRORISM) Point and Counterpoint (SOVIET UNION)
The King Says, "Not Yet" (MIDDLE EAST)
Job Vacancy (NICARAGUA)
Beach Inferno
"The Ideals of Solidarity Remain" (POLAND)
Bad Omen (WEST GERMANY)
SPORT
Setting the Record Straight
STYLE & DESIGN
Fashionable Is Not Enough
(Design)
BUSINESS
Pause in the Bond Boom
(Economy & Business)
Put a Cash Cow in Your Portfolio (Economy & Business)
The Cartel Is Losing Its Clout (Economy & Business)
Foxless Lady (Economy & Business)
Creating Jobs (Economy & Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
What's at the Paris Bijou?
(Show Business)
Hand Grenade (Theater)
Dream Girls (Music)
A Song to Remember (Music)
Magical, Mystical Muppet Tour (Cinema)
Ghoul's Delight (Cinema)
Identical Twins, Uncommon Men (Books)
The BEST OF 1982 (Books / FICTION)
Neighbors (Books)
Traveling Light in Lilliput (Video)
The BEST OF 1982 (Theater)
The BEST OF 1982 (Music)
The BEST OF 1982 (Cinema)
The BEST OF 1982 (Books)
SPECIAL SECTION
A New World Dawns
(Machine Of The Year)
The Computer Moves In (Machine Of The Year)
The Updated Book of Jobs (Machine Of The Year)
Other Maestros of the Micro (Machine Of The Year)
Big Dimwits and Little Geniuses (Machine Of The Year)
How to "Write" Programs (Machine Of The Year)
The Hottest-Selling Hardware (Machine Of The Year)
Glork! A Glossary for Gweeps (Machine Of The Year)
Paying a High Price for Questionable Gains (Four Who Also Shaped Events)
Putting the "Great" Back in Britain (Four Who Also Shaped Events)
Bringing Inflation Under Control (Four Who Also Shaped Events)
Making the Everyday Seem Unique (Four Who Also Shaped Events)
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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