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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 121 No. 10
Read the Cover StoryNATION
The Winds of Reform
(COVER STORY) Gold-Plated Weapons
High Specs
Pariah at the Pentagon
Cost Cutter
A Prescient Soldier Looks Back (The Presidency)
Shoring Up a Shaken EPA
Found: A Buyer
Her Majesty in Mellowland
A Black Mayor for Chicago?
A Black Mayor for Philadelphia?
WORLD
The Agony of Assam
(INDIA) Following Will-o'-the-Wisps (MIDDLE EAST)
Ominous Defeat (BRITAIN)
Butt Out (WEST GERMANY)
Into the Central American Volcano (VATICAN)
Severe, Unwavering Efficiency (SOVIET UNION)
Preying Hawke (AUSTRALIA)
Flight Canceled (ZIMBABWE)
Battle of Two Islams (IRAN)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Tattletale
(Medicine)
Live from the Operating Room (Medicine)
SOCIETY
In Alabama: Voting Dry and Practicing Wet
(American Scene)
Discovering the Birds and Bees (Sexes)
PRESS
Royalty vs. the Press (Contd.)
SPORT
Frank Merriwell Turns Pro
TECHNOLOGY
Here Come the Robots
(Computers)
BUSINESS
Oil: "The War Begins"
(Economy & Business)
Dirty Tricks in Dallas (Economy & Business)
"Oh [Expletive], Howard" (Economy & Business)
Giveaway Game (Economy & Business)
Cause for Cheer (Economy & Business)
Pitchmen on the Potomac (Economy & Business)
EDUCATION
Reforming Boston's Schools
LAW
Flunked Tests
Bus Pact
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Double-Edged Disappointment
(Video)
Too Few Takers (Video)
Where the Fiction Is Fantastica (Books)
Road Picture (Cinema)
Theater Game (Cinema)
Power Plays (Cinema)
Rushes (Cinema)
The Laureate of the Outcast (Theater)
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
They're Playing Ur-Song

Top 10 James Cameron Moments
Climatoon: Sinking Islands and Copenhagen
Did You Hear How Bad The Morgans Is?
Learning Country from Crazy Heart
Joe Klein's Annual Teddy Awards
Person of the Year: Ben Bernanke
Last-Minute Holiday Guide: Gifts for Nerds
Portraits of Chinese Workers
Consumer Electronics Light Up the Holiday Season
Crazy Heart Review: Jeff Bridges Abides