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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 121 No. 12
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Hardening the Line
Purple Shades of Al Haig
Knotting Policy with Purse Strings
Sizing Up the Enemy
The Freeze Is Still Hot
On and Off
The Right Rev. Ronald Reagan (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
An Exit of Necessity, with Dignity
He Is Down Despite the Ups
Heads Up!
HP-Time (Americana)
WORLD
Getting Down to Work
(WEST GERMANY) A Variegated Sunflower
Message for Mitterrand (FRANCE)
"Things Must Change Here" (THE VATICAN)
Nkomo Goes into Exile (ZIMBABWE)
A Move Toward Moderation (DIPLOMACY)
Emperors with No Clothes (OPEC)
Sheik Down (SWITZERLAND)
Shaken Up (SOUTH AFRICA)
SCIENCE
Cosmic Search
Orbital Squall
SOCIETY
Chilling Out on Rap Flash
(Living)
Going Gentle into That Good Night (Behavior)
PRESS
When "News" Is Almost a Crime
RELIGION
The Nun vs. the Archbishop
SPORT
For Purple Mountains' Majesty
STYLE & DESIGN
Reforming with Zigs and Zags
(Design)
BUSINESS
Iacocca's Tightrope Act
(Economy & Business / COVER STORY)
COVER STORY: With brains, bluster and bravado, the boss struggles to salvage Chrysler
Was the Bailout a Blunder? (Economy & Business)
One for the Van Fans (Economy & Business)
Deciding to Go Topless (Economy & Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Think Small: Here Come CDs
(Music)
Country Comes to Cable (Video)
Dividing Gall into Three Parts (Books)
Excerpt (Books)
Rag and Bone (Books)
Notable (Books)
High Stepper (Theater)
Silent Night (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
A New Approach to Arms Control

Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
Cartoons of the Week
The Weekly Acoustic News
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Twilight Sequel New Moon Sets Records at the Box Office