In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 123 No. 23
Read the Cover StoryNATION
Salvador's Supersalesman
A Big Bicoastal Finale
Warm Barrel
"I Made a Big Mistake"
Glass Houses
Smoke-Filled Rooms (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
Why Not a Woman? (COVER STORIES)
The Democrats think about balancing their ticket in an unorthodox way
The Rising Star from Queens
The Pride of San Francisco
Filling the Democratic Pipeline
The G.O.P.? Wait Till '88
WORLD
Acts of Desperation
(THE GULF) Battening Down the Hatches (SOVIET UNION)
"This Is All So Painful" (INDIA)
Fun and Games with Isabel (ARGENTINA)
Chickens and Eggs in Ciskei (SOUTH AFRICA)
Carving Up a Very Small Pie (EL SALVADOR)
SCIENCE
Buried Treasure in the Jungle
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A Crackdown in the Caribbean
(Medicine)
SOCIETY
The Critical Palate
(Living)
TECHNOLOGY
Flying the User-Friendly Skies
(Computers)
Fading Glossies (Computers)
BUSINESS
A Bad Case of the Jitters
(Economy & Business)
Forecast: Sunshine on Election Day (Economy & Business)
Working Smarter (Economy & Business)
Up in ARMs (Economy & Business)
Agreeing to Boost the Yen (Economy & Business)
Merger Rules (Economy & Business)
Book Audits (Economy & Business)
LAW
Getting a Piece of the Power
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Creature Comforts and Discomforts
(Cinema)
Guyana Trip (Theater)
Unhappy Days for the Sitcom (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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The Year in Health 2009
Abused No More: Rehabilitated Attack Dogs
Where to Find the Best Cyber Monday Deals
Chelsea Clinton: A Life
Want to Boost Your Memory? Try Sleeping on It
How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly
Norman Rockwell: The Photographs Behind the Art
Ask Your Questions: Public Radio's Garrison Keillor
Pictures of the Week
Can Dopamine Make Your Future Look Brighter?