Time Magazine Contents Page February 29, 1988
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COVER: The candidates head South in search of the country' s post- Reagan soul
Back from the abyss, Bush is again the front runner. -- After New Hampshire, the fractious Democrats may be heading for a bartered nomination. -- He is intelligent and an able manager, but can Dukakis lead with his heart as well as his head? -- Abandoning restraint, the candidates embrace negative ads. -- A TIME poll charts who is most electable. See NATION.
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OLYMPICS: Heartbreaking luck and gutty performances bring tragedy and triumph
Action ! Boitano proves to be the top Brian; Soviet Pairs Skater Katya Gordeeva wins not only the gold but the hearts of Calgary; Downhill Daredevil Pirmin Zurbriggen conquers the horrific Mount Allan course in a brilliant, unforgettable run; West Germany' s Marina Kiehl bests her betters in the women' s event. For Speed Skater Dan Jansen, though, the agony doubles.
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BUSINESS: As a blueprint for the future, Reagan' s budget is woefully inadequate
The President who campaigned on a promise that he would wipe out the deficit by the end of his first term is now finishing his second term with that goal nowhere in sight. Why has he failed? The question prompted TIME' s Washington bureau to undertake an ambitious project: drafting its own long- term proposal for a balanced budget that would be feasible as well as fair.
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World
+ Shultz heads for the Middle East to talk about peace. -- A Marine hostage in Lebanon. -- An economic crisis grips Nicaragua.
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Press
After a tumultuous 2 1/ 2- year incubation, self- appointed Guru Frances Lear launches Lear' s, a magazine celebrating women over 40.
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Living
Long seen as a symbol of button- down regimentation, white shirts are back in style. -- No fuss, no muss: video pets are here.
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Behavior
For the very rich, guilt and anxiety can transform privilege and status into a gilded prison. In some circles they call it affluenza.
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Books
John Updike' s latest novel sends a runaway wife to a phony ashram, where the blend of East and West, mysticism and sex is hilarious.
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Cinema
Trashmaster John Waters goes PG with the bright, air- headed Hairspray. -- Sidney Poitier returns, cool as ever, in Shoot to Kill.
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Design
A high- rise boom is renewing Times Square -- and threatening the funky, spontaneous qualities that make the area special.
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Video
From the ski slopes of Calgary to the polling booths of New Hampshire, TV had a busy week of hyping the human drama.
25 Letters
27 American Scene
68 Space
68 Health
73 People
94 Theater
94 Milestones
96 Education
Cover: Illustration by Edward Sorel