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COVER: A harrowing account from the drug war
In 1985 U. S. drug agent Enrique Camarena was tortured and murdered in Guadalajara. The search for his killers continues, and disturbing questions remain. In excerpts from her book Desperados, TIME correspondent Elaine Shannon weaves a spellbinding tale of extraordinary courage on the battle lines, cynicism in Washington and deceit at the top levels of Mexico' s government.
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NATION: Bush and Dukakis mask their similarities, and a nasty campaign fails to highlight their telling differences
How to cut through the clutter to identify the true choices facing voters in an election that could shape the waning years of this century. -- An interview with Dukakis: "Am I a liberal in the tradition of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy? Yes, I am." -- A TIME poll points to the Democrats' lost opportunities. -- Diplomacy now that the cold war is over -- a campaign Essay.
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BUSINESS: After the record
$20 billion bid for RJR Nabisco, is any company safe from the buyout binge?
The biggest takeover tug- of- war in U. S. history pits Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts against Shearson Lehman Hutton and intensifies concerns over the huge debts that corporations are piling up. While leveraged buyouts are windfalls for investors, financial experts wonder if they are making American companies less competitive.
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WORLD: Why the U. S. is the issue in Canada' s election A trade pact raises questions about the country' s identity. -- Should the West toast perestroika? -- A visit to rural Haiti shows why the country will always remain dirt poor.
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INTERVIEW: A call for peace from Arafat
While rejecting a "Zionist empire," he is willing to participate in an international conference with the Israelis. "I have to deal with my enemies," he says.
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MEDICINE: New guidelines for caesarean sections
"Once a C- section, always a C- section" is no longer the case. -- After halting production of abortion pills in the face of protests, a French firm was ordered to resume making them.
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FOOD: Americans demand their just desserts Despite a national obsession with cholesterol and calories, U. S. restaurants and bake shops report a boom in the demand for mousse, cheesecake and sundry other sweet things in life.
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CINEMA: Jessica Lange is back, in style
The luminous actress returns to the screen in two challenging roles: a prom queen turned suffering wife in Everybody' s All- American; a daft and dutiful daughter in Far North.
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BEHAVIOR: The trials of being a political family
The wives and children of elected officials are fighting the pressure to be - perfect and learning a tough lesson: how to strike a balance between private needs and public expectations.
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MUSIC: Broadway, say hello to high class
A new recording of Jerome Kern' s Show Boat gives the riverboat musical the full operatic treatment. Frederica von Stade and Teresa Stratas provide the star power for the classic score.
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BOOKS: New views of Eugene O' Neill' s long journey
On his centenary, the playwright' s letters reveal that despite his revolutionary achievements, he grew disenchanted with the stage. -- An expose of the Hare Krishna movement.
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14 American Ideas
102 Press
128 People
127 Science
130 Nature
130 Milestones
Cover: Allen Hirsch