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COVER: A decisive victory sets the stage for the Bush years, and the U. S. looks ahead to a leader who offers continuity more than vision

"There' s lots of work to do," he says -- but a Democratic Congress won' t make it easy. -- How the new President took the White House: by sweeping the South and taking key industrial states in the Midwest. -- If Michael Dukakis is such a competent manager, why was his presidential campaign so poorly managed? -- Nine behind- the- scenes moments that shaped and determined the course of the 1988 election. -- Historian Garry Wills says Bush won by embracing his own version of populism. -- Seven new faces in the Senate.

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WORLD: As the next Administration prepares to take charge, the search is on for fresh approaches to Central America

Ronald Reagan has presided over neither the democratization of the region nor the disintegration of the Communists -- no winners, only losers. The new Administration must find a better policy. -- The military tightens its chokehold in Burma, even as it promises reforms and elections. -- For the first time in eleven years, all of Pakistan' s parties are taking part in a national political campaign.

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BUSINESS: To tackle the budget deficit, the new President ought to raise taxes. But not much !

What' s needed is modest increases that are so fair and sensible they virtually scream to be introduced. Financial writer Andrew Tobias offers a package of four tax hikes that would raise $40 billion a year without threatening to dampen growth. If the deficits can be held to $90 billion a year, they will eventually be dwarfed by the expanding economy.

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LAW: Forget Broadway. Head for Centre Street

A cluster of high- profile cases turns Manhattan courtrooms into SRO theaters. The line forms early to see former beauty queen Bess Myerson or accused child murderer Joel Steinberg.

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ENVIRONMENT: Life with a pack in the High Arctic

From Ellesmere, an island 500 miles from the North Pole, scientist David Mech and photographer Jim Brandenburg bring back the first intimate images of wolves at home and on the hunt.

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PROFILE: Golf' s Great White Shark aims for greatness

Winner of 53 pro tournaments, Greg Norman has had the worst luck in golf history. Still, the hard- hitting Australian demonstrates the meaning of sportsmanship and positive thinking.

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SHOW BUSINESS: The spin doctors of movie publicity

Sometimes, it seems, the biggest news on TV is a movie that hasn' t opened yet. That' s because Hollywood' s master publicists get free air time on every talk show that traffics in star quality.

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121 Technology

121 Behavior

122 Food

122 Milestones

127 Cinema

130 Books

140 Medicine

146 Music

148 Sport

150 People

Cover: Photograph by Cynthia Johnson