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% THE GULF WAR: Saddam pulls out a surprise peace offer, but his conditions are unacceptable to the coalition partners; meanwhile, the air assault and propaganda war rage on

In light of Saddam's feints in the war of words, Bush must weigh his timing and tactics even more closely. -- A look inside battered Baghdad. -- How are bombing targets chosen? -- AirLand strategy, designed for World War III, gets its first real test in the Persian Gulf.

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WORLD: Yugoslavia in extremis

Chaos looms as its contentious republics push toward secession -- and civil war. -- In South Africa, fear and intrigue stall the trial of Winnie Mandela.

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BUSINESS: Wal-Mart deposes Sears

Sam Walton's scrappy discounter is now America's largest retailing empire. -- Airlines slash fares in a scramble to survive. -- Consumers hate Big Oil, but is the industry getting a bad rap?

9 Letters

13 Grapevine

68 Health

70 Medicine

71 Ideas

72 Music

73 Books

77 Cinema

77 Milestones

78 Living

79 People

80 Essay

Cover: Photograph by Charles Platiau -- Department of Defense pool