Monday, Apr. 08, 1991

Time Magazine Contents Page

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NATION: Is George Bush supporting Saddam?

-- Not exactly. But there is no simple answer to the quandary posed by Iraq's rebels.

-- The Supreme Court's conservative majority delivers a blow to the rights of defendants.

-- Misplaced priorities: while billions are spent on arms, children's programs starve for funds.

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WORLD: Moscow takes to the streets for Yeltsin

-- Defying troops and Gorbachev's ban, thousands demonstrate for reform.

-- Chaos or repression? A Soviet strategist argues for a third alternative.

-- After decades of communist isolation, Albania holds its first elections.

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BUSINESS: With gulf warfare over, airlines wage fare wars

-- Did Saddam skim billions from Iraqi oil sales? Also: Andrew Tobias writes to the IRS.

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COVER: Goodbye to having it all. Americans are embracing the simple life.

-- A yuppie's memoir of Filofaxes, cappuccino and sun-dried tomatoes.

4 Letters

11 American Scene

21 Grapevine

66 Science

67 Environment

68 Video

72 Theater

74 Press

76 Books

81 Law

82 Cinema

82 Milestones

84 Essay

Cover: Hand-colored photograph for TIME by Ken Robbins