Vol. 139 No. 6
NATION
American Notes: Crime
Damsel of Death
American Notes: Hoaxes
Spy Scams Sununu
American Notes: Supreme Court
Setback for Voting Rights
American Notes: the Economy
Thus Spoke Greenspan
Japan Bashing on the Campaign Trail
The candidates are talking tough about trade, but voters think their problems were made in the U.S.A.
Lone Star State to America: Come on Down! (Grapevine)
Mad No More
Make My Day, Mr. Buchanan (Grapevine)
Lance Morrow
Press Handling the Clinton Affair
Confronted with a tabloid's allegations and a candidate's denial, the mainstream media reacted with unusual restraint. Why then is the public dissatisfied?
State of the Union
Deficits Don't Matter; Votes Sure Do After months of buildup, Bush outlines a feel-good plan for fighting the recession, but it may do more to help his re-election prospects than to cure America's ail
The Clinton-Affair Scorecard (Grapevine)
The Political Interest The Vulture Watch
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
Waging the Battle of 1992 in the House (Grapevine)
Where Can I Get the Warren Report? (Grapevine)
WORLD
The Caribbean Bad to Worse
As the political standoff drags on, Haiti's people descend deeper into misery and the U.S. gropes for a way to handle the refugee flow
The Phoenix of Turkish Politics
SULEYMAN DEMIREL, back from political banishment for his seventh stint as Prime Minister, sees his country as a bridge to the Muslim world
World Notes: Middle East
A Little Bit For Everyone
World Notes: South Africa
Leaning on the White Right
World Notes: Terrorists
Undiplomatic Illness
World Notes: United Nations
Yeltsin: A Li Peng: C-
SPORT
Now that the Games no longer stand as a contest between political systems, they symbolize more personal battles
Cutting Edges (1992 Winter Olympics)
Telling tradition to take a flying leap, today's winter athletes are embracing new styles and innovative gear
Fine Tuning (1992 Winter Olympics)
Fire On Ice (1992 Winter Olympics)
Now that the daring, dancing Duchesnays are the favorites, are they playing it too safe?
Let The Magic Begin (1992 Winter Olympics)
Grandiose and a little garish, the Winter Olympics delight the tourism boosters and scare the region's ecologists
Spinning Gold (1992 Winter Olympics)
Japan's queen of the ice will face off in a sublime showdown with a trio of American women skaters, possibly the best the U.S. has ever fielded
Star Turns At the Games, almost anyone can become a global celebrity. Here are a few American contenders (1992 Winter Olympics)
What Color Is Your Flag Today? (1992 Winter Olympics)
The former Soviet Union's sports juggernaut is hanging together, sort of, for what is probably its last hurrah
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Cinema: Motherhood Is a Drag (View Points)
Music: Wrestling with Truth (View Points)
Television: Grievous Burden (View Points)
Theater: Ritual and Realism (View Points)
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 139 No. 6 FEBRUARY 10, 1992
BUSINESS
Check It Out
Business Notes: Haberdashery
All the News That Fits
Business Notes: Retailing
Back on The Rack
Business Notes: Statistics
Off-Balance Trade Balance
Special Report: Drug Safety Lawyers to the Rescue
Legal action helps keep drug companies honest, but it's a crazy way to regulate an industry
Special Report: Drug Safety Can Drug Firms Be Trusted?
Yes, usually, but a spate of fraud allegations shows that the testing process needs reform
LAW
Mike Tyson's dark past is on trial, and so is the popular suspicion of women who charge famous men with rape
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Mortal Fools (Books)
Twyla's Sexy New Twirls (Dance)
Back at the barre after five years, Tharp combines some energetic kicks with piquant commentary on modern life
PEOPLE
After discovering that she might fall prey to Huntington's disease, NANCY WEXLER went on a far-flung quest to help others at risk