Vol. 139 No. 26
COVER
The Other Side of Perot (Cover Story)
He surged to the top of the polls although voters knew little about him. Now some cracks are starting to appear in the billionaire candidate's carefully constructed facade.
NATION
The top court is divided by racial issues as the term winds down
Bonner's Air Force (Grapevine)
Boris' Boffo Summit Captures Washington (The Week: Nation)
A forthright Yeltsin goes home with new agreements and more respect
Breaking The Silence (Grapevine)
Dead in The Driveway? (The Week: Nation)
A House bill on voter registration faces a certain, if awkward, veto
Et Cetera Grounded (The Week: Nation)
Et Cetera (The Week: Nation)
Rx FOR URBAN ILLS
Forward Spin (Grapevine)
In His Own Writ (The Week: Nation)
The case against Weinberger comes largely from his personal diaries
It's a Blackboard Jungle Out There (The Week: Nation)
Long Arm of the Law (The Week: Nation)
A decision to uphold an international kidnapping alarms Latin America
Not So Fast, Comrade (Grapevine)
Still Spying After All These Years (Espionage)
After a spate of spy scandals, Moscow says it is cutting back on snooping abroad. But is it bluffing, and can the West afford to drop its guard?
Stop Me If You've Heard This (Grapevine)
The Week Nation (The Week: Nation)
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
WORLD
Czech and Slovak leaders opt for two separate republics
A Life of Solitude (The Week World)
An Irish "Aye" (The Week World)
Ireland's voters calm fears that European integration is in peril
Et Cetera (The Week World)
End of the Hostage Era
This Just In (The Week World)
Township Slaughter (The Week World)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Reports about toxic contaminants, bacteria and inadequate federal inspection have consumers reeling about the safety of eating seafood
Small Steps Against Big Diseases (The Week Health & Science)
New vaccines may help thwart Lyme disease and AIDS
Taking The Ax to an $8.3 Billion Gizmo (The Week Health & Science)
The House slashes 1993 funding for the superconducting supercollider
SOCIETY
Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes celebrates the glory of Hispanic civilization in a new book and TV series
Et Cetera (The Week: Society)
Bad News for Goodfellas
Et Cetera Overdose (The Week: Society)
Facing The Ultimate Priestly Secret (The Week: Society)
A Chicago Cardinal offers a plan to deal with sex-abuse charges
Genius Over Gender (The Week: Society)
This year's MacArthur award winners include a majority of women
Out Is Out (The Week: Society)
A new, more mature magazine for gays and lesbians makes its debut
What The Doctor Should Do
Domestic violence is an epidemic, but physicians say it's not their problem. The A.M.A. disagrees and wants to put them in an uncomfortable new role.
World-Class Couture (The Week: Society)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
End of Empire -- For Good
Hugh Sidey's America Revolution on the Farm
The plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise even more abundant crops
The Incredible Shrinking President
With Bush under wraps, Quayle emerges as the Administration's re-election point man
The Political Interest
The Green-Eyed Monsters
Time Magazine Contents (Contents)
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BUSINESS
McDonald's gives new meaning to "we do it all for you" by investing in people and their neighborhoods
And They're Off . . . (The Week: Business)
Cheap airfares spur Americans to travel, but they're traveling cheap
Et Cetera (The Week: Business)
Imploding Empire
Futures Shock Are trading floors obsolete? (Markets)
A new system quickens the race toward a global electronic market
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Holy Terror (Reviews Music)
Short Takes (Reviews)
The Vision of The Squinter (Reviews Art)
Time Capsules (Music)
Saving jazz classics by tuning them to modern ears
What Americans Never See (Television)
The best shows from around the world are screened each year at the Banff Festival. Why do so few of them reach the U.S.?
Where The Buck Stopped (Reviews Books)
PEOPLE
Symbol Of The New Ireland (Profile)
President Mary Robinson has recharged the spirit of her fractious nation and helped make it part of a modern Europe