Monday, Feb. 15, 1993

Time Magazine Contents Page February 15, 1993 Volume 141 No. 7

THE WEEK 14

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COVER: Love? What Is That Thing?

Poets, philosophers and songwriters -- and everyone else -- have been wondering for centuries. Now scientists are interested.

49

Potent Chemistry

The tender passion includes evolutionary roots, biological secretions and brain imprints

22

ECONOMY: Clinton's Lucky Numbers

Sight unseen, his plan stirs hope and speeds the upturn

25

THE BUDGET: Don't Tax Me, Don't Tax Thee

Powerful groups are mobilizing to fight new energy levies

28

JUSTICE: In Need of a Scrubbing

A politicized department awaits a new Attorney General

32

PENTAGON: The Rebellious Soldier

Powell may be set on the path to politics

37

MIDDLE EAST: Where the Terrorists Are

Israel says the U.S. provides a safe haven for Hamas leaders

40

RUSSIA: Witness to a Whirlwind

Watching a country's transformation in the rearview mirror

42

ASIA: Remembering Tet

Vietnam wages peace 25 years after the damaging battle

52

ENVIRONMENT: Paranoid About Pesticides

Is a 35-year-old ban on carcinogens in food out of date?

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SOCIETY: Words That Hurt

Offhanded portrayals of the mentally ill only add to the pain

54

CULTURE: Halls of Hate

A new museum forces visitors to confront their prejudices

56

TECHNOLOGY: Slight of Hand

Putting phone, fax and E-mail in a palm-top computer

58

PRESS: Gotham Gripped by Tab War!

New York's dailies mud-wrestle for survival

REVIEWS

TELEVISION Queen and Fallen Champ: two racial sagas 60

CINEMA Bill Murray carries Groundhog Day with charm 61

MUSIC At last, a smashing solo album from Mick Jagger 62

BOOKS An unparalleled look at Bush-Gorbachev diplomacy 62

SHORT TAKES 67

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS 5

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 10

GRAPEVINE 13

MILESTONES 20

PEOPLE 69

APPRECIATION 70

Cover: Illustration for TIME by Joe Lertola

Inset photograph by Jay Maisel

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