Time Magazine Contents Page March 1, 1993 Volume 141 No. 9

THE WEEK 10

18

COVER: Clinton Runs the Gauntlet

The President offers higher taxes and modest spending cuts, but Congress and lobbyists may tear into his blueprint

24 IMPACT AT A GLANCE How the grade scheme works

29 THE POLITICAL INTEREST His cunning will be tested

30

ARMENIA: In the Icy Grip of Death

An ancient people face their hour of trial

32

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: The Birth of a Bloc

A more perfect union is off to a bumpy start

43

HEALTH: Considering the Alternatives

Homeopathy? Crystals? Putting fringe medicine to a test

45

FLORIDA: Roofer Madness in a Storm's Wake

Migrant workers bring a crime wave to Dade County

46

SOCIETY: Helping the Home-Alone Set

Hot-line volunteers are easing latchkey kids' loneliness

49

BUSINESS: Rolling Back Executive Pay

Opposition to excessive salaries is growing fast

50

TECHNOLOGY: Two New Sound Systems Fight It Out

They're both digital, recordable, and not compatible

52

PROFILE: An Old Fox's New Tricks

Barry Diller forsakes Hollywood glitz for TV's future

56

SHOW BUSINESS: A Cutting-Edge Comic

Brash, angry, funny, Denis Leary rants his way to stardom

57

CINEMA: Oscar Ogles The Crying Game

A secret is spilled with one of the film's six nominations

58

THEATER: Phantom Mania Stalks the Land

The lovesick opera guy inspires seven (count 'em!) musicals

60

ART: An '80s Artist with Staying Power

Rothenberg's huge-scale images are powerful and benign

REVIEWS

CINEMA Falling Down: urban terror done up by Hollywood 63

TELEVISION Dr. Quinn draws viewers the old-fashioned way 63

THEATER Broadway stars can't save a trite melodrama 64

MUSIC Jesus Jones converts from dance to techno 66

BOOKS Paul Kennedy offers some predictable forecasts 67

SHORT TAKES 69

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

GRAPEVINE 9

MILESTONES 17

PEOPLE 71

ESSAY 72

COVER: Photograph for TIME by Dirck Halstead

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