Time Magazine Contents Page March 29, 1993 Volume 141 No. 13

THE WEEK 11

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COVER: Yeltsin's Big Gamble

Fed up with conservative opposition, Yeltsin takes the law into his own hands, sparking a constitutional crisis that threatens to divide Russia

24

The Political Interest: It's the ruble, stupid!

25

THE ADMINISTRATION: Clinton Takes Command

After a slow start, the President's bandwagon gets rolling

27

POLITICS: The Heckler in Chief

Perot keeps a high profile carping at Clinton

29

LEGISLATION: Wounding the Gun Lobby

The once bulletproof NRA is meeting some effective return fire

32

IRAQ: Outwitting the World

His grip on power secure, Saddam plots to end U.N. sanctions

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BOSNIA: In Search of Compassion

The chief peacekeeper takes a stand for suffering Muslims

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SOCIETY: A Nation of Part-Timers

Ready or not, here comes the Disposable Worker

46

An Interview with Robert Reich: Nobody is safe

48

LAW: The Trials of the Public Defender

Justice on the cheap is often no justice at all

51

MEDICINE: A Weapon Against Multiple Sclerosis

Research uncovers a drug that seems to slow the disease

52

CINEMA: Emma's a Gem

Emma Thompson glides from Howards End to Oscar's favorite

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PRESS: Mutiny at the New York Post

An enraged staff wages war against its new boss

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TELEVISION: From Headlines to Prime Time

News stories are turning into TV movies at a record clip

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HUGH SIDEY'S AMERICA: Dribble Thunder

N.C.A.A. fever is only one sign of a deep national love affair

REVIEWS

THEATER A witty emigre's view of immigrants in America 59

MUSIC David Baerwald's tough new album is rock noir 59

Pianist Leon Fleisher: one hand, three concertos 62

CINEMA Muddled ambitions sink the comedy in Jack the Bear 63

BOOKS Is Oscar Hijuelos too macho to tell a female story? 63

A fine novel of racism from Ernest J. Gaines 65

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 7

MILESTONES 19

PEOPLE 69

ESSAY 70

COVER: Photograph by Harry Benson

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