Time Magazine Contents Page JULY 5, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 1

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

THE WEEK 13

MILESTONES 19

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COVER: Punishing Terrorists

Suddenly the U.S. finds itself flexing its muscle against those who would do it harm. Persuaded that Saddam Hussein ordered the assassination of George Bush, Bill Clinton orders a missile attack against the headquarters of Iraqi intelligence in Baghdad. Meanwhile, after a five-month investigation, federal agents bust a Muslim terrorist group as it prepares to devastate New York City.

Espionage: After the cold war, a different role for intelligence agents, who must now combat free-lance terrorists as well as state-sponsored troublemaking

John le Carre: On the new cloak-and-daggers

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POLITICS: Is Ross an Elephant?

The G.O.P. flirts with Perot -- very, very gingerly

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REMEMBRANCE: Pat Nixon's Other Self

There was a real woman behind the stoic front

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JAPAN: Are the Reformers for Real?

A pair of old pols promise a revamped system

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HAITI: Return to Despair

How villagers forced to go home are faring

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CYBERTECH: What Ever Happened to Ma Bell?

AT&T aims to be a superplayer on the info superhighway

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MATHEMATICS: Proving Fermat's Theorem

A 350-year-old conundrum is unexpectedly solved

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RELIGION: Sex and the Single Priest

Scandals sully the calling, but how far can reform go?

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HEALTH: How Should Sleeping Babies Lie?

Putting them flat on their back appears to cut crib death

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TELEVISION: The Noah's Ark Caper

In a prime-time special, CBS falls victim to a hoaxer

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PROFILE: A Glamorous Envoy to France

Pamela Harriman has style, savvy and the ear of Clinton

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PRESS: Spy vs. Steven Seagal

The movie star files a slander suit

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REVIEWS

CINEMA The Firm starts smart and ends up infirm. Boy and girl take too long to meet in Sleepless in Seattle. MUSIC Streisand makes a dazzling return to Broadway -- on CD. THEATER Robert Goulet's touring Camelot is a waxworks. BOOKS Game Over tells how Nintendo wove its international spell. A seductive look at new theories of the universe.

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SPECTATOR: Movie Moguling 101

A panicky studio gives "no-brainer" a new meaning

PEOPLE 67

ESSAY 68

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