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TO OUR READERS 4

LETTERS 7

CHRONICLES 15

MILESTONES 21

THE PRESIDENCY: What Makes Bill Tick? 24

His ambitious State of the Union speech, his state of mind

Political Interest: "Three strikes" isn't smart 29

SUPREME COURT: The Antiabortion Racket? 32

All nine Justices rule against pro-life activists

ELECTIONS: Dirty Politics in Pennsylvania 34

Passions run high over possible fraud in a state senate election

RACE: Enforcing Correctness 37

A Black Muslim spews bigotry and, weeks later, is condemned

BOSNIA: Where Can They Play? 40

Mortar shells take a horrible toll on the country's children

DIPLOMACY: Good Intentions Go Awry 44

Humanitarian aid is just a finger in a collapsing dike

VIETNAM: Time to Move On 47

The Senate gives Clinton cover to lift the embargo

ALGERIA: Islam's Fearsome Sword 48

Militants wage war on the army-backed government

COVER: Cracking Down on Crime 50

With Americans saying that crime has become their No. 1 concern, politicians are talking tough. But are they also talking sense?

Are prisons the answer? More facilities and longer terms may only increase the crime rate 54

LAW: The Price Is Right 60

Michael Jackson pays up to the boy who accused him of abuse

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Show Business: Is Philadelphia good for gays? 62

Music: Opera is alive and prospering in Chicago 65

! The New Kids on the Block work on growing up 66

"Revolutionary love songs" from Me'Shell NdegeOcello 70

Books: Louise Erdrich returns to the reservation 71

A besotted clergyman is A.N. Wilson's The Vicar of Sorrows

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Theater: Robards and Plummer duel in a Pinter revival 73

Ayckbourn unleashes dragons of despair in Wildest Dreams 73

PEOPLE 75

ESSAY 76

COVER: Illustratiton for TIME by Adam Niklewicz

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