Vol. 133 No. 16
NATION
Despite alleged wrongdoing, the Speaker is likely to survive
American Notes CALIFORNIA
Agnew Agonistes
American Notes CRIME
Never Too Old For a Heist
American Notes POLITICS
Changing the Rules -- Again
American Notes SOUTH DAKOTA
The West Gets Wilder
Battling An Old Bugaboo
In Chicago it was black and white. Will Virginia be different?
Pawn Among Giants
As Oliver North takes the witness stand, prosecutors disclose an embarrassing link to Ronald Reagan and George Bush
The Exile of Sharon Rogers
After escaping a terrorist bomb, she is barred from her school
The Presidency
The "Just Folks" Presidency
WORLD
Gorbachev spurs shifts here, there -- but not everywhere
High Seas Disaster
Strikes a Soviet Sub An advanced prototype burns and sinks, stirring nuclear fears
Lebanon Nearing the Point of No Return
A nightmarish monthlong bombardment reduces Beirut to chaos
Middle East Inch by Inch, Step by Step
In dealing with Shamir, Bush tries patient incrementalism
Namibia Botching the Peace
Guerrilla incursions and U.N. ineptitude threaten independence
World Notes HAITI
Military Madness
World Notes NEPAL
An Indian Choke Hold
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
The Crocodile Flip-Flops
World Notes THE PHILIPPINES
Fertilizer of His Country
SCIENCE
As jungles continue to burn, Brazil decides to do things its way
A Tale of Two Villages (Environment)
The Two Alaskas (Environment)
One is wild, one is industrial, and they existed in harmony until the oil spill set off a raging debate over the future of the largest state
Trying To Tame H-Bomb
Power Researchers rush to check out a possible breakthrough in fusion
HEALTH & MEDICINE
An enlightening video history of man and grape
SOCIETY
Preseason baseball's charm survives slick new parks
It Hyphened One Night (Behavior)
In surnames, the distinctive mark can wreak havoc
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BUSINESS
Business Notes AUTOMAKERS
The 0% Solution
Business Notes IMPORTS
Do You Dare Eat a Fugu?
Business Notes TAKEOVERS---
T. Boone's Tokyo Fling
Business Notes THE ECONOMY
Subtle Sign Of a Slowdown
Business Notes THIRD WORLD LOANS
How to Spell Debt Relief
The Designated Hero
Peter Ueberroth steps to the plate in a $464 million bid to save bankrupt Eastern Air Lines, but he'll need union sacrifices to bring it home
LAW
Drug-courier profiles get a favorable nod from the court
Now for A Woman's Point of View
Feminist scholars challenge male bias in the U.S. legal system
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Children of A Lesser God (Books)
Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)
Demonic Bargain (Theater)
NBC Gets Down to Business (Video)
The network tries to fill a niche in cable news
Some Vigor And Vinegar (Theater)
Louisville's festival of new plays is again on the upswing
Teen Life Ain't Worth Livin' (Cinema)
Two movies turn young angst into black comedy and pop music
The Rhythm of Retribution (Books)
PEOPLE
ARIEL SHARON, Israel's best-known hard-liner, criticizes his government's handling of the Palestinian uprising. He faults Washington for talking to the P.L.O. and candidly discusses his desire to be P