Vol. 136 No. 20
NATION
A Little Help for Some Friends
When big contributors need a tax break, Congress can oblige
American Notes ARMED FORCES
Naval Assaults
American Notes FARMING
King Kudzu?
American Notes IMMIGRATION
A Wider Door
American Notes JUSTICE
Scalping the Skinheads
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Chopping from The Top
Boosting Cottage Capitalism
Borrowing an idea from Bangladesh, U.S. community lending programs are helping the poor to help themselves
Contraception Contravention Citation (Grapevine)
Dose Of Reality
After a decade of budget delusion, Congress and the White House take a significant step toward controlling the deficit
Faint Comeback of the Week (Grapevine)
Fly The Proletarian Skies (Grapevine)
Forecast: Clearer Skies
The revised Clean Air Act is costly but well worth the price
Gentle Giant Diplomacy Prize (Grapevine)
Killing Fields
Officials destroy Alaskan animals to help nail Exxon
Olympic Outlook: Not So Peachy (Grapevine)
Payback of the Week (Grapevine)
The Bush Rescue Mission (Grapevine)
The Perfect Spy
There's only one explanation for Bush's political behavior: the President is a closet Democrat
The Stealth Peace Dividend
Who's Next Out the Door? (Grapevine)
WORLD
With his popularity at an all-time high, King Hussein is desperately seeking peace in the gulf. He says both war and economic sanctions could destroy Jordan.
Israel "We Don't Knuckle Under"
As Arab-Jewish hatred grows, relations between Washington and Jerusalem reach their lowest point ever
Pakistan The Cycle Is Broken
Benazir Bhutto suffers a humiliating defeat
The Gulf Wait a Minute
The mere whiff of a deal presses Washington to reinforce its stance against Iraq. Will more troops persuade Saddam to surrender?
World Notes BURMA
Tempest in a Begging Bowl
World Notes INDIA
On the Way Out?
World Notes NORTHERN IRELAND
An Inhuman New Weapon
World Notes ROYALTY
Her Majesty's Purse Strings
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
Here a Snag, There a Snag
SCIENCE
Brazil tries to drive gold miners from the rain-forest home of the Stone Age Yanomami tribe
Calling Dr. Pons
Where is the cold-fusion guru?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
New techniques help childless couples -- even after menopause
Breath Of Life (Medicine)
A mother donates a lung
Less Baloney on the Shelves (Food)
Congress passes a sweeping truth-in-labeling grocery bill
SOCIETY
With bubbles, baubles and a bag full of tricks, a troupe of circus clowns brings laughter and solace to hospitalized children
To Grandma's House We Go (Living)
More and more senior citizens are missing out on retirement while they serve as surrogate parents for their grandchildren
PRESS
The official Soviet party newspaper plans to go independent
RELIGION
Taking a hard line in defense of celibacy, the bishops look instead to strengthen the character and training of candidates
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Vol. 136, No. 20 NOVEMBER 5, 1990
BUSINESS
Oil companies tout their restraint, but many ring up big profits
Business Notes CHAMPAGNE
I Get No Kick At This Price
Business Notes COMPUTERS
Farewell to a Flagging Firm
Business Notes EXERCISE
Pumping Up Pencil Pushers
Business Notes HOLLYWOOD
Is It a Wrap At Last?
Business Notes SOFTWARE
No Payment, No Lipstick
Downtown Blues
No longer highflyers, commercial real estate developers face an epic slump that has put their market "in the gutter"
LAW
A California court rules that bearing a child is not motherhood
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Man Who Mumbled (Books)
Winner (Books)