Monday, Aug. 24, 1992

Time Magazine Contents Page

THE WEEK 10

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COVER: The Last Campaign

Still down in the polls, George Bush calls on an old friend to help him come from behind. But can Jim Baker map a winning strategy for a second term?

21

Interview

A belligerent President blames Congress and the press for clouding his re- election prospects.

25

The Political Interest

Bush's problem is too little defense and a halfhearted offense.

26

Dynamic Duo

Barbara Bush speaks her mind on abortion and joins Marilyn Quayle in the campaign spotlight.

28

Rot on the Right

The G.O.P.'s conservative wing suffers a mid-life crisis that threatens its future -- as well as the party's.

29

No Glitz, No Glamour

C-SPAN aims to show the networks a thing or two about campaign coverage.

32

Status Quo Warrior

In an excerpt from their new book, TIME's White House correspondents say that the President's most important first-term goal was winning a second term.

46

THE BALKANS: Rumor and Reality

Tales of terror are weapons in the Bosnian war

49

AMERICA ABROAD: Why Bosnia Is Not Vietnam

; Fixating on the V word has paralyzed U.S. policy again

50

BUSINESS: Fields of Dreams

It's usually taxpayers who foot the bills for stadiums

54

SCIENCE: A Whole Lot of Shaking

California's recent quakes may be a prelude to the Big One

58

TECHNOLOGY: Photo Albums on Compact Discs

Kodak offers a new way to view family snapshots

60

THEATER: Shakespeare in the Park

Audiences flock to the Bard when he plays outdoors

REVIEWS

TELEVISION Seinfeld proves there's life after stand-up 63

MUSIC Mary-Chapin Carpenter brings class to country 63

BOOKS Dean Martin: the showman America deserved 64

This Crazy Thing Called Love dissects a marriage 64

SHORT TAKES 69

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 5

GRAPEVINE 9

MILESTONES 17

PEOPLE 71

ESSAY 72

COVER: Photograph for TIME by William Coupon

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