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THE WEEK 12

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COVER: Closing the Gap

The race tightens in the final lap, as both Bush and Perot gain ground in a new TIME/CNN poll. But Clinton's lopsided electoral-vote lead will be hard to overcome.

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Clinton's Long March: How a combination of luck, tenacity, indefatigable will and a strong sense of message turned the Governor of a small Southern state into the front runner of the 1992 presidential campaign.

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U.S. CAMPAIGN: The Outsiders

An unusual crop of candidates is aiming for Capitol Hill

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THE POLITICAL INTEREST: Value Your Vote

Getting beyond Perot's slick salesmanship

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THE ECONOMY: Are Banks Choking the Recovery?

Interest rates are low, but businesses can't get loans

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MONEY ANGLES: Investing in a Clinton Win

How to find prosperity under a new Administration

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DIPLOMACY: The Lessons of Iraq

Bush's error: it's a mistake to be nice to bullies

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VIETNAM: An Agony Begins to End

How a tireless researcher unraveled the POW/MIA mystery

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PROFILE: A Triumphal Return to Stanford

% Can football coach Bill Walsh qualify for the title of genius?

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ART: The Other Russian Revolution

The avant-garde of that time still looks fresh and daring

REVIEWS:

THEATER Hats off: three fine new American plays open 69

CINEMA The Lover offers a steamy study of obsession 70

MUSIC The Prince of funk has a raunchy, catchy new album 70

BOOKS The English Patient is a hauntingly beautiful tale 71

The male's view of divorce from Tom McGuane 72

SHORT TAKES 75

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

GRAPEVINE 11

MILESTONES 23

PEOPLE 77

ESSAY 78

COVER: Photograph for TIME by P.F. Bentley

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