Vol. 140 No. 18
COVER
The race tightens in the final lap, as both Bush and Perot gain ground on Clinton. But the Democrat's grip on an electoral-vote majority will be hard to break.
The Long Road (Cover Stories)
How a combination of luck, tenacity and a strong sense of message turned Bill Clinton into the front runner of 1992
NATION
A Saudi co-commander has some harsh words for Stormin' Norman
California, Here We Come (Grapevine)
Caught Off Guard (The Week: Nation)
A report on the L.A. riots singles out the city's former top cop as a culprit
Et Cetera (The Week: Nation)
No Cigar
Grapevine (Grapevine)
Japan's Fears About Clinton (Grapevine)
Progress At Last (The Week: Nation)
Looking for rapprochement, Vietnam promises new POW/MIA evidence
Republican Blame Game (Grapevine)
Rolling Into Uncharted Territory (The Week: Nation)
Clinton still leads. But the end game is new and yet to be played.
Spy Vs. Spy (Grapevine)
The Outsiders (The U.S. Campaign)
In an election year marked by distrust of incumbents, a hunger for change and a surge of support for women, dozens of unconventional candidates are headed for Capitol Hill
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
Where The Wild Ones Are (Grapevine)
Woman of The House (Grapevine)
WORLD
Germany's original Green, Petra Kelly, dies at the hand of her lover
Coming Clean? (The Week World)
The government and the A.N.C. deal with the uses and abuses of power
Et Cetera (The Week World)
Major Discomfort
Et Cetera (The Week World)
Tourist Trap
Mixed Hospitality (The Week World)
Reforming China welcomes one visitor and snubs another |
Running The Balkans' Deadly Gauntlet (The Week World)
New fighting locks Bosnia's Muslims between Croat and Serb enemies
The Lessons of Iraq (Diplomacy)
Though Bush never invited Saddam to take a chunk of Kuwait, he badly miscalculated by misreading the dictator's goals and by trying to be nice to a bully.
The Truth at Last How two "walk-in" intelligence sources paved the way for a major U.S.-Vietnamese breakthrough on POWs and MIAs, and likely diplomatic relations as well (Vietnam)
The Truth Unearthed (The Week World)
Investigators find evidence of El Salvador's worst civil-war massacre
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A vaccine made from patients' own cells helps treat B-cell lymphoma
Fire And Ice (The Week Health & Science)
Frozen water has been found on the searing surface of Mercury
Relax, Mrs. Sprat (The Week Health & Science)
High-fat, low-fiber diets may not cause breast cancer after all
Troubled Waters (The Week Health & Science)
SOCIETY
A young Chicago boy's murder prompts an antigun crackdown
Et Cetera (The Week: Society)
Making It God's Country
Wow, Canada! (The Week: Society)
Toronto brings a World Series triumph to the Great White North
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
How to Invest In a Clinton Win
The Political Interest
Don't Waste Your Vote
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
November 2, 1992 Vol. 140 No. 18
BUSINESS
A video-rental giant decides to get into the music business, big-time
Hot Train (The Week: Business)
Polling Wall Street (The Week: Business)
The 10%Ers (The Week: Business)
Solution In a major realignment, Hollywood's talent agents play musical chairs
The Bulls and Bears Cast Their Votes (The Week: Business)
Like the electorate, the markets are sizing up the presidential candidates
The Great PC Price War (The Week: Business)
Personal computers have never been so cheap -- or sold so furiously
Why Banks Won't Lend (The Economy)
Interest rates are low, but many businesses can't get loans. Why? Banks blame regulation, but another reason is that they have found an easier way to make profits.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Magic Carpet Ride (Reviews Books)
Rap, Crackle And Pop (Reviews Music)
Reborn With Relevance (Reviews Theater)
Russia's Great Flowering (Art)
A huge show surveys the heady moment early in the century when radical art became the house style of a political revolution
Saigon, Mon Amour (Reviews Cinema)
Short Takes (Reviews)
PEOPLE
With his return to Stanford, BILL WALSH converts campus agnostics into believers and raises an academic question: Can a football coach be called a genius?