Time Magazine Contents Page AUGUST 9, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 6

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

THE WEEK 15

MILESTONES 20

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BUDGET: How to Sell a Bill of Goods

Handed a compromise, Clinton must convince edgy Senators

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Trade: The move to sacrifice NAFTA

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The Political Interest: This is no Bush budget

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THE WHITE HOUSE: Shreds of Evidence

All that may be known of Foster's motives is torn to pieces

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POLITICS: Washington's New Mr. Fix-It

Have a big name? In big trouble? Call Bob Bennett

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THE FLOOD: Altered States

The heartland may never be the same again

29

The Check, Please: Taking stock of the costs

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BOSNIA: Rattled Sabers, Redrawn Maps

As Clinton vows action, the warring factions compromise

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MIDDLE EAST: Killing Peace

Israel's bombing of Lebanon was what Hizballah wanted

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BRAZIL: Dead End Kids

Hard lives and easy death on the streets of Rio

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WAR CRIMES: A Never-Ending Story

Demjanjuk's freedom focuses attention on the fugitives

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ITALY: Death over Dishonor

How the corruption scandal felled a flamboyant tycoon

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SOCIETY: When White Makes Right

The small number of skinheads belies their violent potential

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MEDICINE: An Athlete Dying Young

Did basketball star Reggie Lewis get proper treatment?

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COVER: Secrets of the Maya

New discoveries paint a picture of a bloodthirsty society whose constant wars led to its destruction

Living Legacy: The modern Maya

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SCIENCE: The Return of Agent Orange

Experts link the Vietnam defoliant to another cancer

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Du Pont is accused of making a crop-killing fungicide

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TRADE: Big Trouble for Big Steel

A trade ruling endangers the industry's fragile recovery

53

TELEVISION: Over 3 Billion Served

Rupert Murdoch buys Asia's top satellite-TV service

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MARKETING: You Got the Wrong One, Baby

Computer error causes Pepsi a promotional disaster

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HEALTH: Look, No Gum Disease!

Experimental treatments could cut down on oral surgery

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LIVING: They Won't Get Off the Couch!

America's stubborn slothful are admonished to shape up

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REVIEWS

CINEMA Harrison Ford is at his best in The Fugitive, a taut summer thriller. TELEVISION Marilyn and Bobby have an affair to forget. MUSIC The punk-rock band Fugazi can't be bought. BOOKS Larry McMurtry is once again home on the range.

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CINEMA: A Boy's Chess Life

At seven, Josh was a chess prodigy; now his life is a movie

PEOPLE 65

ESSAY 66

Cover: Photograph by Kenneth Garrett -- Woodfin Camp

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