Time

COVER

Man of the Year

John Paul II 48

In these days of moral chaos, John Paul II is fiercely resolute about his

ideals, mapping the way for a world that often wants to seek its own

righteous path.

Profile: Philosopher and autocrat, Polish priest and Roman Pontiff, aging

idealist.

The Pope and America: Tales of a divided parish.

Essay: John Paul II and the legacy of John XXIII.

Images 84

1994 in stunning pictures, from shattered freeways to South African

jubilation

Best Of 1994 131

This year's tallies for science, the arts, people, products and sports

(including some worsts as well)

TO OUR READERS 4

CHRONICLES 33

MILESTONES 45

ESSAY 158

THE PRESIDENCY: A 12-Minute Makeover 108

Countering the G.O.P., Clinton offers a tax cut of his own

INVESTIGATIONS: The Other Arkansas Probe 111

The special prosecutor in the Mike Espy case widens his focus

AIR SAFETY: Industry Under a Cloud 114

Commuter planes face greater scrutiny and tougher rules

WARS: Rebellion in the Caucasus 116

Chechnya could bring down Yeltsin and/or democracy

BOSNIA: Broken Promises 121

While Serbs thwart peace, Jimmy Carter steps in

TECHNOLOGY: What You Want, When You Want It 125

Time Warner unveils the Cadillac of interactive TV systems

BUSINESS: The Bug That Bit Intel 126

Now IBM refuses to ship computers with flawed Pentium chips

CRIME: Following a Deadly Trail 128

A bomber strikes again in New Jersey, baffling investigators

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