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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE GULF: Bush issues his sternest warning yet to Saddam Hussein — 32
Meanwhile, Tehran declares a jihad against the U.S., the Iraqis molest Western embassies in Kuwait, and the global coalition against Iraq stiffens. ► If sanctions fail, can the U.S. cripple Saddam for good with a quick strike?
► Lifting the veil on Saudi Arabia, America’s secretive ally that is suddenly exposed to winds of change ► King Fahd, the man who rules the House of Saud.
NATION: Souter exudes supreme confidence in the Senate hearings — 46
Bush’s high court nominee withholds his abortion views, but confirmation seems assured. ► White House and congressional leaders slog their way toward a budget deal. ► Hard times on the Great Plains. ► A reformer wins in D.C., and Dinkins calls the cops.
WORLD: Going beyond perestroika — 58
Gorbachev backs a bold new economic plan—with reservations. ► In Liberia rebel forces brace for a bloody showdown. ► An exile returns home to South Africa.
BUSINESS: A taxpayer bailout for banks too? — 66
As failures mount, the industry’s insurance fund has dwindled to alarmingly low levels. ► A bright future for natural gas. ► Michael Milken’s friends lobby for a lenient sentence.
ENVIRONMENT: In the Arizona desert, a miniature world — 72
Designed as both a prototype space colony and a laboratory for understanding the earth, Biosphere II is the largest self-sustaining ecosystem ever built.
MEDICINE: At last, gene therapy becomes a reality — 74
In a historic experiment at the National Institutes of Health, a four-year-old girl is given new genes that could help supply the enzyme she needs to live.
RELIGION: When priests go sexually astray — 79
The growing number of scandals and lawsuits is prompting the Catholic Church to take a new approach to clerics who break the vow of celibacy.
CINEMA: Once again Hollywood is married to the Mob — 83
In a rogues gallery of gangster films this fall, GoodFellas and Miller’s Crossing blaze and strut their way out front. ► Clint Eastwood tackles the myth of filmmaker John Huston.
6 Letters
16 Critics’ Voices
29 Grapevine
73 Video
77 Press
87 Books
92 Music
95 Education
97 Theater
97 Milestones
100 People
Cover: Illustration by Mirko Ilic combined with a photograph by Thomas Hartwell
