August 22, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 8

Atlanta: Baby Doe Stays in Jail (American Notes)

"Baby Doe" Stays in Jail

New York City: Just Say No - To Beggars (American Notes)

Just Say No -- To Beggars

Nuclear Testing: Digging Up Dirt On the U.S. (American Notes)

Digging Up Dirt On the U.S.

The Mississippi: The River Gives Up Its Secrets (American Notes)

The River Gives Up Its Secrets

The Navy: Distress At Sea (American Notes)

Distress At Sea

The Republicans The Torch Is Passed

How the shadow of Reagan's smile, and his legacy laced with illusions, may haunt Bush

The Republicans He's Pretty Much a Blank Slate

In a talk with TIME, Michael Dukakis responds to Bush

The Republicans I've Been Underestimated

The Vice President tells TIME he will "outwork, outhustle, outrun and outknowledge" Michael Dukakis

The Republicans Beyond Gumbo and Beans

The Republicans Bush's Brain Trust

The Republicans:Is Bigger Better?

Is Bigger Better? The G.O.P. trumps Dukakis with a monster platform

The Republicans;The Man Behind the Message

The Man Behind the Message If anyone can build a better candidate, it is Roger Ailes

The Republicans:The Town That Practices Parading

The Town That Practices Parading In New Orleans the good times roll even as the packaging gets slicker and the foreignness fades

The Republicans

The Ultimate Loyalist From Andover to Texas to the CIA, George Bush has been a hard man to dislike, no matter what others were doing around him

Angola Shifts in the Wind

After 13 years, the world's most complicated conflict may be ending

Burma Under Bloody Siege

As a country explodes, a despised leader falls

Chemical Warfare

Return of the Silent Killer Iraq's triumph over Iran breaks the taboo against using those hellish poisons

The U.S. Inventory

United Nations Peace Rich, Cash Poor

U.N. successes are marred by a financial battle with Washington

Diplomacy: Find a New Travel Agent (World Notes)

Find a New Travel Agent

Italy: Sizing Up The Octopus (World Notes)

Sizing Up The Octopus

Numbers: When Eight Was Enough (World Notes)

When Eight Was Enough

Terrorism: Intrigue in The Courtroom (World Notes)

Intrigue in The Courtroom

Science: A Closer Look at the Big Bang

A distant galaxy may shed light on the origins of the universe

Medicine: A Decoy for the Deadly AIDS (Medicine)

Virus Human tests begin for a new genetically engineered drug

In New Jersey: A Boy Towers Tall (American Scene)

Ethics: Tragic Tug-of-War (Ethics)

A lesbian's fight to see her disabled lover becomes a cause celebre

Religion: Will Anglicanism Muddle Through?

A major body of Christians copes with growing diversity

Sport: Aweary of The Sun

As Wrigley Field lights up, a bright tradition dims

Technology: Floating Trains: What a Way to Go!

Japan and West Germany are in a race with rival high-speed maglevs

Critics' Choice: Aug. 22, 1988

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