November 21, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 21

This Is the Vice President's Night

Anatomy of A Disaster

If Dukakis is such a competent manager, why was his campaign so incompetent?

Are The Democrats Cursed?

Yes, until they can shake the taint of '60s liberalism

Color It Republican

Reaping the credit for peace and prosperity, Bush holds most of Reagan's key voting blocs -- and even overcomes the gender gap

Lots Of Work to Do

Election Notes CONGRESS: Character Is Destiny

Character Is Destiny

Election Notes CULTURE No Se Habla Espanol

Election Notes GOVERNORS: First Son, First Finishes

First Son, First Finishes

Election Notes REFERENDUMS: Money Isn't Everything

Money Isn't Everything

Nine Key Moments : 1988 Campaign

Every campaign is shaped by critical decisions that the public does not learn about until weeks, sometimes months, later. Here are some of the defining moments of the 1988 race...

Seven New Faces

Despite Bush's victory, the Democrats strengthened their control of the Senate. But the G.O.P. adds a major player from the South

The Building Blocs of Victory

The Issues That Mattered

The Next Inner Circle

The Power Populist

What nerve did Bush strike? A noted historian argues that he won because he embraced Robertson's cause while Dukakis rejected Jackson's

What To Expect: The outlook for the Bush years

The outlook for the Bush years: Reaganism without ideology, persistence without brilliance -- and serious trouble with Congress

Burma A Nakedly Military Government

As the regime applies cosmetics, the people struggle to organize

Central America No Winners, Only Losers

One of Bush's first foreign policy challenges will be to find fresh approaches to a region that obsessed but ultimately frustrated his predecessor

Pakistan Getting into High Gear

Passions brim over in the first free elections in eleven years

The Contras: What Next?

Broadcasting: The Beeb Lightens Up (World Notes)

The Beeb Lightens Up

Poaching: Night of The Rhino (World Notes)

Night of The Rhino

South Africa: Giving As Good As He Got (World Notes)

Giving As Good As He Got

Soviet Union: The Dissident Comes Calling (World Notes)

The Dissident Comes Calling

Environment: Two Wolf Men Go Wild in The High Arctic (Environment)

A scientist and a photographer share the harsh life of the pack

Medicine: Don't Break a Leg in Texas (Medicine)

As federal money dries up, rural hospitals are failing fast

Food: Something To Cluck About (Food)

Yes, low-cholesterol eggs -- and they're not bad

New York City Coney Island On the Hudson (American Scene)

A pleasure dome emerges from the roof of a huge sewage plant

Behavior: Troubled Minds (Behavior)

More common than imagined

Sport: A New Crusade at Notre Dame

Spirit and speed make Lou Holtz's Irish No. 1 again

Technology: I Flew the Stealth Fighter

A new program simulates the world's most clandestine aircraft

Critics' Choice: Nov. 21, 1988

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