December 18, 1989 | Vol. 134 No. 25

A Cute Number For the Taxman

The bill for Nancy Reagan's dresses may come from the IRS

California: The Bishop Picks a Winner (American Notes)

The Bishop Picks a Winner

Christmas: Eau de Skunk For Thieves (American Notes)

Eau de Skunk For Thieves

Maryland: Mencken's Musings (American Notes)

Mencken's Musings

Miami: Breaking the Cycle (American Notes)

Breaking the Cycle

The Navy: Butt Out, Greenpeace (American Notes)

Butt Out, Greenpeace

Easier Said Than Done

Bush and Gorbachev set ambitious goals at Malta, but they left little time for the hard bargaining still to come

Making Deals in Poland

It's a worthy idea, but Americans find little to build on

The Presidency: A Game of One-on-One

A Game of One-on-One

Warning: Further - and Maybe Bigger - Federal Bailouts Ahead

Risky loans and sloppy supervision could lead to crises that dwarf the $300 billion savings and loan fiasco

America Abroad: Braking the Juggernaut

Braking the Juggernaut

Canada The Man Who Hated Women

A sick obsession ignites the country's worst mass killing

Colombia Noble Battle, Terrible Toll

In his offensive against the coke princes, President Barco has dented the drug pipeline but hardly destroyed it. The narcos lash back by terrorizing the innocent

East-West Out of Control?

As the Communist order unravels at blinding speed, confusion looms

Is The Soviet Union Next to Explode?

Gorbachev insists he will not deep-six the party, but he may have no choice

Life in The Golden Ghetto

South Africa Probing the Hit Squads

De Klerk investigates a rash of apparent assassinations

The Philippines There Is Always a Next Time

Battered and baited by mutineers, Aquino gets tough and reaches for People Power. But she may not be able to act on the lessons gleaned from the latest rebellion

The Sweep of Change

What The Future Holds

A panel of TIME experts foresees East European instability -- and inevitable German unity in a reshaped Continent

Why Is This Man Smirking?

Iraq: Some Deadly New Toys (World Notes)

Some Deadly New Toys

Nicaragua: A Plague on Both Houses (World Notes)

A Plague on Both Houses

Taiwan: Rebuff for the Kuomintang (World Notes)

Rebuff for the Kuomintang

Environment: Endangered Earth Update Let Earth Have Its Day (Environment)

But the biggest demonstration in history should be only the beginning

Environment: Endangered Earth Update Now Wait Just a Minute (Environment)

Naysayers dispute the forecasts of doom and gloom

Endangered Earth U.S. Agenda Consumers It's Not Easy Being Green (Environment)

Not, Want Not" should become the slogan for the age

Endangered Earth U.S. Agenda Businesses Scrub That Smokestack (Environment)

Clean, efficient companies can put a shine on their bottom line

Endangered Earth U.S. Agenda Government Get Going, Mr.Bush (Environment)

Rich and profligate, America can spur conservation in countless ways

Endangered Earth Update the Fight to Save the Planet (Environment)

As concern for the environment grows, and some promising international initiatives take shape, the U.S. must do its share

Health: America Goes Stair Crazy (Health)

Better machines propel the popularity of step climbing

Living: The Furor over Wearing Furs (Living)

Assailed by animal rightists, many women face a difficult choice

Sport: Never Having to Grow Up

The latest geriatric jocks are (creak, groan) baseball players

Technology: Old Masters, New Tricks

Italy has become the capital of computerized art restoration

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