November 5, 1990 | Vol. 136 No. 20

A Ghost With Legs (Grapevine)

A Little Help for Some Friends

When big contributors need a tax break, Congress can oblige

Armed Forces: Naval Assaults (American Notes)

Naval Assaults

Farming: King Kudzu? (American Notes)

King Kudzu?

Immigration: A Wider Door (American Notes)

A Wider Door

Justice: Scalping the Skinheads (American Notes)

Scalping the Skinheads

New York City: Chopping from The Top (American Notes)

Chopping from The Top

Boosting Cottage Capitalism

Borrowing an idea from Bangladesh, U.S. community lending programs are helping the poor to help themselves

Contraception Contravention Citation (Grapevine)

Dose Of Reality

After a decade of budget delusion, Congress and the White House take a significant step toward controlling the deficit

Faint Comeback of the Week (Grapevine)

Fly The Proletarian Skies (Grapevine)

Forecast: Clearer Skies

The revised Clean Air Act is costly but well worth the price

Gentle Giant Diplomacy Prize (Grapevine)

Killing Fields

Officials destroy Alaskan animals to help nail Exxon

Olympic Outlook: Not So Peachy (Grapevine)

Payback of the Week (Grapevine)

The Bush Rescue Mission (Grapevine)

The Perfect Spy

There's only one explanation for Bush's political behavior: the President is a closet Democrat

The Stealth Peace Dividend

Who's Next Out the Door? (Grapevine)

Interview with King Hussein: Facing a No-Win Scenario

With his popularity at an all-time high, King Hussein is desperately seeking peace in the gulf. He says both war and economic sanctions could destroy Jordan.

Israel We Don't Knuckle Under

As Arab-Jewish hatred grows, relations between Washington and Jerusalem reach their lowest point ever

Pakistan The Cycle Is Broken

Benazir Bhutto suffers a humiliating defeat

The Gulf Wait a Minute

The mere whiff of a deal presses Washington to reinforce its stance against Iraq. Will more troops persuade Saddam to surrender?

Burma: Tempest in a Begging Bowl (World Notes)

Tempest in a Begging Bowl

India: On the Way Out? (World Notes)

On the Way Out?

Northern Ireland: An Inhuman New Weapon (World Notes)

An Inhuman New Weapon

Royalty: Her Majesty's Purse Strings (World Notes)

Her Majesty's Purse Strings

South Africa: Here a Snag, There a Snag (World Notes)

Here a Snag, There a Snag

Environment: Assault In the Amazon (Environment)

Brazil tries to drive gold miners from the rain-forest home of the Stone Age Yanomami tribe

Science: Calling Dr. Pons

Where is the cold-fusion guru?

Medicine: A Revolution in Making Babies (Medicine)

New techniques help childless couples -- even after menopause

Medicine: Breath Of Life: A mother donates a lung (Medicine)

A mother donates a lung

Food: Less Baloney on the Shelves (Food)

Congress passes a sweeping truth-in-labeling grocery bill

New York City Treating The Funny Bone (American Scene)

With bubbles, baubles and a bag full of tricks, a troupe of circus clowns brings laughter and solace to hospitalized children

Living: To Grandma's House We Go (Living)

More and more senior citizens are missing out on retirement while they serve as surrogate parents for their grandchildren

Press: A New and Better Pravda?

The official Soviet party newspaper plans to go independent

Religion: Big Gamble on the Priesthood

Taking a hard line in defense of celibacy, the bishops look instead to strengthen the character and training of candidates

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