NATION

The Battlefront: Saddam's Endgame (The Gulf War)

Trapped by mounting losses, Iraq tries a last-ditch ploy -- but the allies only step up preparations for the ground war

WORLD

South Africa: Courting Trouble

Amid a tangle of politics, fear and intrigue, the prosecution finds it isn't so easy to bring Winnie Mandela to trial

Yugoslavia: Breaking Up Is Hard

But rising nationalism makes it seem increasingly inevitable, and the only real question is whether violence can be avoided

WAR & TERRORISM

Don't Reject a Cease-Fire (The Gulf War)

Holding out for complete surrender as an alternative to any peace negotiations will guarantee a long, destructive war, fracture the alliance and destabilize the region

Life on The Line (The Gulf War)

For the grunts in the northern desert, the war is a tale of dark fear, deep pride, lost mail, long waits and improvisation

The Air War: How Targets Are Chosen (The Gulf War)

The tragedy in Baghdad reveals the painstaking methods used to identify military installations and -- usually -- to spare civilians

Weapons: Coping with Chemicals (The Gulf War)

Though frightening, an Iraqi assault with poison gas or biological agents might not be as ghastly as its potential victims imagine

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Big Oil's Bad Rap

The Middle East war has rekindled consumer hatred of petroleum companies. In fact, they get more loathing than loot

Fighting For Their Lives

The world's airlines, battered by war and recession, slug it out in a brawl that will reshape the industry for years to come

Mr. Sam Stuns Goliath

After a century as the giant of U.S. retailing, Sears loses the top spot to folksy, hard-charging Wal-Mart

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