March 25, 1991 | Vol. 137 No. 12

After The Euphoria, a Letdown

For troops returning from the gulf -- and for their loved ones -- battles loom in resuming normal family life

America's Ugliest Home Videos

Ugliest Home Videos

AMENITIES: The Seat Of Luxury (American Notes)

AMENITIES: The Seat Of Luxury

GUNS: Casualties on The Home Front (American Notes)

GUNS: Casualties on The Home Front

LOUISIANA: Party Pooper (American Notes)

LOUISIANA: Party Pooper

TEXAS: End of an Empire (American Notes)

TEXAS: End of an Empire

THE CONFEDERACY Forget, Hell! (American Notes)

THE CONFEDERACY Forget, Hell!

Benetton Ads: A Risque Business (Grapevine)

Benetton Ads: A Risque Business

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (Grapevine)

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

No Donkeys in This Horse Race

As Bush savors the gulf victory and lengthens his odds for 1992, the Democrats shy away from the starting gate

On The Outside, Looking In (Grapevine)

On The Outside, Looking In

Once More, Bench Battles

A Bush judicial nominee faces opposition over civil rights

Police Brutality!

Four Los Angeles officers are arrested for a vicious beating, and the country plunges into a debate on the rise of complaints against cops

Schwarzkopf Vs. The Spooks (Grapevine)

Schwarzkopf Vs. The Spooks

That's What Friends Are For (Grapevine)

That's What Friends Are For

The Presidency Ford's Forgotten Legacy

To The Victors Belong Few Spoils (Grapevine)

To The Victors Belong Few Spoils

When Life Imitates Art

A hot new gang movie sparks widespread violence

America Abroad

The Conductor of Discord

Boris Yeltsin: Russia's Maverick (Cover Stories)

As the people vote on the Union's future, Gorbachev and Yeltsin war over the remains of the empire

Iraq: Wanted: a Strong Leader for a Broken Land (Not You, Saddam)

The allies would love to replace the Iraqi dictator, but a suitable successor is nowhere to be found

Middle East: Ready, Set -- Crawl

Baker sets out on a race for peace in the wake of the gulf war, but so far he's the only one who has crossed the starting line

Portrait of A Populist

Though Yeltsin can -- and does -- still play a crowd like a virtuoso, he is no brash rabble-rouser

The Political Interest Our Man in Kuwait

Who Is Meanest Of Them All?

AUSTRIA: Guilty as Charged (World Notes)

AUSTRIA: Guilty as Charged

BRITAIN: The Wheels Of Justice (World Notes)

BRITAIN: The Wheels Of Justice

GERMANY: Rescue from Retribution (World Notes)

GERMANY: Rescue from Retribution

SOUTH AFRICA: Renters No More (World Notes)

SOUTH AFRICA: Renters No More

Yugoslavia: Mass Bedlam in Belgrade

After a turbulent week of protests, one Serbian leader resigns and another sees his grip on power weakened

Why Quitting Means Gaining (Health)

Sad but true: giving up cigarette smoking means battling the bulge, especially for women

Captain Bob's Amazing Eleventh-Hour Rescue

After a bitter five-month strike, the New York Daily News is taken over by a wily British press lord, who may need to work his most remarkable salvage yet

Basketball's Most Deadly Fish:

Even legal battles can't keep Tark the Shark Tarkanian out of the premier tournament of the college game

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