April 20, 1992 | Vol. 139 No. 16

Anatomy of A Smear (Cover Stories)

Terry Reed loves to tell reporters scandalous tales about Bill Clinton and the contras. The trouble is the stories are false.

Bill Clinton: Questions Questions Questions (Cover Stories)

Clinton appears to be well on his way to winning the nomination, but many voters still have qualms about his character and beliefs

Shifting with The Wind (Cover Stories)

The Political Interest It's Not Going to Be Pretty (Cover Stories / The Political Interest)

A high-minded debate of the issues? No way. The roughing up of Bill Clinton has just begun.

10 Cents a Dance: Just Call 1-800-426 . . . (Grapevine)

A Worrisome Brand of Japanese Investor (Grapevine)

Buchanan: Going for the Gold (Grapevine)

Clinton Edges Closer, But Doubts Persist (The Week: Nation)

Though bloodied in New York, he's now more than halfway home

Don't Underestimate Perot (Grapevine)

Go Directly to Jail (The Week: Nation)

Noriega faces up to 120 years on eight drug counts

Perot's Army (The Campaign)

Equipped with computers, ball points and high-tech phones, volunteers fight to get their man on the ballot

The Bums Throw Themselves Out (The Week: Nation)

Scandals and frustration inspire an exodus from Capitol Hill

Trouble in The Ranks (Grapevine)

Vox Pop: Apr. 20, 1992 (Grapevine)

Was Gulf War Hardware Oversold? (The Week: Nation)

Pentagon reports raise questions about some weapons' effectiveness

Word Watch: Apr 20, 1992 (Grapevine)

By A Nose (Britain)

Denied a resounding mandate, John Major must shape a program that can cure the national malaise and hold a strengthened opposition at bay

Et Cetera (The Week World / Et Cetera)

From Britain's Voters: A Major Surprise (The Week World)

The Tories narrowly survive the war on incumbents in Europe

Fujimori Takes Over (The Week World)

Frustrated, Peru's President shuts down Congress and rules by decree

Miscellany: Apr. 20, 1992 (The Week World)

Yugoslavia: The Killing Goes On

The Ultimate Survivor (The Week World)

Arafat walks away from a desert crash that kills three others

What's Left of Yugoslavia? (The Week World)

The Beef Against . . . Beef (Environment)

Do cows cause global warming and human hunger? The fault, dear Jeremy, lies not in our cattle but in ourselves. . .

Farewell to The Angel Of Death (The Week Health & Science)

Nazi doctor Josef Mengele's remains are finally identified for sure

Look, Ma, No Wheels! (The Week Health & Science)

Catching a plane? Here's a car you can stow in the overhead rack

Whence Beer Bellies? (The Week Health & Science)

Beer, sure, but it's also true that alcohol slows the burning of fat

Ashe's Sad, Stunning AIDS Announcement (The Week: Society)

A second major sports figure goes public about his infection

Fair Game?

Forced to go public with his most private and painful truth, Arthur Ashe plays out his future in a spotlight

Not-So-Dumb Jocks (The Week: Society)

Duke's men and Stanford's women capture NCAA basketball titles

The Two Sides of the SAM WALTON Legacy (American Scene)

Stack it deep, sell it cheap, stack it high and watch it fly! Hear those downtown merchants cry! Wal-Mart employee chant

Society: Apr. 20, 1992 (The Week)

Trojan Horse? (The Week: Society)

Two Years in the Life of An Unwary Innocent (The Week: Society)

The Supreme Court bans overzealous sting operations

Voila! Disney Invades Europe. Will the French Resist? (Living)

Want To See Some Secret Pictures? (Culture)

Traditionalists spar with a new leadership over how public the fabled Barnes collection should be

America Abroad: Hot Issues Turn Cold (World)

It's hard to tell the geopolitical tough guys from the softies

How To Simplify the Crazy Tax Code (Ideas)

Down with the income tax! A growing number of economists say the U.S. needs a consumption levy that rewards thrift and enterprise and cuts down on those maddening forms

Panama -- Just Saying No (Drugs)

Noriega's successors have cracked down on the traffickers, but the U.S. has not yet won its war against the Latin American cartels

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