One of the small luxuries of working for a weekly magazine is the extra increment of time, denied to daily journalists an advantage especially useful in dealing with an event that unfolds on several fronts. This week's cover story on the damaging indiscretions of First Brother Billy Carter was just such a case. Senior Writer Ed Magnuson, who wrote the main narrative, weighed reports from every TIME domestic news bureau on the political repercussions of the scandal. In addition, members of the Washington bureau handled various aspects of the story as it developed....
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