Time Magazine Contents Page: Oct. 8, 1990

Magazine contents page Vol. 136, No. 15 OCTOBER 8, 1990

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NATION: Strapped for cash and compassion, America is mortgaging its future by ignoring the needs of its children

Presidents, Prime Ministers, a King and a Cardinal gather at the United Nations to discuss the plight of the world's most vulnerable citizens. What kind of leadership can the U.S. offer? Not much, so long as we stubbornly refuse to invest in health care, education and basic support programs for the young.

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THE GULF: With sanctions serving only to increase Saddam's belligerence, war looks more and more inevitable

For the first time, Iraq threatens to launch a first strike. Should Bush...

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