COVER STORY
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NATION: Endangered River
The very prosperity it made possible now threatens the mighty Colorado
ALSO Iran-Contra: The scandal that will not die
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WORLD: The New France
An identity crisis in that self-assured land? Mais oui.
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BUSINESS: A Royal Banking Mess
How a revered sheik wound up at the center of a global scam
SCIENCE The eclipse showed that the sun is bigger than thought 52
MEDICINE A 900 number lends new meaning to the term house call 54
TELEVISION Three off-the-wall shows to beat the summer blahs 55
LIVING Day spas, the fast way for busy...
