July 27, 1987 | Vol. 130 No. 4

Air Force: The Stealth's Soaring Costs (American Notes)

The Stealth's Soaring Costs

Justice: Conflicts of Interest (American Notes)

Conflicts of Interest

Los Angeles: A Ratlord In His Roost (American Notes)

A Ratlord In His Roost

Politics: Solace for an Adversary (American Notes)

Solace for an Adversary

Republicans: Not Quite So Grand (American Notes)

Not Quite So Grand

But Was It a Crime?

North and Poindexter may soon face charges

Congress Goes Home Again

In Philadelphia, the legislature celebrates its conception

It Ain't Over Till It's Over

North's pleas have given new impetus to contra-funding efforts

Passing The Buck

How the President's men attempted to evade accountability

Secret Sharers

How much does Congress leak?

The Admiral Takes the Hit

Poindexter says he never told Reagan about the diversion of arms profits

The Duke of Economic Uplift

Mike Dukakis has a governing passion

Capitalism On Kropotkinskaya Street

Can Mikhail Gorbachev Bring It Off?

Slowly, tentatively, a rigid society awakes to the chilly dawn of reform

Refugees We Say Hello

Washed up on Canada's shore

Taiwan Thirty-Eight Years Later . . .

Taipei finally gets around to lifting martial law

The Gorbachev Era

A determined and energetic leader pushes the Soviet Union toward a second revolution

The Gulf Showdown on Embassy Row

France and Iran sever ties, but the threats continue

Will The Cold War Fade Away?

Moscow's "new thinking" could radically alter the superpower rivalry, but . . .

China: The High Price Of Mercy (World Notes)

The High Price Of Mercy

Disasters: Nature Takes Her Revenge (World Notes)

Nature Takes Her Revenge

Pakistan: Thou Shalt Not Proliferate (World Notes)

Thou Shalt Not Proliferate

South Africa: Half Now, Half Later (World Notes)

Half Now, Half Later

South Korea: Lots of Kims, But No Kin (World Notes)

Lots of Kims, But No Kin

Food: Fancy Is as Fancy Does (Food)

New taste fashions for the gourmet trade

Food: Solution For Soggy Cereal (Food)

Behavior: Time Bombs on Legs (Behavior)

Violence-prone owners are turning pit bulls into killers

Press: Some Hits, Some Runs, One Error

Max Frankel is taking command at the New York Times

Computers: Games That Grownups Play (Computers)

Business machines loosen up and have a bit of fun

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