November 14, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 20

FBI: Trouble on the Taco Circuit (American Notes)

Trouble on the "Taco Circuit"

Georgia: The Sorrows of Cobb County (American Notes)

The Sorrows of Cobb County

Government: Washington's Worst Jobs (American Notes)

Washington's Worst Jobs

The Navy: The Case of Lieut. Dolphin (American Notes)

The Case of Lieut. Dolphin

Bush's Most Valuable Player

From Ally to Pariah

Washington looks the other way as the Marcoses are indicted

Grapevine: Nov. 14, 1988

Grapevine: Nov. 14, 1988

Grapevine: Nov. 14, 1988

Grapevine: Nov. 14, 1988

How To Do It Better

A respected Congressman suggests an injection of substance

Why It Was So Sour

After 18 months of trivial sound bites and empty photo ops, the voters can finally say to the 1988 campaign: good riddance!

A Move to The Right

The election was a dead heat, but Likud is poised to get its way

A Special Relationship in Danger

Afghanistan Reversing Gears

The Soviets threaten to halt their pullout

Hungary Fixing the Fixers

Budapest cracks down on soccer's spoilsports

Maldive Islands Heading Them Off at the Atoll

Indian troops repel an invasion force of foreign mercenaries

My Father Nikita Khrushchev's Downfall

In an intimate and gripping tale of Kremlin intrigue that might give pause to Mikhail Gorbachev, Sergei Nikitovich Khrushchev tells for the first time the full behind-the-scenes story of his father's

Poland Hail Maggie, the Mentor

As trouble looms, Thatcher urges a "dialogue" with Solidarity

France: Fundamental Opposition (World Notes)

Fundamental Opposition

Portugal: Space Saga In Braga (World Notes)

Space Saga In Braga

South Africa: A Slap at The Press (World Notes)

A Slap at The Press

Sweden: Check Up Or Check Out (World Notes)

Check Up Or Check Out

Environment: Venice Fights Off the Flood Tides (Environment)

A giant bulwark rises in the Adriatic as a barrier to acqua alta

Dallas, Texas Rebuilding a Shattered Team (American Scene)

After a football scandal, S.M.U. is virtuous, upbeat and skimpy

Press: The Made-for-TV Campaign

A year when candidates -- not reporters -- controlled the images

Press: To Endorse or Not

Editorialists hesitate and the Washington Post opts out

Religion: And Then There Was Billy

At 70, the century's most popular Protestant is busier than ever

Sport: The N.C.A.A. Calls Foul!

Kansas basketball is whistled down for recruiting violations

Technology: The Kid Put Us Out of Action

A grad-school whiz injects a virus into a huge computer network

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