December 12, 1988 | Vol. 132 No. 24

A Hardball Player for the Senate

New Majority Leader Mitchell is a liberal with an iron will

A Snitch's Story

In L.A., an informer blows the whistle -- on himself

Aliens: A Million Late Arrivals (American Notes)

A Million Late Arrivals

Computers: Another Infection (American Notes)

Another Infection

Drugs: It's Ecstasy - with an M (American Notes)

It's Ecstasy -- with an M

Missouri: Kansas City Burning (American Notes)

Kansas City Burning

Hedda's Hellish Tale

Even after the brutal beatings, she "worshiped" Joel Steinberg

John Tower's Hesitation Blues

He says he's a new man, but will Bush give him the Pentagon?

No Pardon

Reagan rules out clemency, but North still may get off

One Superpower to Another

Paint The Town Red:Mikhail Gorbachev's Visit to New York

Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to New York, from the U.N. to Broadway, will test George Bush on his home turf -- and on the world stage

The Jackson Problem

If the Democrats deflate him, blacks just might wave goodbye

Two Sides of the Nuclear Sword

New U.S. weapons may make Americans less secure

Washington D.C. Turning Public Housing Over to Resident Owners (American Ideas)

A welfare mother of five who organized a housing complex sparks a national trend

Anatomy of A Decision

Italy Tentacles of the Octopus

The Mafia brings Europe's worst drug epidemic home

Middle East Frustration Springs Eternal

One family's struggle shows why the intifadeh burns on

Middle East Non Grata

After rebuking the U.S., the United Nations votes to hear out Arafat in Geneva

Pakistan Now, the Hard Part: Governing

Is Bhutto up to the challenge?

Soviet Union Here a Nay, There a Yea

A whisper of dissent greets Gorbachev's latest reforms

Terrorism To Save the Children

A most unusual hijacking

Why It Is Time to Talk to the P.L.O.

Britain: A Property Boom Boom (World Notes)

A Property Boom Boom

Disasters: Two Deadly Storms (World Notes)

Two Deadly Storms

Mexico: No Miracles, But Hope (World Notes)

No Miracles, But Hope

Poland: Walesa 8, Government 2 (World Notes)

Walesa 8, Government 2

Medicine: Searching for Life's Elixir: HDL, the good cholesterol (Medicine)

HDL, the "good" cholesterol, seems to play a pivotal role in fighting heart disease by keeping arteries clear of deadly plaque

Medicine: Take A Walk on the Well Side (Medicine)

How you can eat, drink and jog your way to healthier cholesterol counts

Living: What Do You Want from Santa? (Living)

This year, parents may find the answer surprisingly familiar

Press: From Upstart to Mainstream: Ms Magazine and Mother Jones

Two '60s-era magazines are remade for the '90s

Religion: Hopes And Fears of All the Years

Bethlehem's gloomy Christmas signals concerns for the future

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