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7 Deadly Days

In one ordinary week, 464 people died in America's continuing epidemic of gunfire. On the following pages are their stories.

The Battle over Abortion

A bitterly divided Supreme Court sets the stage for the most corrosive political fight since the debate over Viet Nam

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The Chic Is in The Mail

Spanning tastes from traditional to trendy, three catalogs thrive by selling sportswear to baby boomers who have no time to go to the mall

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SPIKE LEE: He's Got To Have It His Way (Profile)

Angry over racial inequities and stereotypes, filmmaker SPIKE LEE combines his message and his own pop image into a provocative media voice

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