September 17, 1990 | Vol. 136 No. 12

A Wilder Tax Ploy (Grapevine)

Georgia: All Hype, No Hope (American Notes)

All Hype, No Hope

Pennsylvania: No Dogs Allowed (American Notes)

No Dogs Allowed

Space: Tune In Next Leak (American Notes)

Tune In Next Leak

The Court: Clearing The Bar (American Notes)

Clearing The Bar

Trials: Iranscam Revisited (American Notes)

Iranscam Revisited

The Decline Of New York

A surge of brutal killings has shaken the Big Apple to its core. Frightened residents now wonder if Gotham's treasures are worth the hassle -- and the risk.

Foiling Murphy In a Coup Bid

Bid Dukakis thwarts an attempt by his No. 2 to show him up

Indecent Exposure (Grapevine)

Patriot of the Week (Grapevine)

Talking Heads Sweepstakes (Grapevine)

Thanks, We Needed These Citations (Grapevine)

The Golden Bookmark Award (Grapevine)

The Return to Sender Stamp (Grapevine)

The Water Weapon (Grapevine)

Throwing Martha off the Train

Michigan's Governor stirs a storm by dropping his running mate

Vanity Flare (Grapevine)

What Makes New Yorkers Tick

Makes New Yorkers Tick In America's toughest city, even Mother Teresa tries to get a little edge

Cambodia Hurdles to Peace

Hopes for a settlement may be on the rise, but the war will end once and for all only if at least six tricky issues can be resolved

The Koreas: Opposite Sides of the Moon

In their first meeting, the Prime Ministers of the North and South discover what they have -- and don't have -- in common

Australia: Man's Best Marsupial (World Notes)

Man's Best Marsupial

Burma: Taking a Step Backward (World Notes)

Taking a Step Backward

Chile: Reburying The Past (World Notes)

Reburying The Past

Ivory Coast: A Monumental Dispute (World Notes)

A Monumental Dispute

South Africa: Unexpected Visitor (World Notes)

Unexpected Visitor

The Gulf: A New World (The Gulf)

The Helsinki summit is only the latest sign of how Saddam's belligerence is transforming global alignments and shaking up established truths

The Gulf: America Abroad: Welcome to Yeltsin Country (The Gulf)

Welcome to Yeltsin Country

The Gulf: Bush's Other Summit (The Gulf)

The President has skillfully mobilized the battle against Saddam Hussein. Now can he lead the fight against the U.S. deficit?

The Gulf: Gorbachev's Home Remedy (The Gulf)

Facing a restive nation and a populist rival, the Soviet President prepares to unveil a 500-Day Plan aimed at transforming the economy

The Gulf: Measuring The Embargo's Bite (The Gulf)

Even if some countries relent and send emergency food and medicine to Baghdad, Saddam still faces a cash crunch

The Gulf: On The Edge of Tragedy (The Gulf)

Trapped in a scorching wasteland between Jordan and Iraq and growing in number every day, tens of thousands of refugees struggle to survive

The Gulf: Saddam's Vip Guests (The Gulf)

The Gulf: Who's In Charge There? (The Gulf)

Divided chains of command in the gulf may work fine now, but an order to attack Iraq could lead to confusion

Medicine: Giving Up on The Mice (Medicine)

Scientists searching for cancer cures try a new tactic

Behavior: No Sex, Please, We're Ignorant (Behavior)

A new Kinsey report gives Americans a low mark

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