COVER

Buffalo Operation Fizzle (Cover Stories)

The cameras loved the stage-managed spectacle. But the battle over abortion was largely a symbolic contest, and the clinics were not closed down

Politics the Feminist Machine (Cover Stories)

Women candidates hope to make 1992 a banner year, but will enough voters share their rage about abortion rights and Anita Hill to make a difference at the polls?

NATION

WORLD

Australia: In Search of Itself (The Pacific Rim)

A once brash and prosperous country suddenly must cope not only with reviving its spirits but reinventing its future

SCIENCE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

New Drug for AIDS? (The Week Health & Science)

Accelerating the screening process, experts recommend approval for DDC

SOCIETY

Listen to The Children (The Week: Society)

A North Carolina day-care operator draws 12 life terms for sex abuse

The Shoes of the Master (Fashion)

An enchanting exhibition of Salvatore Ferragamo's creations reveals how these most pedestrian yet glamorous of objects can embody the sole of an age

SPORT

Chasing the Wind

Outfitted with money, hubris and seamanship, four swift sailboats vie for the 28th America's Cup

TECHNOLOGY

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BUSINESS

Executive Pay

The Shareholders Strike Back Angry investors and the public have long been shocked by the millions that some corporate bosses make. Now it's becoming the hot issue at annual meetings.

Let's Make a Deal (The Week: Business)

Red Square and downtown Beijing are for rent -- if the price is right

Stuck in An Old Groove (The Week: Business)

Bush and Delors et al. get nowhere on resolving issues that threaten GATT

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Impresario of Rap (Show Business)

Russell Simmons took hip-hop out of the inner city and into the pop mainstream. Now he's rich and livin' large -- but he retains the in-your-face style of the streets.

PEOPLE

The Billionaire Boy Scout: ROSS PEROT (Profile)

A fellow Texan dissects the appeal of Ross Perot, who is (surprise) funny and (no surprise) very bright. What he still needs to do is spell out his presidential agenda.

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