August 23, 1993 | Vol. 142 No. 8

Wilbert Rideau, A Convict's View: People Don't Want Solutions

Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness

Danger in the Safety Zone

As violence spreads into small towns, many Americans barricade themselves

President Clinton: Laying Down the Law

Trying to shed his party's reputation as law-and-order wimps, President Clinton steps forward with a tough new plan to fight crime

A Casualty of Chaos (Espionage)

A CIA agent's death demonstrates the dangers of U.S. efforts to help the former Soviet states

Health Report: Aug. 23, 1993 (The Week)

Honey, I've Asked the Macbeths In for Drinks (The Week)

Informed Sources: Aug. 23, 1993 (The Week)

Military Maneuvers (The Pentagon)

In naming a replacement for Colin Powell, the President moves toward becoming a real Commander in Chief

News Digest August 8-14 (The Week)

Nick At Nite: The Movie (The Week)

The Morning Line: Aug. 23, 1993 (The Week)

Winners & Losers: Aug. 23, 1993 (The Week)

Death On Track 4 (Germany)

The death of a Red Army Faction member damages the antiterrorist squad

Mountain Bluffs (Bosnia)

While the Serbs fine-tune their siege of Sarajevo, NATO's attack squadrons remain on the ground

Slaughter In Slow Motion (Sudan)

At the root of yet another devastating African famine that affects thousands of people is not drought but a brutal and seemingly endless civil war

The Power of Silence (Nigeria)

A general strike empties the streets of Lagos, sending a defiant demand for democracy to the military regime

Beware Of Rabies (Health)

A death in New York renews fears about a scourge once thought to be under control

Desert Dazzlers (Fashion)

Native American jewelry is lively, high-style and, thanks to rappers and rockers, streetwise

John Paul Superstar

The Pope lands in Denver to lead a Catholic Woodstock for the world's youth

Hugh Sidey's America: BACK AT FULL THROTTLE (Hugh Sidey's America)

Leaner, cleaner, tougher and better managed, America's freight-train system is becoming competitive again

The Political Interest Good Cops for Less (The Political Interest)

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