October 24, 1994 | Vol. 144 No. 17

It's Finally Perfect (At Least for Some)

Time's Economists Say Only The Fed can wreck the expansion

Thanks But No Thanks, Mr. Prez

We're No. 1, and It Hurts

The U.S. outruns the world, but some workers are left behind

A Democrat Who Flies High (Elections)

And Gandhi Never Got One (Chronicles)

The selection of sometime terrorist Yasser Arafat as a co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is the latest reminder that the honor often goes to leaders with less than Gandhi-like resumes.

Battle of the Buzz Words (Chronicles)

Besuboru Like It Oughta Be (Chronicles)

Chronicles (Chronicles)

Governors on the Run (Elections)

If big-name Democrats fall in the largest states, the loss of local clout will hurt Clinton in '96

Health Report: Oct. 24, 1994 (Chronicles)

Not Exactly the Most Coveted Job in D.C. (Chronicles / Inside Washington)

Not Exactly the Most Coveted Job in D.C.

Laureates of the Week (Chronicles)

Presidential Batting Averages (Chronicles)

Batting Averages

The Week October 9-15 (Chronicles)

They Wouldn't Know a Mole If It Bit Them (Intelligence)

Classified reports show how ineptly the CIA handled Aldrich Ames, its most damaging turncoat in decades

Vox Pop: Oct. 24, 1994 (Chronicles)

Winners & Losers: Oct. 24, 1994 (Chronicles)

A Show of Strength (Iraq)

Clinton's charge sends Saddam into retreat, but taming him is another matter

Haiti: Deliverance

Jean-Bertrand Aristide's triumpant homecoming in Port-au-Prince is also turning out to be a welcome foreign policy victory for Bill Clinton

Haiti: Great Expectations

While the poor are bewitched by dreams of peace and plenty, the rich are preparing for an apocalypse

Murderers of Peace (Israel)

Islamic foes want the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier -- and its tragic outcome -- to kill peace negotiations

Orange Light for Peace | (Northern Ireland)

Protestant paramilitary groups announce they will join the Irish Republican Army in observing a cease-fire

Ruble Or Rubble? (Russia)

After the fall: the struggle continues over Russia's postcommunist economy

A Royal Pain in the Wrist (Health)

Computer injuries are mounting, big lawsuits are looming, and now the government is set to step in

How You Can Avoid Repetitive Strain Injury (Health)

Remains of the Day (Cults)

The leaders of the Solar Temple are among the dead in the mass murder-suicide, but many mysteries linger

For Whom the Bell Curves (Ideas)

A new book raises a ruckus by linking intelligence to genetics and race

The Political Interest the Cost of Removing Saddam (The Political Interest)

Magazine Contents Page (Contents)

October 24, 1994 -- Vol. 144, No. 17

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)

October 24, 1994 -- Vol. 144, No. 17