Time
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COVER: Paralyzed by special interests and shortsightedness, the Government risks slipping into irrelevancy
The Reagan Revolution's hands-off attitude persists in Washington, where governing by symbolism has taken the place of tough decision making on budget deficits, the drug scourge, failing schools and the urgent need to support the glimmerings of democracy in Eastern Europe. -- With big victories in Florida and on Capitol Hill, the pro-choice majority proves it is not so silent. -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s best friend writes a tattletale memoir.
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WORLD: East Germany's leaders seem willing to lend an ear to the nation's newly vocal opposition movement
German dissenters have moved to center stage, but lack leadership and a clear agenda. -- Shedding Communism, Hungary's ruling party hopes to survive. -- Look! Up in the sky! Glasnost goes bonkers! -- Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez talks about his relationship with the U.S.
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BUSINESS: The stock market posts its worst loss since the '87 crash as Friday the 13th stirs panic on Wall Street
A faltering buyout of UAL, the parent of United Airlines, combines with signs of a new burst of inflation to put stock prices into a spin. The drop rekindles concerns that a debt-laden era might be coming to grief and provokes fears of a bearish season ahead.
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SPECIAL REPORT: The environmental crisis is finally asserting itself as a major factor in world politics
Acid rain, overpopulation and global warming are inspiring international cooperation, but they are provoking "ecoconflicts" as well. -- How the U.S. can exercise leadership in the Third World. See Environment.
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NOBEL PRIZES: Criticism, surprise and excitement
Eight new laureates are honored for their work in econometrics, the genetic basis of cancer, the inner workings of cells, and precise measurements of time.
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PROFILE: Actor, director, clarinetist?
Every Monday night, before packed houses, Woody Allen plays jazz clarinet with the same ardor and style that he puts into his films, but he's never been one to blow his own horn about it.
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SPORT: "Baysball!" The A's and Giants square off
The first ever Bay Bridge World Series pits the batting fireworks of Oakland's Bash Brothers vs. San Francisco's Sock Exchange, and Hot Dog Henderson vs. Will the Thrill.
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LIVING: At New York's edge: a grand scheme
Manhattan has a dandy addition: Battery Park City. An airy enclave of walks, parks and performance spaces is a welcome escape from the gloomy canyons up north.
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SHOW BUSINESS: Ellen Barkin, Sea of Love's sultry star
As the enigmatic center of Sea of Love (sensible working mom or psycho killer?) and as the unblinking ultra-bitch in Johnny Handsome, this fine, ferocious actress has hit her Hollywood stride.
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BOOKS: Ambiance chasers flock to independent shops
Once a vanishing institution, mom-and-pop booksellers are thriving as never before by offering what chains like Waldenbooks can't: flavor, expertise and variety of stock.
1 Critics' Voices
6 Letters
21 American Scene
65 People
81 Video
85 Cinema
102 Technology
108 Science
110 Music
114 Press
116 Nature
116 Milestones
118 Essay
Cover: Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart from Scala/Art Resource, N.Y. Teardrop by Tim O'Brien