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THE GULF WAR: Staring out from photographs, the first U.S. servicemen to die in ground combat seem full of life and promise. As they are laid to rest across the nation, the real cost of the conflict comes home to America.

George Bush faces a decision that will determine how many more Americans will die: whether to start the ground war now or later. The choice hinges largely on how well the air assaults are going. -- Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. support for the war will fall if casualties soar, but the equation may be more complicated. -- By defying the allied onslaught, Saddam Hussein is gambling on winning the soul of the Arab masses.

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NATION: A new energy policy

The President's plan gives a boost to oil exploration -- and short shrift to conservation. -- The White House unveils a budget for tight times.

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WORLD: Apartheid's last victims

Uneducated and unemployed, South Africa's black youth face a bleak future. -- The Communist Party goes on the offensive in the Soviet Union.

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BUSINESS: California's brutal drought

The state rations water as croplands wither. -- Is the recession nearly over? Exuberant stock-market investors seem to think so.

4 Letters

8 American Scene

13 Grapevine

58 Cinema

60 Video

61 People

62 Religion

62 Milestones

65 Books

69 Living

70 Technology

72 Essay

+ Cover: Photograph courtesy Tom and Joyce Jenkins