Time Magazine Contents Page

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EXCERPT: Ollie North's Version

The central Iran-contra figure says in a new book he is convinced: "Reagan knew everything."

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NATION: Confirmation Backlash

After the Thomas vote, women's groups vow political revenge, but they face big obstacles

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BUSINESS: An Oddity in the Oil Patch

Does shaky Harken Oil benefit from its Bush connection?

INTERVIEW American Airlines' Robert Crandall on deregulation

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WORLD Peace talks and scandal talk in the Middle East 70

SPORT The World's Worst Series is a cellar dwellers' ball

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SHOW BUSINESS A new comedian zeroes in on Latin stereotypes

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BEHAVIOR Can our memories really be trusted? 86

HEALTH A bug that causes stomach cancer; radar-gun hazards

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CINEMA Danny DeVito was born to play Larry the Liquidator

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TELEVISION The BBC takes on CNN in Asia 92

BOOKS Phaedrus has traded in his motorcycle for a boat 93

DESIGN Less yo heave ho in sailing 97

MUSIC The great rocker Van Morrison, still waiting for a breakthrough 98

THEATER George C. Scott brings back On Borrowed Time, but why?

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ART Revisiting Pop, a style that sat up and begged to be consumed

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ESSAY Lance Morrow changes his mind about Clarence Thomas

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DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS 10 MILESTONES 89

GRAPEVINE 23 VIEW POINTS 101

COVER Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler