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THE WEEK 12

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COVER: Science, God and Man

Science reduces life's mysteries to molecules, but what about the biggest mysteries of all? Is the universe a product of design? Is there purpose in life's endless unfolding? What clues science can offer are far from dispiriting.

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Faithful Scientists

They see no contradictions

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SOMALIA: The Gift of Hope

The Marines bring cheer to a stricken and starving town

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U.S. Policy

The dilemma of disarmament

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CLINTON'S PEOPLE: The First Pal &

New chief of staff McLarty already has 41 years on the job

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BUSINESS: Dark Days for Big Blue

IBM struggles to find its way in a fast-changing industry

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Fallen Giants

Why corporate behemoths get in trouble

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FINANCE: Singing the Deficit Dirge

A businessman's best seller tells a fiscal horror story

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CAMBODIA: The U.N.'s Biggest Gamble

Peacekeepers are caught in the cross-fire

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PRESS: A Tale from the Cold War

Did the KGB recruit a star reporter? Or the other way around?

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ETHICS: An Appointment with Dr. Death

Ignoring the law, Kevorkian gathers his next candidates

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IMAGES '92: The Photographs of the Year

Pictures can capture history, but in 1992 they also changed its course. From Baidoa to Los Angeles to Sarajevo, the power of extraordinary photos captured the world's attention and broke through to stir the individual conscience.

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TRAVEL: Bye-Bye, Bistro

The traditional French cafe is falling victim to le fast food

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TELEVISION: Uncharted Territory

A new series goes where Star Trek has never gone before

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CINEMA: Six Outta Seven Ain't Good

Why are so many of this holiday's movies Christmas turkeys?

REVIEWS

THEATER A Christmas tradition is hilariously satirized 66

DANCE The Nutcracker set in tacky '60s America 67

TELEVISION ABC's four-hour Lincoln mini-series is a misfire 67

MUSIC Rapper Ice Cube's new album invokes the L.A. riots 68

ART Eva Hesse was a pivotal American sculptor 68

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

GRAPEVINE 11

MILESTONES 19

PEOPLE 75

ESSAY 76

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