Vol. 141 No. 5
COVER
The Baird debacle grew out of a selection process in which Clinton aides acted hastily and cavalierly in brushing aside an early warning
The Price of Obeying the Law (Cover Stories)
Thumbs Down (Cover Stories)
In the Zoe Baird case, it was American public opinion that forced Clinton to deliver on his repeated promise of a higher moral standard in government
NATION
A For Abuse (The Week: Nation)
The FBI director gets a failing grade from the Justice Department
A Little Too Up-Front (The Week: Nation)
A Pentagon report nails those who prepaid McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Abortion About-Face (The Week: Nation)
Clinton's first big batch of orders lifts a number of Reagan-Bush prohibitions
Et Cetera Helms' Haven (The Week: Nation)
First, Let's Soak the Rich (Taxes)
Resisting big new spending cuts, Clinton is finding it easier to trim the deficit through higher levies, especially on the wealthy
Forward Spin (Grapevine)
Friends In High Places (Grapevine)
High But Not Dry (The Week: Nation)
Cellular-phone traces lead the FBI to a feared Mafia boss, in the shower
King for a Day (The Week: Nation)
Look Out, Xerox (Grapevine)
One Down, 13 Sworn (The Week: Nation)
The new Cabinet lacks an Attorney General after Zoe Baird withdraws
Rock Around the Clock (The Inauguration)
Mixing populism and celebrity, Clinton dances into office with a weeklong party full of star turns, saxophone riffs and presidential hugs
Taking Command with A Call to Change (The Week: Nation)
In a workmanlike Inaugural Address, Clinton defines Administration goals
The Price of Clinton's Plan (Grapevine)
Under Palace Arrest (Grapevine)
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
WORLD
Colombia's most wanted criminal ups the stakes in the bloody drug war
Deadline Met, Sort Of (The Week World)
The U.S. pulls a few troops out of Somalia, before the U.N. can move
Enraptured Royals (The Week World)
Et Cetera Yasser From Tunis on Line One (The Week World)
Lives on Hold (Haiti)
Thousands still hope Clinton will allow them to come to the U.S., but he plans to stem the refugee exodus by bringing back democracy to the troubled island
No.2 For Dr. WHO (The Week World)
Despite opposition from the U.S. and Europe, Nakajima wins a second term
Saddam Tests the Limits of Victory (The Week World)
Bombs push him into a "cease-fire" -- at the price of straining U.S. alliances
Time to Get Organized (Diplomacy)
Saddam has given Clinton a breather, but the new Administration needs to decide quickly whether a less personal approach might be worth a try
Ulterior Motives (The Week World)
Bosnia's Serbs board the peace train, with travel plans of their own
SCIENCE
Scientists call for a system of telescopes and missiles to avert disastrous impacts by asteroids and comets
The Asteroid Patrol
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Do doctors perform caesareans just to avoid malpractice suits?
Et Cetera This Job Stinks (The Week Health & Science)
Feeding The Heart (The Week Health & Science)
New watchwords for the coronary lexicon: LpA-I and factor VII
Malaccan Mishap (The Week Health & Science)
Yet another tanker accident. But the ecological damage appears light.
Valley Fever (Medicine)
A dust-borne fungus is causing an epidemic of misery and rising mortality in central California
SOCIETY
Facing legal prohibition, Dr. Kevorkian strikes again
Et Cetera After Life (The Week: Society)
Et Cetera Hickeygate (The Week: Society)
For a Song (The Week: Society)
Guns And Ruses (The Week: Society)
New York inmates may be shooting themselves so they can sue the city
Tale of The Tape (The Week: Society)
A camera crew catches a brutal shooting -- and creates a dilemma
The Honor Roll Murder (Crime)
The beating death of a promising student shatters the peace -- and the stereotypes -- of a privileged California town
SPORT
Both Dallas and Buffalo carry special burdens into the Super Bowl, along with a sense of mission
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Interest Still Waiting for Bill's Call
The Presidency
Bush's Flight Into the Sunset
Time Magazine Contents Page February 1, 1993 Volume 141 No. 5 (Contents)
Time Magazine Masthead February 1, 1993 Volume 141 No. 5 (Masthead)
BUSINESS
Japan's NEC decides to compete in the low-priced-computer market
Establishing Clinton's Baseline (The Week: Business)
Fresh reports sketch the economic landscape facing the new President
Ibm's Unruly Kids
In better times, Big Blue spawned Intel and Microsoft. Now it is in danger of being trampled by its own creations
Straight Talk (The Week: Business)
The French Solution (The Week: Business)
Yves Saint Laurent reaches for the essence, which is financial
The Job Freeze (The Economy)
The most recent economic news is upbeat. There's just one little problem: nobody's hiring.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Baltimore Bullets (Reviews Television)
Celibacy, The Safest Sex (Reviews Theater)
Film's Fairest Lady Audrey Hepburn 1929-1993 (Cinema)
Getting Into The Action (Television)
Led by Star Trek's kin, syndicated hours are invading prime time
Inventing The Self (Reviews Books)
Short Takes (Reviews)