Time Magazine Contents Page JUNE 14, 1993 VOL. 141 NO. 24

PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4

LETTERS 6

THE WEEK 11

MILESTONES 21

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THE WHITE HOUSE: Searching for the Center

In a calamitous week, Clinton lurches toward middle ground, but his own confusion about his Administration's course and a chaotic staff contribute to one more episode of Amateur Hour

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Lani Guinier: The views that drew fire

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David Gergen: Sharing the boss's habits

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The Political Interest: Another Blown Opportunity

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APPOINTMENTS: And in Firing Range . . .

Sheldon Hackney may be the next Lani Guinier

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THE CABINET: Can Bentsen Deliver?

Clinton needs him to round up the Senate's votes

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TEXAS: Hasta la Vista, Bobby

A G.O.P. candidate wins Bentsen's Senate seat

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SOUTH AFRICA: A Nation Reborn

Elections next April promise to end 300 years of white rule

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THE BALKANS: A War of Many Battlefields

A TIME photographer focuses on death in one Muslim village

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COVER: Here Comes the Abortion Pill

U.S. testing of France's RU 486 will begin soon, and a breakthrough that eliminates follow-up shots will make the drug easier to use. Will it end the abortion debate?

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MEDICINE: Death on the Reservation

A mysterious illness has stricken the Navajo nation

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CYBERTECH: Microsoft's Blueprint for the Future

Billionaire Bill Gates takes aim at the paperless office

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ADVENTURE: Mountain Mania

Too many Americans are discovering the lure of the peaks

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SPORT: A Clash of Titans

Barkley and Jordan, earth and air, meet in the N.B.A. finals

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CINEMA: Monsters with Real Bite

Dinosaurs run brilliantly amuck in Spielberg's Jurassic Park

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REVIEWS

CINEMA Made in America is a deft comedy. MUSIC Chris Isaak is again steeped in cowboy blues. TELEVISION Two men dying of AIDS film a searing account of their last days. BOOKS Lenin's Tomb is a superb account of the fall of the U.S.S.R. THEATER Later Life shows A.R. Gurney at his wistful best.

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SPECTATOR: Is the Future Too Cool?

The digital superhighway may lead to boredom.

PEOPLE 79

ESSAY 80

Cover: Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler

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