Time Magazine Contents Page OCTOBER 4, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 14
PUBLISHER'S LETTER 4
LETTERS 9
THE WEEK 17
MILESTONES 25
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THE PRESIDENCY: Clinton in Command
How a deft launch of health care gave him a boost
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Who Pays: Where the money gaps are
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Health Care: Fear of rationing
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The Political Interest: Pulling the plug
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DIPLOMACY: Wondering When to Send the Boys In
Clinton tries to write new rules for military intervention
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RUSSIA: President and Parliament Face Off
Yeltsin gambles that he can wrest power from his rivals
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GEORGIA: Shevardnadze Besieged
The former diplomat leads a last-ditch defense against rebels
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COVER: The Making of a Zealot
To his friends, he is Mahmud the Red, a devout Muslim who came to America to work hard and raise a family. To prosecutors, he is a religious extremist who helped bomb the World Trade Center.
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Islam's Dark Side: Violence in the name of faith
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DISASTERS: Death in the Bayou
Fire and water attend Amtrak's worst train wreck ever
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CRIME: Sons and Murderers
The Menendez trial explores the limits of filial impiety
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BUSINESS: Are the '80s Back?
The Paramount battle creates takeover fever
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SPECTATOR: The Big Shots' Battle
Is buying a Hollywood studio sensible or just sensational?
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HEALTH: Why Do Women Menstruate?
To protect the womb from infection, says a scientist
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RELIGION: A Refinement of Evil
John Paul defines the wrong -- and includes contraception
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SPACE: Coming Out of the Dark
Has the invisible matter that fills the cosmos been found?
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ART: A Spotty Survey
In London, a survey of American art fails to satisfy
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CINEMA: The Heart of American Darkness
Altman's Short Cuts is a panoramic human comedy
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TELEVISION: Filling Alistair Cooke's Armchair
Russell Baker takes over as host of Masterpiece Theater
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SHOW BUSINESS: Bette Gets Better
The divine Ms. Midler wows 'em at Radio City Music Hall
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REVIEWS
BOOKS Three former Hizballah hostages look back with dignity, harrowing detail and humor. CINEMA M. Butterfly and Farewell, My Concubine plumb the androgynous East. MUSIC In Miles Davis' final live album, a burst of brilliance. TELEVISION The first televised Porgy and Bess offers more drama for the eye than the ear.
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UP The men and women of Biosphere 2 break their silence
PEOPLE 93
ESSAY 94
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