Table of ContentsHugh Sidey's America Floor of Dreams Hucksters for the N.C.A.A. play-offs talk of ''March Madness.'' Actually, it's a deeply American love affair.Tending to Preschoolers No Offense Intended Power Lines Revisited New research says electromagnetic fields may not cause cancer after all Everyday ArmageddonsGoodbye Gridlock, Hello Steamroller Clinton's budget, ''motor voter'' plans move toward congressional approval Plucked from Potter's FieldIn a Class by Itself The Great Storm of '93 spread death and destruction from Cuba to Canada Emma's a Gem Britain's Emma Thompson glides from Howards End to Oscar's favoriteYELTSIN'S BIG GAMBLE Fighting opponents of reform, the Russian President claims special powers, orders a popular referendum and plunges the country into a fateful crisisFighting a Crippler A new drug appears to be the first to slow the progress of multiple sclerosisThe Political Interest It's the Ruble, Stupid!MONEY TO BURN The Fact-to-Film Frenzy Producers and agents are moving faster than ever to turn sensational news stories into TV moviesOpen Secrets The Administration gives some major hints on its health-care reform plans All the News That Spits A mutinous tabloid staff and an expectorating would-be owner reach for the heights of newsroom farceExit from the Right Conservatives lose a big vote on the court as Justice Byron White retires SHORT TAKES Shadows and Fog In the fight between Woody and Mia, a child-abuse report settles nothing High Cost of Freedom Neuharth's foundation is investigated for executive featherbedding An A-Plus In HumanityGrunge Goes DutchTOWER BOMBING Irresponsible Acts Verdict in the Glen Ridge assault case: They should have known better The Clinton Bunch Why Restart a Heart? A study shows most patients who are revived never leave the hospital Paying for Pills Bacterium from Hell A gargantuan microorganism is one for the Guinness Book of Records The Sound of One HandSister ActWoe on the Range The Best IntentionsSmall Solace An FDA panel votes yes on the first drug to treat Alzheimer's disease What's in a Name? DISPOSABLE WORKERS America's growing reliance on temporary staffers is shattering a tradition in which loyalty was valued and workers were vital parts of the companies they servedTIME magazine contents page MARCH 29, 1993 VOLUME 141 NO. 13 A Cure for the Wrong DiseaseS&L Mess: The End Is Near. At Last. Maybe. Clinton asks Congress for $45 billion to finish the cleanup begun in 1989 THE TEMPING OF AMERICA As stable jobs disappear, Americans are being forced to adjust to a fragile and frightening new orderThe Truth Hurts A U.N. commission calls for sanctions against El Salvador's war criminals The Art of the Deal There's gold in them certificates, discovers a Disney investor Big Smiles, Real Teeth Three nations meet to beef up North America's trade treaty A Convert Among the Dying In a frozen Muslim enclave, a French general changes his mind and stands bravely with the people of a besieged townTO BE, OR NOT TO BE Man in MotionTransatlantic Alliance With a stake in USAir, British Airways boosts its global air power Sweet Teen or Crude Fiend?The Trials of the Public Defender Overworked and underpaid lawyers serve up a brand of justice that is not always in their clients' best interests''Nobody Is Safe.''Biting the Apple If it looks like a Mac and acts like a Mac, is it a rip-off? Gamine Gal PalsMood Swings Disappointments turn into hope for a break in the Waco siege BREAKING THROUGH Clinton pushes his economic plan through the House and gains a chance to reshape the Supreme CourtPOISON PEN Yeltsin Decrees ''Special Rule'' Defying Congress, the Russian President sets an April referendum Death Behind Bars An epidemic of suicide in Mississippi jails -- or was it murder? Unstoppable Terror Despite the crackdown on Palestinian leaders, Israel's violence escalates Sanctuary Under Siege In the timeless mazes along the Tigris and Euphrates, Shi'ites are waging a desperate battle against Iraqi tanks, shells and the threat of fireIndia on Red Alert Calcutta is shaken by blasts, but they are seemingly not linked to Bombay Saddam, Still With power his only objective, Saddam has rebuilt Baghdad, rewarded his supporters and convinced his people they are the victims of Western aggressionWounding the Gun Lobby A populist backlash against random violence and the small-arms race nicks the once bulletproof NRAPrimacy of the Party $ Reversing a separation of power, China gets a dual-role President HECKLER IN CHIEF Like the Energizer bunny, Perot keeps after Clinton,prompting politicos to wonder, What does Ross want?
