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Dec 28, 1992 Vol. 38 No. 26

What A Year!

December 28, 1992

Cover Story

What A Year!

1992 Was a Year of Tumultuous Change, from Buck House to the White House, and Not All the Players Exited Laughing

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Table of Contents

Articles

Letter from the Editor

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Bill Clinton & Hillary Rodham Clinton

In Their First Joint Interview Since the Election, They Talk About Christmas, Chelsea and An Arkansas Hot Line to the White House

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Cindy Crawford

Peddling Soft Drinks, Style Tips or Workout Videos, This Supermodel (and Hollywood Wife) Remains Refreshingly Down-to-Earth

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Ross Perot

Liberated by His Billions from Conventional Politics, the Blunt-Spoken Texan Played by His Own Rules

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Denzel Washington

With a Riveting Performance in the Epic Malcolm X, the Elegant Actor Joins the Ranks of Elite Leading Men

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Princess Diana

Unable to Keep Her Misery with Charles Under Her Hat, Britain's Beloved Royal Reached the End of the Road to Happily Never After

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Woody Allen

Accused of Crimes Against Trust, He Twists, Protesting, in the Wind

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Barney

Hotter Than Big Bird, He's the Superstar of the Terrible Twos

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Billy Ray Cyrus

A Honky-Tonk Heartthrob Gives Pop An "Achy Breaky Heart" Attack

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Larry King

The Road to the White House Ran Through the Bare Bones Studio of the Ebullient Everyman from Brooklyn

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Terry Mcmillan

The Author of Waiting to Exhale Enjoys the Sweet High of Commercial Success and Breaks New Ground for Black Writers

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Gregory K.

The Plucky Youngster Won a Divorce from His Biological Mother

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Desiree Washington

She KO'd Iron Mike but Remains More Victim Than Victor

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Diane English

Not Quailing, Murphy's Creator Defended Her TV Family's Values

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Madonna

The Movies! The Album! The Naughty Pictures! Once Again Madonna Was Everywhere, Shouting, "Look at Me—Every Inch of Me!"

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George Smoot

An Astrophysicist Completes the Blueprint of Creation

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Katie Couric

Today's Savvy Co-Anchor Put Her Show Back on Top by Excelling at the Tough and Fluff—and by Making Bryant Not So Gruff

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Fabio

An Italian Superhunk Steps Off the Covers of Romance Novels and into the Hearts (and Cash Registers) of An Adoring Nations

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Arthur Ashe

Stricken with AIDS, the Tennis Star Presents a Profile in Courage

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Dana Carvey

Whether He Was Being Presidential or Pubescent, the Chameleon Funnyman Clearly Captured a Comedy Mandate

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Bernadine Healy

The Nation's Top Health Researcher Champions a Cause: Women

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Carol Moseley Braun

In the Year of the Woman, She Made History—and the Senate

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Henri Matisse

A Master of Pleasure Gave Art Lovers the Time of Their Lives

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Sharon Stone

A Glacial Goddess Ignites a Hollywood Meltdown

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Whoopi Goldberg

Suddenly, Her Whoops Pack a Powerful New Wallop. Actress, Author, Activist—There's No Stopping This Sister's Act.

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Just Zip It!

There They Were—Smart, Successful, Mysterious. Then They Opened Their Mouths and Spoiled It All. Oh, How We Wish They Hadn't Shared These Thoughts. (Like, Who Asked Them Anyway?) How We Wish We Could Have Our Illusions Back. How We Wish They'd Just Give It a Rest.

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Love and Hisses

Meet the Achiest, Breakiest and Let-Them-Eat-Cakiest Couples of the Year

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Samaritan in Somalia

As U.S. Forces Reach Out to the Starving, American Relief Worker Mary Taylor Looks Beyond the Despair, the Disease and the Violence—and Sees the Stubborn Survivor, Hope

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The King & I

Sure, Carville Got the Credit, but Clinton May Really Owe It All to Elvis

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Curtain Up, Curtain Down

The Great Ones Always Know When It's Time to Move Over. Or Roll Over. From Bird (Larry) to Dog (Millie), They Did Just That in 1992. Let Us Honor Their Gracious Goodbyes as They Take Their Final Bows. As for the New Faces...Socks, You're On.

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Sequels

Bosnia's War Orphans Survive a Harrowing Trip to Germany, and the Injured Farm Boy from North Dakota Starts College. We Catch Up with Some of the Year's Biggest Headliners.

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Tributes

Good Friends and Celebrated Colleagues Say Thanks for the Memories to the Champs and Charmers Who Touched Us All

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Taking Their Licks!

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Gone Fishing!

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