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This is not the first time the Copts, the world's oldest organized Christian body, have walked a tricky tightrope. In the church's first centuries, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, with its eminent school of theology, was second only to Rome as the major see of the early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Egypt's Copts in Crisis | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

Analyzing the complex ups and downs of the U.S. economy can be tricky business, requiring an expert's eye for detail and a generalist's feel for broad trends. Senior Editor George Taber, who has headed TIME'S Economy & Business section since last fall, draws weekly on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Sep. 21, 1981 | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

While Brett and his multimillionaire brethren will undoubtedly benefit from President Reagan's 25-per-cent tax cut, several of his fellow and less-well-paid baseball unionists suffered financially this summer. And most of them didn't even understand the tricky sticking issue of free-agent compensation. "Don't...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Three Strikes and More | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

Granted, if Israel were to budge and permit the establishment of real Arab self-rule on most of the West Bank, that in itself would bring into sharp focus tricky, long-deferred questions about whether and how to demilitarize the area and who should ultimately have sovereignty there, Jordan or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: What to Do About Israel | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

A career soldier who fought in Korea before becoming Thailand's supreme commander, Kriangsak was involved in four coups, the last of which brought him to the Prime Minister's office in November 1977. Trading his camouflage fatigues for pinstripe suits, he evolved into a democrat and statesman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand: On the Rebound | 8/24/1981 | See Source »

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