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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...however, the court is not conducting a witch-hunt. William Green Miller, president of the Committee on American-Russian Relations, has attended the proceedings and is convinced that the aim "is not to establish the culpability of individuals but the illegitimacy of the old system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: Russia v. Gorbachev | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

Democrats who made the trip felt it was successful in its aim...

Author: By Geoffrey J. Hoffman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Clinton Backers Canvas N.H. | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

Sharply criticized in the press, and even by some prominent Republicans, Bush promptly backed off his unsubstantiated criticisms of the Moscow trip. But he redoubled his attacks on the Democrat's antiwar record. Coming on the eve of the crucial first debate, the apparent aim of the Bush strategy was to sow new doubts about Clinton's trustworthiness and rattle the Democrat into making fresh gaffes. But the ploy, smacking as it does of dirty tricks, could well backfire. "This kind of attack makes Bush look more strident and less presidential," says Ed Rollins, a former Republican strategist. "Unless Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of a Smear | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

...millions of Americans tuned in to watch the candidates' meeting, a team of staff members assembled at the Time & Life Building in New York City on Sunday night to work on the debate stories. Says chief political correspondent Michael Kramer: "Our aim was to place the presidential debate in the context of the overall campaign, in a way many newspapers haven't done because they were fixated on the event itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Oct. 19, 1992 | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

...Gore's presence helps compensate for certain Clinton weaknesses. Clinton has no Washington experience; Gore does. Clinton has had serious marital troubles; Gore has not. Clinton did not serve in Vietnam; Gore did. Clinton has equivocated on the Persian Gulf War; Gore supported it (although he has lately taken aim at the Bush Administration's policy toward Iraq both before and after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quayle vs. Gore | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

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