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East Germans earn less than half the average West German wage, and the 1-to- 1 money conversion, the key part of the economic-union agreement, does nothing to alter that. In part, this is rough justice. Productivity in the G.D.R. is perhaps only a third of West Germany's, so employers will be paying less but also will be getting less...
...former think-tank director, diplomat and history professor who is often called Gorbachev's alter...
...foreign rescue workers stay away may be another indication that the power struggle continues between moderates and radicals. There will be long-term economic repercussions from the earthquake. Still, revolution and war have inured Iran's people to death and devastation, and last week's natural disaster will not alter the hostility of Ayatullah Khomeini's devoted disciples toward the West. Only the passage of time, accompanied by calamities natural and economic, seems likely to moderate those policies...
...liberals in his flock. Now the Pontiff must undergo bypass surgery, and as if that were not threat % enough, Muslim terrorists are offering $100,000 for his life. Pope Leo returns from the operation like Lazarus from the dead. But he is a changed man, with plans to alter his church for the better. It is then that the assassin moves in for the kill. No one but West would dare to mix irony, suspense and faith -- and get away with...
...real shot at the top anchor job since Barbara Walters failed to perform ratings magic for a sluggish ABC reporting staff in the mid-1970s. Waiting in the wings are Diane Sawyer at ABC and Connie Chung at CBS. But the big three networks have been unwilling to alter the competitive lineup of solo anchors that has stood unchanged for almost seven years, although many observers think viewers are yearning for fresh faces...