Word: buts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But Sakharov was not quite finished. He handed Gorbachev a handful of cables supporting the abolition of Article 6, which grants the Communist Party a monopoly on power.
But as Saatchi & Saatchi wandered afield, its management seemed to become increasingly inept. The company's debt swelled to $250 million while costs mounted unchecked. At the consulting firms, key managers, skeptical about whether their operations could thrive in the Saatchi confederacy, began to quit.
Revenues spiraled as the Saatchis bought up rival ad agencies, including Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, Backer & Spielvogel, and Ted Bates in 1986. But returns on the investments dropped sharply as management failed to meld the pieces into a smoothly run global company.
From his prison quarters in South Africa's wine-producing region near Paarl, Nelson Mandela has been conducting a quiet diplomatic campaign. Last July he accepted an invitation from his adversary, former President P.W. Botha, for a historic face-to-face meeting. Mandela has since received a series of visitors...
Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee said the two men explored "ways and means to address the current obstacles in the way of meaningful dialogue." The government did not say when it might release Mandela, muting hopes of a Christmas homecoming, but Coetsee said De Klerk wants to resume talks with Mandela...