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If the Soviet leader hopes to circumvent entrenched conservatives in the bureaucracy and pitch his policy of perestroika directly to the people, he has good reason to turn to television. Not all rural areas of the Soviet Union may have indoor plumbing, but TV antennas rise above the rooftops of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Late Night With Alex And Dima | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

Harvard is "concerned not with trying to make this [meeting an example of how] we're trying to get you," but rather to circumvent the problem itself, Marius said. He compared the lecture to shopping at K-Mart, where signs constantly warn that shoplifters will be prosecuted.

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Marius Discusses Plagiarism | 9/20/1988 | See Source »

His experience in foreign policy matters exceeds any of his rivals. With only one exception, the candidates' positions on contra aid are the same, but only Gephardt has led the fight against it. And he won eight out of nine times. The Democratic party has long recognized that backing the...

Author: By Jane E. Arnold, | Title: Richard Gephardt | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

The former director said Schultz's main objective is to circumvent the Palestinian uprising, adding that "the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is not going to be solved in Washington."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLO Official Asks Recognition From U.S. | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

Some people really do want to go up in smoke. So believes a group of Dallas businessmen that aims to start an airline exclusively for puffers. The Great American Smoker's Club plans to take off April 22, the day when a new Government ban on smoking during any flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VENTURES: Fly the Smoky Skies | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

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