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Q. If you could get only one concession from the U.S. in arms-control talks, what would it be?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shevardnadze: Allow Me to Disagree | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

Panamanians, however, have an attitude toward their rigged elections slightly different from ours. The election, for this country with a history of dictatorship, was less a military concession to democracy than a chance for the opposition to organize and voice its discontent.

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Fraud and U.S. Foreign Policy | 5/12/1989 | See Source »

The silly decision is but the latest in a series of apartheid measures that have led blacks to boycott the town's business district. As a result, commercial sales are down 40% to 70%, but the council has refused to budge, ! despite pleas by the Boksburg Chamber of Commerce to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Food for Thought | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

When is a deal not a deal? Buyout agreements are getting trickier because they now bristle with escape hatches. Last month Donald Trump balked on his $365 million pact to buy Eastern's shuttle when the airline sought bankruptcy protections. Brandishing a clause that allowed him to dicker on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's My Escape Hatch? | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

But Bush refused to intervene, contending that such a move was unlikely to produce an agreement. He also warned the unions against staging secondary boycotts of other carriers. As the strike deadline approached, Eastern's management made a last-ditch offer to reduce its wage-concession demands to $125 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going For Broke at Eastern | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

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