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Gorbachev may also have been displeased by a pair of letters, pro and con, about his own performance as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet. "Many thanks to M.S. Gorbachev for his self-control, his modesty, his culture, his ability to listen, to restrain and persuade several undisciplined Deputies," went one missive. But another writer castigated Gorbachev for "the way he forces his opinion on Deputies, his commentaries on many speeches, the elections without alternative candidates, the pressure shown during voting...
...Eight Points on Developing Public Relations. In other cities the regime appears successful at banishing books and periodicals dealing with "pornography, bourgeois liberalism and feudal superstition." Here one can buy steamy romances, political biographies of discredited leaders -- and seemingly anything ever written by or about Richard Nixon, pro or con...
Frank should run for re-election because his actions never injured anyone directly. Unlike Donald "Buzz" Lukens (R-Ohio), who is still in Congress, Frank did not have sex with a minor: Gobie was a seasoned con-artist with more than 15 convictions. And unlike Rep. Gus Savage (D-III.), who is also under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, he did not try to coerce someone into having...
COVER: When casino gambling came to Atlantic City, residents rejoiced. Now a town known for fleecing suckers looks like the victim of its own con...
MOST of all, there's Valvano, professor of "the Art of the Big Con 101." A liar, a cheat, a turncoat, a PR mastermind--this is not the funny loudmouth we saw on CBS looking for someone to hug after winning the NCAA championship...