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Some analysts contend Salinas purposely allowed PAN, which is philosophically closer to his administration than is Cardenas' radical P.R.D., to win an election to restore the ruling party's lost credibility. Others theorize that Salinas has a vision of Mexico that does not include a monopoly on power by a single party. By forcing the increasingly sclerotic P.R.I. into an opposition role, goes the argument, the defeat in Baja will eventually lead to a more resilient political system. Perhaps. But what no one disputes is that the state of the economy was a major factor behind Salinas' decision to loosen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Democracy Wins a Round | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

From casinos to sports books to lotteries, gambling has mushroomed into a $278 billion business this year. A short while ago it was illegal; today its biggest promoters are the state governments. -- Despite the Marine spy scandal, U.S. investigators now contend that Soviet agents did not bug the Moscow embassy code room. See NATION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134 No. 2 JULY 10, 1989 | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...sentiment to impose tougher regulations on the oil-shipping industry. In House testimony last week, the Coast Guard reported that it had recorded 6,700 oil spills during 1988, ten of which involved at least 100,000 gals. While total spills were down from 10,000 in 1984, environmentalists contend that the level remains unacceptably high, especially in light of the poor results of most mop-up efforts. Cleanup crews recover on average no more than 10% of major oil spills, a performance that has failed to improve during the past 20 years, according to Amy Stolls, editor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whose Mess Is It? | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...venture must also win congressional approval before it can proceed, since antitrust law generally prohibits joint manufacturing ventures between major competitors. But experts predict that Congress will make an exception for U.S. Memories. Besides the potential gain in chips, they contend, the lessons learned from the DRAM joint venture could show American industry how to become more competitive in other high-tech areas, including high-definition television...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Blue's Chip Club | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...congressional letters and the Corcoran withdrawal incited the ire of arts partisans who contend that withholding funds or threatening to do so amounts to Government censorship. Political whim, their argument goes, should not be the judge of art. What shocks one generation -- a Madonna set in a shabby tenement, for example -- is treasured by a later one. Moreover, art that flouts convention by dealing with the extremities of the human condition is the work most in need of support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whose Art Is It, Anyway? | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

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