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...post-dinner press conference, Hart said his remark was "not in derogation of Vice President Mondale or the labor organization." The Coloradan insisted he is a "pro-labor Senator," claiming an "80-plus percent" approval rating from the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Responsibility (COPE) for "over 10 years...
...Soviet leaders are unable to cope with the political implications of their own aging, infirmity and mortality for a reason that is simple and damning enough: theirs is a system based on the seizure, accumulation and consolidation of power. It has no built-in mechanisms for the sharing or transferring of authority beyond the inner circle. Every time a Soviet leader dies or is incapacitated, the world ought to be reminded of that essential fact...
...bloc since 1945, and from the start they appeared to be unprepared for the mujahedin's hit-and-run guerrilla tactics. In recent months, Soviet military journals have devoted considerable space to the problems of mountain combat, pointing out that Soviet soldiers have not been adequately trained to cope with communication and equipment breakdowns in rugged terrain with fluctuating temperatures...
Even for a city that has learned to live with fear and blood as easily as other places cope with traffic jams and smog, the battle was terrifying. There was no warning as the gangs of Muslim militiamen, many dressed in civvies and cloth masks, swept into West Beirut to fight the Lebanese Army soldiers. The dreaded chatter of automatic rifles cleared the streets, trapping thousands in homes and offices. Those who dared peek from behind curtains or doorways saw flashes of chaos: a gunman scrambling madly, a car ablaze, someone shouting something to somebody out of sight...
Despite its progress, BL is a bit player on the world stage dominated by the likes of GM and Toyota. Even at home it has only a 19% share of the market, compared with Ford's 29%. To help cope with its giant competitors, the British firm has allied with Japan's Honda. The two companies jointly manufacture the perky Triumph Acclaim and are developing another model, code-named XX, that will be introduced...