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...economic mess. Even the most ardent reformers are growing exasperated with inexperienced, often incompetent deputies, who spend more time squabbling over plans to confiscate Communist property and change the name of the city back to St. Petersburg than debating bread-and-butter issues. Sobchak's efforts to crack the whip have provoked complaints of "authoritarianism." He in turn claims that "many of those who call themselves democrats have no notion of democracy...
...Bennett's best customers were David and Michael Harris, flashy distributors who ran a string of crack houses in South Central L.A. Michael's profits let him buy a red Ferrari and gain access to a world of celebrities and politicians who were unaware of how he could afford his leather suits and diamond pendants. That may be because he also ran a trucking firm, an auto- leasing outfit and a limousine company, which were handy for his coke business. Recalls an admiring associate: "His drivers wore tuxedoes and he always made sure there was champagne in the cars...
...crack business in South Central L.A., however, is still flourishing, but with one notable difference. The young black businessmen who have taken Bennett's place drive Nissans instead of Mercedes, and try to keep a low profile...
...take further action against Iraq, but neither would use what journalists have begun to call "the F word." At a hastily scheduled press conference back in Moscow, Gorbachev dismissed talk of a rift with Bush and suggested, with a smile, that U.S. reporters were "trying to find some crack" in the coalition. Nonetheless, the Soviet President continued to dodge questions about whether he would support a use-of-force resolution...
...Governor's drug-fighting strategy emphasized tough law enforcement. Martinez briefly called out the National Guard to crack down on smugglers and rammed through the legislature a law mandating the death penalty for drug kingpins. To make room for a huge increase in arrests for drug-related crimes, he doubled the number of beds in state prisons to 43,000. Martinez crusaded for drug testing in the workplace, including the Governor's office. He made headlines by taking the first test himself. He also expanded drug-prevention education in Florida schools...