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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there any movement on regional issues. There had been some hope that Gorbachev would announce a starting date for a promised Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, but he declined to do so unless Reagan cut off aid to the Afghan rebels. There was no agreement, either, on Nicaragua or the Persian Gulf. Commenting on the lack of progress in these areas, Administration officials pointed out that in private meetings Gorbachev was much tougher than the charming image he offered to the public. "What you have gained is a guy you can talk to," said one Reagan aide, "but when it comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spirit Of Washington | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

...Okay, guys, this is your biggest challenge to date. These games will test your fortitude, your mettle, your worthiness to call yourselves the Larries...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Can't Wait For a Match-up of the Mediocre | 12/18/1987 | See Source »

Furious listeners have mounted a campaign urging advertisers to boycott the station; to date only two have complied, and the station has added several more. KZZI Station Manager John Hinton is unapologetic. Says he: "If I say I believe in free speech, but not in the case of the Aryan nations, then I am violating my own principles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utah: Free Speech, Part 1 | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

...bill can be reviewed in committee for up to 45 days, and in this case, the Gay Rights Bill could remain in committee beyond January 5, 1988--the deadline for all 1987 legislation. If it is not sent out of committee before this date, the bill will automatically be removed from further consideration...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Gay Rights Bill Still in Limbo | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

...people associated with SDI see much hope of meeting the target date of 1992 for deciding whether to proceed with the first phase of the system. Deployment of even the most basic systems is unlikely before the end of the century or beyond, and even SDI's director, Air Force Lieut. General James Abrahamson, admits that the program is so far behind that "research does not yet show whether major deployment is justified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars' Hollow Promise | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

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