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...hastily called news conference yesterday,Ishaq Khan said that Bhutto's government "haswillfully undermined and impaired the work of theConstitution, resulting in discord, confrontationand deadlock, adversely affecting the integrity,solidarity and well-being of Pakistan. Corruptionand nepotism in the federal government has reachedsuch proportions that the orderly functioning ofthe government no longer carries public faith andcredibility...
Finally, Gorbachev does not share Bush's conviction about the importance of personal relationships in foreign affairs. The Soviet President's policy is not immune to the influence of likes and dislikes -- far from it. The deadlock between Moscow and Vilnius has been worsened by Gorbachev's distaste for Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis, whom he calls the "musician" (that was in fact Landsbergis' initial profession, but Gorbachev uses the term scathingly to imply a bumbling amateurism in politics). In summitry, however, the Soviet President's motto could be the Russian proverb "Sluzhba sluzhboi, druzhba druzhboi" (Business is business, friendship...
Three major reforms would break the deadlock by strengthening the premiership, reducing the number of smaller parties and increasing the accountability of politicians...
When Frank Lorenzo flew Eastern Airlines into bankruptcy court last year, he vowed to bring the carrier out stronger than ever. But strikebound Eastern has lost $1.2 billion since then, and Lorenzo has proved unable to reach an agreement with Eastern's creditors. To break the deadlock, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan last week named airline-industry veteran Martin Shugrue to serve as trustee for the troubled Eastern. While Lorenzo's Texas Air company will continue to own Eastern, Lorenzo will have no say in the airline's management during the bankruptcy proceedings. Shugrue, 49, who will...
...break in the hostage deadlock in Lebanon would be a sign that President Rafsanjani has been winning the power struggle in Tehran. He still faces opposition from militants led by former Interior Minister Ali Akbar Mohtashemi, who remains fiercely opposed to the release of the hostages because it might lead to improved relations with the U.S. and the return of Western influence in Iran. In the early 1980s, Mohtashemi helped organize the Lebanese Hizballah. After Rafsanjani became President following the death of Ayatullah Khomeini last year, he began seeking to lure Hizballah leaders away from their longtime allegiance to Mohtashemi...