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...aides proclaim continued readiness to join Gorbachev in some kind of coalition government of "national trust" to guide the Union through the wrenching transition to a market economy. The Yeltsinites insist, however, that any coalition must drop Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov. So far, Gorbachev has shown no disposition to dump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Time of Troubles | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...growing perception gap between the sexes. A much discussed phenomenon known as Narita divorce illustrates the problem: upon arriving back home at Tokyo's Narita Airport, fresh from their honeymoons, many worldly young women, shocked to have discovered the narrow-mindedness and dependency of their new bridegrooms, promptly dump them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Needs Equality? | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

...market plunge has forced many institutional investors in Japan to dump foreign holdings to bolster their dwindling supplies of cash. While Japanese industrial giants still crave strategic mergers with glamorous U.S. firms, as in the case of Matsushita Electric's expected bid for Hollywood's MCA, they are less apt to invest in American real estate. Several Japanese investment firms that bought U.S. buildings during the 1980s are now quietly putting the edifices back on the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Shook Up | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...Vice President has begun his 1992 don't-dump-me-from-the-ticket campaign. He stumbled through an interview with Ted Koppel and tried to sell conservatives on the budget deal, yet 69% of voters surveyed by NBC this month said they would be uncomfortable with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: St. Jude Medal Presentation | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

Because the fact is, it's okay to have a few flakes. To be honest, I misled you when I suggested that my date was so petty as to dump me over a few flecks of dandruff. Nothing could be further from the truth...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: A Song of Selsun Blues | 10/6/1990 | See Source »

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