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...rotundas. They are equally--if not more--to blame as the Reagan Administration for our failure to pursue a coherent foreign policy in an area which was once so secure as to be called "America's backyard". Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Panama show the indecision and weakness that can erupt when the executive and legislative branches refuse to cooperate on foreign relations...
...Superdome. Listless Republican delegates have completed the preordained coronation of George Bush as their presidential nominee. Now comes the one moment of drama: the choice of a running mate. Bush strides to the rostrum to break the news. "I want Dole," he declares. Before the cheers can erupt, he quickly adds, "No, not you, Bob." Then Elizabeth Dole hugs her husband, moves happily to the stage -- and the Republicans break into their first spontaneous demonstration in a humdrum convention...
WORLD: Gorbachev faces a crucial test as ethnic clashes erupt in two republics...
...only one of the journalistic skills required to cover the bloody conflict in the Israeli-occupied territories. Besides confronting tear gas, rocks, bullets and Israeli press restrictions, reporters face the daunting logistical problem of following what McGeary describes as a "war without a front," in which violence may erupt without warning in any one of 27 camps. "Being at the right spot on any given day is as much luck as good intuition," she says...
...early December. "We can go on like this for a long time," says army Chief of Staff Dan Shomron. "But I know very well that the influence on the forces is a negative one. My main lesson for the future is that such things can and will erupt quickly, so we must be ready to react swiftly...