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Why did the normally cautious Bush take such a risk? The President and his aides feared that China was slipping into a mood of angry isolation that would be no help for world stability. Bush, who lived in Beijing as U.S. envoy for 13 months in 1974 and '75, fancies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush The Riverboat Gambler | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

-- Eastern Europe's emergence from 40 years of isolation may well come at the expense of the Third World, which will see Western concern and capital flows diverted to the transition from Communism.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What The Future Holds | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

The demise of the F.R.C. and Abu Nidal says a great deal about the changing climate throughout much of the Middle East. One powerful curb on Abu Nidal's activities is the apparent turn to moderation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who is seeking to bring his country out of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finis for The Master Terrorist? | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Suddenly that dynasty is in disrepute. In parliamentary elections late last month, the Congress (I) Party, as it is now called, was routed from power for only the second time in independent India's history. Several corruption scandals, as well as Gandhi's accelerating isolation from his people, helped squander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India The Fall of the House of Nehru | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Gianni, a film producer, realizes midway through the shooting of his latest film that Clara, an actress in the film with a small role, has tremendous star potential. Gianni demands rewrites and shootings to make Clara the star of the movie. Caught in the power struggle of the film industry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arts On Campus | 12/1/1989 | See Source »

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