Word: leaders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gorbachev's two-hour stop to the politically neutral, staunchly Roman Catholic Ireland was the first by a Kremlin leader. It was Gorbachev's first overseas visit since a December trip to the United States...
Hubert de Ronceray, a conservative political leader, said those dismissals might have triggered the coup attempt...
...probably not insist that he bless the idea of territorial compromise in advance, but as his part of the bargain he had better not rule it out forever. That would probably be as much flexibility as the U.S. or the Arabs are likely to get out of this Israeli leader. But it might be enough to restart the diplomatic process; and perhaps that process will continue long enough for other Israeli statesmen to decide where it finally leads...
Gingrich's victory was a rebuke to the House's Old Guard Republicans, a breed typified by the congenial minority leader, Bob Michel of Illinois. The chunky, blow-dried Gingrich represents the party's Young Turks, ultra- conservative Republicans, many of them elected in the '80s, who are fed up with their elders' deference to the majority. The Old Guard, Gingrich said, "tends to say, 'Oh, gee, ((the Democrats)) are in charge. How can we be nice enough to them that they'll let us pretend we're part of the game?' " In contrast, he declared, "I represent the wing...
...skeptical Americans wonder whether D'Aubuisson is gone for good. He remains a Deputy in the legislature and leader emeritus of the party. D'Aubuisson himself is unabashedly confident. "Why shouldn't I have influence?" he asks...