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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next day's passage at arms. Two hours later, his wife found him dead of a heart attack. His heart had been weakened by the stress of decades of persecution and by his hunger strikes and their inevitable consequence: forced feedings and deliberately inadequate medical care. "We won't let you die, but we will make you an invalid," a doctor told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Last, a Tomorrow Without Battle: Andrei Sakharov: 1921-1989 | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

...Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, the White House is still waiting for that payoff. The Chinese leaders did promise not to sell missiles to Middle Eastern countries. That, however, was merely a repetition of a pledge first made more than a year ago. China also agreed to let a Voice of America reporter into the country for the first time since July. But if those are the only results of the Scowcroft-Eagleburger mission, it will not lower the criticism a decibel...

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

...against the war. He infiltrates the 1972 Republican Convention in Miami Beach and gets on TV. When a security guard dumps Ron out of his wheelchair, he fights back with a Marine's heedless bravery. "We're gonna take the hall back!" he cries to his troops. "Fall out! Let's move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Tom Terrific | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

...Let's not put pressure on each other by manipulating public opinion," said Gorbachev, waving his hand. "There's no need." Dismissed, Sakharov slowly walked off the stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Face-Off on Reform | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Pastora can dazzle audiences, but he is not a candidate. His stumping for Ramirez will probably split opposition votes, which is one reason the Sandinistas let Pastora return in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: A Plague on Both Houses | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

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