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Even so, he had opposition. Grigori Romanov, the hard-line former Leningrad party boss who was once thought to be Gorbachev's chief rival, had apparently given up on winning the top job for himself. But at the Politburo session called immediately after Chernenko's death, Romanov reportedly tried a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Education of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

They can skate, as in really skate, as in speed-skate down the sides of the rink. They can skate, as in maneuver, as in slip one way, then slide back another. Effortlessly. They can skate, as in dodge one defenseman, as in skip past another, as in soar on...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: They Can Really Skate | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

Papailias, undefeated this season, brandished her now-patented fast attack maneuver, sealing each of her bouts in a matter of minutes.

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: Women Reign Supreme | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

"I don't think it was a diplomatic setback, and whether it was a maneuver or not, I wouldn't have an answer to that," Reagan told European television correspondents.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shevardnadze Plans U.S. Visit for Talks | 10/28/1987 | See Source »

ASHER EDELMAN generates equal amounts of enmity and sympathy for offering $100,000 to that student in his class who could find a likely corporate takeover target for the master of that financial maneuver. Most business school administrators, including Thomas R. Piper, a Harvard B-School administrator, roundly criticized Edelman...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: The Affluent Classroom | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

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