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...first six months of the Bush Administration, agnosticism about Gorbachev was an article of faith. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater went so far as to call him "a drugstore cowboy." Moreover, it was virtually taboo to use any form of the verb "to help" in the same sentence with Gorbachev. Senate Democratic leader George Mitchell accused the Bush Administration of "status quo thinking" and exhibiting an "almost passive stance." Bush's attitude began to change when he visited Poland and Hungary in July. His hosts impressed on him that their survival, not to mention their success, depended on Gorbachev...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yes, He's For Real Mikhail Gorbachev | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

...White House denounced Ortega's decision to end the truce but brushed off talk about renewing military aid to the Contras. "We don't want to give him any excuse" to cancel elections scheduled for next February, said presidential press secretary Marlin Fitzwater...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ortega Breaks Ceasefire in Nicaragua | 11/2/1989 | See Source »

...Washington, White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said, "We do not believe nuclear-free zones contribute to security in Europe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gorbachev Cuts Soviet Nuclear Forces | 10/27/1989 | See Source »

...pleased," said White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater. "It shows strong support for the president's position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Sustains Bush Abortion Bill Veto | 10/26/1989 | See Source »

Many in the Administration believe they are in office to shrink Government. "You liberal writers are just like the Democrats in Congress," White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater recently lectured a reporter. "You think Government isn't doing anything unless it's taxing and spending and creating new bureaucracies." Yet the Government does still spend mightily where it has a mind to. The Pentagon has done some tactical trimming but remains the biggest Government consumer of all. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney is determined to retain as much as possible of the $2.4 trillion Reagan-era buildup -- including a scaled-down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Federal Government: The Can't Do Government | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

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