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...proximate cause for these changes has been the courage and foresight of Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet leader realized that his country could not survive spending billions on military weapons and leaving little for the basic needs of its people. He also saw that freedom of expression and political participation were critical to the stability and happiness of a nation...
...Unless Mikhail Gorbachev works some real magic, this Valentine's Day isn't likely to be much better than the last...
...Mikhail Gorbachev posed for photographs with Brazilian President-elect Fernando Collor de Mello in the Kremlin last week, a Brazilian journalist called out the question on everyone's mind. Would Gorbachev confirm the report broadcast around the globe by CNN that he was planning to quit as Communist Party chief? Gorbachev listened to the translation with a puzzled look, then smiled. "Many rumors and suppositions are circulating worldwide," he said, gesticulating with his hands for emphasis. "All this is groundless. It has come into vogue in the international press to set rumor mills working as soon as we approach...
...startling news broke at 2 p.m. EST. From Moscow, CNN bureau chief Steve Hurst reported, in a live phone conversation from the Soviet capital, that Mikhail Gorbachev was "considering his resignation" as chief of the Communist Party. The report, attributed to an unnamed party source, sent the economic and political world into an immediate tizzy. On foreign currency markets the value of the dollar surged; on Wall Street the stock market took a quick plunge. White House officials pleaded ignorance, world leaders were puzzled, and in Moscow (where CNN is seen in many government offices) phones jangled all night...
...only one sentence, but the words from Mikhail Gorbachev last week suddenly gave fresh momentum to German unification. Asked about the possibility of the two Germanys becoming one, Gorbachev replied, "Basically, no one casts any doubt on it." Though the Soviet President cautioned that "it is essential to act responsibly and not seek the solution to this important issue in the streets," his reluctant blessing contrasted sharply with his government's previous pronouncements...