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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Honecker's replacement, 52-year-old Egon Krenz, has a reputation as a hard-liner opposed to the growing pro-democracy movement. The state-run news agency ADN said Krenz will take over as Communist Party chief, head of state and head of the military, replacing his mentor in all...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: E. German Hard-Liner Honecker Ousted | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

"I told the Central Committee that I realize this is a difficult task that I have taken over," Krenz told East German television after his appointment. "In this very complicated time there is much work before us."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: E. German Hard-Liner Honecker Ousted | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

And thus, the two of us spent the better part of an evening poring over the offending material--the U.S. News & World Report exclusive ratings: America's Best Colleges.

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Of Jellybeans and Ivy League Rankings | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

The fact that both sides are willing to compromise says something about the issue of abortion. Attorney General Neil Hartigan, a democratic candidate for governor who has defended the clinic regulations, has been pressed by pro-choice groups to drop the case. It takes no political whiz to realize that...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Settling for a Boycott | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the Business School is not the only problem. Harvard College's athletic facilities are pathetically inadequate. More courts, bigger weight rooms, etc, are needed. We don't need a random housing lottery or a ritzy hotel; we need adequate gyms in which we can fortify our bodies as we...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The B-School Gym | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

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