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...budget battle rages, the Marines will take heavy hits, but they seem sure to prevail once again, a testament to their political firepower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Needs the Marines? | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

...other military hardware. After losing $80.5 million last year, the company cut costs by selling its Gulfstream IV corporate jet in January and its glass-and-steel headquarters tower in Century City, Calif., for $218 million in March. If congressional proposals to kill the $70 billion B-2 program prevail, some industry experts think Northrop's long-term survival will be in doubt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biting The Bullets | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

...Crimson is to prevail, the key is shutting down the fastbreaking Eli offense led by senior midfielder Jon Reese...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: THE GAME II: Laxmen Challenge Elis Today For First Place in Ivies | 4/28/1990 | See Source »

...balloting, Alberto Fujimori, 51, an agronomist of Japanese descent, was less than 3% behind Mario Vargas Llosa, 54, one of Latin America's most popular novelists and among Peru's most famous citizens. Because he is likely to win support from other opposition parties, Fujimori is expected to prevail in a runoff to be held in late May or early June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru Engulfed by the Tsunami | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...show Vargas Llosa with an estimated 44% of the vote, well ahead of the closest of his three opponents, Luis Alva Castro of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance. Because a candidate must attract 50% of the vote to win, a June runoff is likely. Vargas Llosa is expected to prevail, but once ensconced in the presidential palace in Lima he may look back upon his campaign days with longing. His party, Libertad, is one of three parties in the Democratic Front (Fredemo) -- an unruly coalition in the best of times -- which is unlikely to win a majority in the national...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru Vargas: Politics Is Now His Muse | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

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