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...ones, Gorbachev likewise is faced with comrades who want to hold even partial progress on arms control hostage to massive American concessions on SDI. As a result of what happened last week in Geneva--however modest that result may be in substance--those hawkish views are less likely to prevail in either capital. --By Strobe Talbott
...state. At Zhongshan University in Canton, 30% of the graduates are assigned to their first jobs by the State Labor Ministry in Peking. The remaining 70% are placed by university authorities after consultation with state industries and agencies; the graduates' wishes are considered but do not always prevail. That is a marked improvement over a few years ago when the state made all assignments, but it underscores an important point: whatever the Chinese system might be called, it is a long way from anything that could be termed capitalism...
...dream, a tumultuous charge through war and revolution, exhilarating political triumphs and equally humiliating downfalls, personal achievements and family tragedies. Through it all, drawing on seemingly limitless reserves of energy and wily resilience, the tenacious 4-ft. 11-in. politician has managed not only to endure but to prevail. Today, one year into his ninth decade, he stands at the zenith of his power as leader of the world's most populous nation and as progenitor of what he proudly calls its "second revolution...
...need to change things from time to time." But Carter's empire is ready to strike back with new technology. Within a year, helmets will be equipped so that warriors can communicate with each other and receive running scores during the game. Ultimately, of course, Carter thinks he will prevail, because the Force is with him. --By Gordon M. Henry. Reported by David S. Jackson/Dallas and Robert C. Wurmstedt/Denver
...interview with TIME, Schröder, 61, vowed he would prevail. "Giving up is not one of my character traits," he said. But lately the leader of the world's third largest economy has certainly looked in political peril. The nation's unemployment rate is at a post-World War II high of nearly 12%, and the rate of business closures has reached record levels. As a result, the Social Democrats trail the conservative Christian Democrats, the main opposition party in the fall elections, by 15 points in opinion polls...