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...Czechoslovakia since 1968. Havel leaped up and gathered a stack of foreign editions that had been smuggled into the country. "I will sign them for you in green ink because green is the color of hope, and I am an optimist." Answered Dubcek: "I was always an optimist. I remain an optimist; I have never lost my spirit...
Though he retains control for the moment, Mengistu's position is likely to remain precarious. His Soviet-supplied army is one of the largest and best equipped in Africa, but it has suffered what one Ethiopian officer called "disastrous, bloody chaos." Last March it was trounced by rebels from the Tigre People's Liberation Front, which has been fighting the government for twelve years. One year earlier, 19,000 government soldiers were routed by Eritrean forces...
Despite the efforts of nearly 7,600 workmen, more than 700 miles of coastline remain polluted eight weeks after the spill. Two annual migrations - of economic importance to Alaska have also been damaged. The flocking of tourists to the sound has slowed. And though inspectors who examined fish caught at the start of the salmon season last week pronounced them clean, not everyone was convinced. Alaskan red salmon was selling for $2.50 a lb., down from $3.50 last year. These days, many Americans would rather be safe than sorry...
...Post, which Murdoch owned until last year. "There's no interest anymore in analysis of the industry or in taking a serious look at the content of TV news," says an unhappy staffer. "The watchdog role that TV Guide has traditionally played is being totally abrogated." A few exceptions remain, like last week's report "Is TV News Guilty of Japan Bashing?" Yet Wood, according to insiders, singled out that piece for criticism, claiming that such stories are impeding "the popularization of TV Guide...
...astute political course. "Politicians know that it's better to have a slowdown now than during the 1990 election," says John Makin, director of fiscal-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. And while the experts may agree on little else, most say the economy will remain in precarious health until Congress and the White House devise a realistic plan to cut the budget deficit. That will take some doing. When a perplexed Pharaoh awoke from his dream-filled sleep, Joseph advised the ruler to store food from coming harvests against the time of want. At the moment...