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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contained by the threat or use of force from Europe to Korea. Under President Jimmy Carter, Mondale joined in a foreign policy that stressed human rights over anti-Communist ideology. The former Vice President says he is now a "mature internationalist" who would use power as a "last resort" but recognizes, as he put it during last week's debate, that there is still "a proper role for American power in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Local Politics, Global Power | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...little cherub do, Mama? "He looks like an angel, but he's really like a devil," says Edoardo's glamorous costar. "Already he criticizes my acting." Meanwhile, the Pontis are working on plans for another family project: a new home on Williams Island, a $1 billion resort venture in North Miami for which the couple are creative consultants. "I can bring some of Italy here and combine it with American comfort," says Loren. La dolce vita in stereo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 9, 1984 | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...Last Resort...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Agents Seize Elsie's, Collect $29,000 in Taxes | 4/3/1984 | See Source »

...Department of Revenue seized the deli after the owners failed to respond to a series of less drastic measures. The department used seizure only as a last resort, "if we simply can't work anything out" with the establishment, said spokesman George Bogosian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Agents Seize Elsie's, Collect $29,000 in Taxes | 4/3/1984 | See Source »

Iraq's resort to chemical warfare may betray a growing desperation on the part of Saddam Hussein over Iran's human-wave assaults. Many military observers in the region are expecting an Iranian offensive within the next few weeks that could prove to be the decisive battle of the war. Together the two sides have an estimated 400,000 troops in the battle zone, and the number is increasing. Iran has not yet committed its regular troops to battle, and Iraq has not moved in all its reserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Clouds of Desperation | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

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