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...that could assure momentum is sustained." The White House favorite for the job is Paul Nitze, the chief negotiator at the INF talks. Yet he is opposed by the Pentagon hawks. In Moscow, one Soviet expert on U.S. relations smiled at the Washington jargon-czar-but said with a sigh, "When Kissinger was making these decisions in the Nixon years, then we were able to move ahead. Maybe what we need is a new Kissinger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back on Speaking Terms | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

Because the biggest, greatest and best are tossed about so easily in sports, like footballs in the Miami rain, the most articulate superlative left may be just a gasp changing to a sigh, such as Doug Flutie brought to college football last week. The most cuddly player in history, or at least since Eddie LeBaron, appears about to run away with the Heisman trophy. Mindful that there have been stirring football finishes for 100 years, and rip-roaring games the equal of Boston College's 47-45 victory over Miami, it can be fairly stated that never have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Little Trophy Comes to Life | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

...letter was greeted with a sigh of relief by White House officials, some of whom feared that the document might be polemically shrill. Spokesman Larry Speakes said that President Reagan "welcomed" the economics draft and shared "the bishops' concern for the poor." Speakes cited the fact that "more than 6 million people have gotten jobs in the last 22 months" as evidence of the success of the Administration's policies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Am I My Brother's Keeper? | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...Indian nation watched proudly as she took her father's place in 1966, stared in astonishment as she rose rapidly to power, abandoned her in despair when she destroyed Indian democracy in 1975, and heaved a sigh of relief when she returned power in 1980. India continues to receive favorable reports from economists all over the world; the country seemed to be set for a period of growth when a series of political disasters beginning in 1982 disrupted life in several parts of the country and ultimately claimed the life of its leader...

Author: By Vijaya Ramachandran, | Title: Remembering Indira Gandhi | 11/17/1984 | See Source »

Mondale: (sigh) You said it was over...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Strange Bedfellows | 11/9/1984 | See Source »

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