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...obsession, presumably born in his childhood memories of a prostrate China and his adult humiliation during the Cultural Revolution, was to undo the crimes and stupidities of the Cultural Revolution, break the communist ideological straitjacket and unleash, as he put it, the creative energy of China. His opposition to superstition and ideology, plus his hostility to the Soviet Union, made him seem more liberal than he was. Deng did not believe his nation could be governed democratically--at least not in this century. Sadly, Tiananmen is part of his legacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUCH TOO TOUGH TO BE CUTE | 3/3/1997 | See Source »

...furnace corrodes the mountain from the inside, rain and melting snow have been softening it up from the outside. The result, in the surprisingly colloquial argot of the geologist, is a mountain gone "rotten." So rotten, in fact, that a mere seismic hiccup is all it would take to unleash an avalanche of mud on the homes below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VOLCANOES WITH AN ATTITUDE | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

Prestifilippo notched a career-high 39 saves, but it was to no avail, as the Clarkson offensive juggernaut continued to unleash shot after shot...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clarkson Stifles M. Hockey | 2/22/1997 | See Source »

...With the unlimited use fee, people have doubled the use time that they are on," Nerzig says. "When you've got an $8 million customer base and you unleash a popular product, I could guess you say you set yourself up for these things...

Author: By Anne C. Krendl, | Title: AMERICA OFF-line | 2/4/1997 | See Source »

...Dick Morris had found a way to program Dole's brain, making him take the position that best contrasts with the President's carefully molded save-the-children image. Clinton and Morris will put Dole's tobacco defense to good use. As early as this week, Clinton-Gore will unleash TV spots said to portray Dole as addicted to tobacco money, while Clinton is the strong and independent Good Father. "We weren't planning to go with a tobacco spot for months," says a Clinton media man. "But Dole gives us no choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: PEERING THROUGH THE SMOKE | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

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