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...revival and expansion of world trade. That in turn depends on a successful conclusion of the current, deadlocked Uruguay Round of negotiations to reduce tariffs worldwide. If it fails -- and some economists suggest that hard times in so many countries make it all the tougher to sell the unpopular compromises that are needed -- then the upturn may be a long time coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe: In the Same Boat and Bailing | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

...commit any, but Americans were piloting helicopters, fighter bombers and APCs, and serving in that most ambiguous of roles, as military advisors. Beyond hardware, the Kennedy Administration never came to grips with the true politics of the war and of Vietnam; instead, they stood by the hopelessly corrupt and unpopular regime of Ngo Dinh Diem and complained about getting bad press. (Interestingly, the Administration toyed at one point with the idea of getting rid of Diem's vicious and powerful brother, one of the more sordid features of a generally sor-did South Vietnamese government, by sending...

Author: By Gary J. Bass, | Title: Stoned: JFK's Revision of the '60s | 1/15/1992 | See Source »

Bush finally did something last week -- in fact, several things. He replaced unpopular White House chief of staff John Sununu with Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner, a likable moderate who has emerged as one of the Administration's smoothest troubleshooters. He appointed a trio of pragmatic political strategists -- Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher, pollster Robert Teeter and Republican businessman Fred Malek -- to lead his re-election campaign. Yet before the week ended, two of Bush's advisers publicly disagreed about the wisdom of cutting taxes for the middle class, once again underscoring the divisions within the President's inner circle about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House: Clearing the Decks | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

...biggest change for the Tigers is the new coaching staff, led by Coach Donald Cahoon. Cahoon, formerly an assistant coach under Jack Parker at Boston University, replaced the unpopular Jim Higgins to take his first collegiate head coaching...

Author: By Ted G. Rose, | Title: Icemen Return From N.Y. Seeking 3rd Straight Win | 11/22/1991 | See Source »

Perhaps the best news for the Tigers is that they have replaced their unpopular head coach Jim Higgins with Boston University assistant Donald "Toot" Cahoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ECAC PREVIEW | 11/21/1991 | See Source »

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