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Gorbachev arrives in Washington today riding a remarkable wave of popularity among Americans. Twice as many Americans view him favorably than view him unfavorably. That's a better percentage than any of the current crop of presidential candidates. Americans should cheer his visit and be heartened by his apparent willingness to deal with the U.S. in a straightforward, productive manner. At the same time, though, their impressions should be tempered by the recognition that he heads a regime, if not a nation, whose values are in fundamental opposition...
Although University officials intially thought the probability of a Gorbachev visit high, the Soviet leader's tight schedule precluded the trip to Cambridge, Hunt said...
...heard that it would be a very likely thing. We heard information that the General Secretary wanted to visit a major American university," said Hunt, adding, "Our loss is his loss...
...reaches for his precious toy airplane instead of holding onto his mother's hand for dear life. Once on his own, he leaps into the grasping arms of a scurvy American merchant seaman (John Malkovich). Jim might be an Oliver Twist auditioning for Fagin, or a Pinocchio begging to visit Stromboli's summer camp...
...long string of setbacks that have raised grave questions about his ability to exercise leadership during the final 14 months of his term. The 56-year-old Soviet General Secretary, despite some troubles with conservatives over the pace of his domestic reform program, arrives Monday for his first visit to the U.S. as a strong and confident leader exercising unquestioned authority in foreign policy -- indeed, as one who could be running the Kremlin long after the Reagan Administration has passed into history...