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There is hardly a more painful period in Soviet history than the years beginning in 1929, when Joseph Stalin forcibly collectivized agriculture. More than 10 million people are believed to have died of starvation as Stalin herded peasants onto huge state farms and marched their former bosses, the well-to-do kulaks, off to Siberia. Given history and Communist dogma, it seemed that not even Mikhail Gorbachev would dare challenge the primacy of the collective farm in the system. But last week the General Secretary did exactly that...
...Politicians take note of which groups are registered and which are not," said Sullivan. "Because it is mostly the well-to-do that vote, they have disproportionate representation in the city government...
...symbol, Quayle merely reinforces the public perception of the Republican Party (and of Bush himself) as the party of the well-to-do. As an heir to a nationwide publishing network whose net worth is estimated at $200 million, Quayle certainly isn't likely to help Bush convince blue-collar workers and Reagan Democrats that the ticket represents the concerns of the working men and women of this country...
...owners of the teams, though, are another story. All across the U.S., well-to-do baseball buffs are eager to buy up clubs with names like the Memphis Chicks, Montana's Butte Copper Kings and the Toledo Mud Hens. These new barons of the bush leagues may not have gained the visibility of a George Steinbrenner or a Ted Turner, but they are having plenty of fun and making good money to boot. With minor-league attendance at 20 million last year, up 25% since 1981, owning a team has become not only a fulfillment of a boyhood fantasy...
...when Michael Stanley* Dukakis was born, Panos had a thriving medical practice and could afford a frame house in Brookline, a well-to-do Boston suburb. Euterpe gave up teaching to raise her two boys, the first of whom, Stelian, was born in 1930. Although he worked twelve-hour days, Panos came home at 6 p.m. to listen to CBS radio news and have dinner. He sat at the head of the table, a formidable presence in a three-piece suit, speaking little and leaving early enough to return to his office for several hours. The Dukakises prospered, but they...