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When George Bush took office, he and his advisers, notably including Baker, groped for a policy no one could call Gorbocentric, one that would work equally well no matter who was on the other end of the hot line. The result was a nonpolicy. The Administration was so determined to be ready for anything the cunning and unpredictable Soviets might do next that for months official Washington seemed all but incapable of doing anything...
...meet the University of Miami Hurricanes in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day, the football teams will have to share billing with a third powerhouse: Mobil Corp. The oil company's name will be emblazoned on stadium signs and embedded in the AstroTurf at the 50-yd. line. In fact, the extravaganza has been officially rechristened the Mobil Cotton Bowl. Mobil earned title rights to the game for seven years by paying millions of dollars to the organizers, the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association...
...didn't do it -- O.K., so maybe he did it. But Washington Mayor Marion Barry did not fess up to a cocaine problem until he was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of possession. Even then, Barry's contrition was about as deep as a one-snort line of cocaine...
Greatest Aerobic Rush Nearly 1 million Americans discovered the high-speed thrill of "blading." Riding high on roller skates with a single line of polyurethane wheels rather than the old double-row configuration, enthusiasts wove through traffic at speeds of up to 20 m.p.h., terrifying pedestrians and drivers alike...
...should have reigned last week among members of the African National Congress as the long-outlawed group held its first conference inside South Africa in 30 years. Instead, rancor erupted as the A.N.C.'s veteran leadership clashed with the younger, hard-line rank and file. President Oliver Tambo, back from three decades of exile, suggested the easing of economic sanctions against South Africa in light of recent reforms, but was voted down. Nelson Mandela, criticized for meeting with government officials without consulting the A.N.C. membership, said his opponents "do not understand the nature of negotiations...