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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...monumental chore of rebuilding a country devastated by corruption and the financial squeeze applied by the U.S. during the final two years of Noriega's reign. Though Bush Administration officials praise Endara for his good intentions, they fear that he and his government may not be up to the task of converting Panama into a stable democracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama Meanwhile, Back in Panama | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...vesting the Federation Council, an advisory body made up of republican heads of state, with broad powers to coordinate relations between the Kremlin and the republics. Citing a nationwide disintegration of law-and-order, he suggested creating both a Presidential Security Council to oversee law enforcement and an executive task force to combat organized crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Depths of Gloom | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

Concerted efforts need to be taken to ensure that a truly diverse group of foreign students--representing all areas of the world and a variety of economic backgrounds--come to study at Harvard. The case of Africa reveals the challenges involved with this task...

Author: By Dangalira K. Mughogho, | Title: The Myth of Diversity | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

...horse trading of legislation may also bear re-examining. "I don't predict the beginning of some trend that makes environmental initiatives more difficult to achieve," insists Jim Maddy, executive director of the League of Conservation Voters in Washington. Yet last week's results hardly suggested that the task was becoming easier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Propositions Green Ballots vs. Greenbacks | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...congregation that is squarely addressing the problem of lagging male presence. Church leaders have organized special monthly meetings for men, who leave the sanctuary midway through the morning service and gather by themselves. Apart from building male solidarity, the sessions are designed to enlist commitments to 25 church task forces, many of them aimed at troubled young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Strains On the Heart | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

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