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But when Bush moved from the state of the world to the state of the country, he left his vision at the border. The domestic side of the speech, with its reform plans, blueprints, comprehensive strategies and dynamic program life cycles, sounded as if it had been cobbled together by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The State of the Union: So Who's Minding The Store? | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

Amid the swirl of gunshots and shouting, Gorbachev did manage to conciliate one important rival: Russian republic leader Boris Yeltsin, who agreed to increase his state's contribution to the central treasury from a tightfisted 23.4 billion rubles ($13 billion) to 80 billion rubles ($45 billion), though still short of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: The Iron Fist | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

As it turns out, Souter, like everyone, has a personality, if not strong personal opinions, and a rich inner life, which he was able to keep to himself until last Monday. Friends describe him as a combination of the intellectual, scholarly, never married Justice Benjamin Cardozo and a tightfisted solitary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Souter: An 18th Century Man | 8/6/1990 | See Source »

Germans fear nothing more than inflation, and for months political leaders had worried about a buying binge when East Germans got their hands on hard currency. After 40 years of communism, the country's 16 million citizens had piled up a mountain of unspendable savings. They also yearned for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Germanys No Fools in Furstenwalde | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

However expensive they become, the star wars seem sure to continue. ABC, which recently hired not only Sawyer but also NBC correspondent Chris Wallace, has been dubbed the hot network for its aggressive talent raids. NBC, having lost both Wallace and Chung, is hurting. Staff morale is low, and some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Star Wars at the Networks | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

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