Word: weekly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...open hand, outstretched to a fallen adversary, may be the surest sign that a battle is truly over. Last week brought just such a sign as the Soviet government issued a dignified -- but desperate -- request for help, and an American President responded solicitously. George Bush's decision to help sustain the Soviet Union through the hard winter ahead reflected as much politics as pity, but what made it easy was that both sides had so much to gain...
...President's action occurred in a climate of unprecedented warmth between the two countries. Gone are the days when high-level U.S. and Soviet officials met twice a year; last week's visit in Houston was the 23rd meeting between Secretary of State James Baker and Shevardnadze, who managed in their whirlwind consultations to cover everything from Angola and Afghanistan to arms control and the Persian Gulf crisis. During the final Rose Garden ceremony on an unseasonably warm December afternoon, President Bush announced that he would travel to Moscow in mid-February for a fourth summit with Gorbachev, with...
...sense a payback," Baker insisted, thereby fueling suspicion in the act of disputing it. There was no denying that Soviet cooperation has been essential in keeping the pressure on Iraq -- by voting for sanctions, supporting the United Nations resolution permitting the use of force, and last week delaying a U.N. vote endorsing a Middle East peace conference, which the U.S. opposes...
...notoriety gained from his court battles, Gotti has become a familiar figure at New York City restaurants, where he has been known to leave $100 bills as tips and to blow kisses at fellow diners as he departs. Still, the suspected Mob boss, who was charged last week with murder, racketeering and tax evasion, just might have a problem this time...
Cutler asked the court last week if he could give Gotti a change of clothes for his next court appearance. Apparently considering the matter too trivial, the judge made no ruling. But a spare $1,500 suit was seen in the don's cell. For Gotti, having to show up in a wrinkled suit might truly be cruel and unusual punishment...