Gorbachev's Radical Shift Toward Market Principles
The Central Committee in Moscow endorsed sweeping reforms aiming to relax centralized planning and introduce market mechanisms. Gorbachev seeks a more efficient Soviet economy under party control, including private farming, bankruptcy for unprofitable firms, and firing unproductive workers, with Abel Aganbegyan as a key advocate.
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Moscow
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Communist Party
Gosplan
Abel G. Aganbegyan
Thought For Today Quote From Gandhi
Thought for today presents Gandhi’s line Truth never damages a cause that is just. The saying reflects his view on morality guiding political action and justice beyond mere success.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
North turns Capitol Hill hearing into one man show
Oliver North dominates two days of testimony with feverish, emotive rhetoric. Viewers call him a hero or a ham as he argues all actions were authorized by superiors while skeptics question who directed the secret Iran arms operations. The spectacle raises questions about truth, loyalty, and who pulls the strings behind the scenes.
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Oliver North
North
Ollie
Capitol Hill
Pat Richard Secord
Abu Nidal
Nidal
Tehran
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Congress
Tubeland
America
White House
CIA
Bill Casey
John Poindexter
Bud McFarlane
Fawn Hall
Ronald
Jimmy Stewart
Mado
George C. Scott
Patton
College Leaders Clash Over Educator Ideals at NCAA Convention
At a Dallas NCAA gathering Ira Michael Berman of UC Berkeley criticized administrators who behave as promoters and entrepreneurs rather than educators. He warned that many act in athletes' best interests yet violate the ideals educators cherish, amid SMU recruiting scrutiny and Texas political probes.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
University of California At Berkeley
Ira Michael Berman
Berman
Southern Methodist University
Texas
SMU
Reagan Nominates Bork to Supreme Court Amid Ideology Debate
Knight-Ridder notes the choice of Robert Bork by Reagan sparks a clash over ideology and judicial restraint. Bork, a Yale professor and former solicitor general, faces confirmation battles focusing on originalist view and potential shift on abortion and privacy.
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Reagan
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Bork
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
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D-Del
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Yale
U.S
Nixon
Elliot Richardson
Washington Post
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Antonin Scalia
New York Times
Tom Wicker
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Vickers
Strom Thurmond
Rehnquist Court
Ronald Reagan
Orrin Hatch
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