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Yeltsin and Gorbachev Clash Over Emergency Powers
In Moscow, Boris Yeltsin opposes Mikhail Gorbachev’s bid for expanded emergency powers to rescue the economy. Gorbachev seeks decrees on property management prices and law enforcement with the Supreme Soviet to approve changes. The vote and choice of three economic plans loom Monday as tensions rise.
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