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MAN OF THE DECADE: An impresario of calculated disorder named Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
The 1980s came to an end in what seemed like a magic act. The shell of an old world cracked, but a new order remained to be built. A master politician, Gorbachev could win election in many countries, but probably not his own. The Soviet threat isn't what it used to be -- and maybe never was.
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NATION: Panama points up Bush's growing boldness in foreign affairs
The President shows an increasing willingness to use force, but the biggest U.S. military venture since Viet Nam does...