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GORBY AND BARBIE: The biggest selling doll...

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GORBY AND BARBIE: The biggest selling doll in town? The Mikhail S. Gorbachev doll, of course. Doll City USA in Orange sold more than 200 Monday, and almost that many Tuesday. One person bought four six-doll cases. . . . The irony is, the store stocked them for the wrong reason. . . . “There was talk that Gorbachev might have been the peacemaker during Desert Storm, so we bought 5,000 of them back then, just in case,” said manager Dale Noble. “Now they’re going like crazy. We’ve had calls from all over the country. . . . The doll sells for $16.95.

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