Word: setting
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Chiles' message is so quaintly populist that few other politicians could sell it to a cynical electorate. But as he has done since his first statewide race 20 years ago, Chiles set a limit on individual contributions to his campaign, this time at just $100. It is a risky tradition that lends immeasurably to his appeal. "Lawton Chiles is no put-on," said Dorothy Weinzirl, 63, who listened to the candidate in Fort Pierce. "He's for the people, always has been...
...drive and watches her family fall apart at pre-moonshot Cape Canaveral. In 12:01 P.M., a twitchy corporate flunky has terminal deja vu, condemned to repeat endlessly one hour of a single day. In To the Moon, Alice, a homeless family takes nightly refuge on the comfy set of a TV sitcom...
...first to sound a note of alarm was Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger. In a speech last September he said, "For all its risks and uncertainties, the cold war was characterized by a remarkably stable and predictable set of relationships among the great powers." The changes in the East, he warned, may prove "destabilizing...
Deforestation can set in motion forces that reduce the amount of rainfall in a given area. In a rain forest, for example, as much as half the moisture settles on trees and quickly evaporates into the sky, only to precipitate again in a continuous cycle. Thus when trees are cut down, rainfall may diminish...
...police commissioner brought from Houston by Dinkins to lead the 26,000-officer force, acknowledges the anxiety. "The top priority has to be public safety," says Brown. "That's the basic function of government." But with violent deaths mounting so quickly that the homicide record of 1,905 set last year appears likely to be broken, the ability of Brown and Dinkins to restore security to the city's streets is in doubt...