Word: uncertainity
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...chief strategists, promises she will stay close to home once the campaign formally opens Dec. 4. But Dona Violeta needs more than that to defeat the well-organized Ortega. U.N.O. must reach its natural constituency among those hurt most by the Sandinistas. Even the U.S. is uncertain how strongly to back her. While Ortega is one of Bush's least favorite heads of state, lavishing U.S. resources on a lost cause could succeed only in making Ortega more difficult to deal with in a second term. Still, the U.S. will spend $9 million to support the election, giving some...
Democratic resolve was bolstered by the fact that the legislation will be immensely popular with working mothers, who spend an average of $3,000 a year per child for care that is often of uncertain quality. Poor women are especially hard pressed. A report by the Census Bureau estimates that mothers with annual incomes of less than $15,000 paid an average of 18% of their income for child care. Declared Texas Democratic Congressman Michael Andrews: "We have standards for prisons, roads and airports. We owe as much to our children...
...stock, fired British producer David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) in 1987 after barely a year at the helm, during which he accomplished little besides alienating Hollywood's establishment. Dawn Steel, the current film chief, has had mixed results during her brief tenure, and her future is uncertain. Coke plans to plow its $1.2 billion profit on the sale into the soft-drink business, giving up on the large screen and moving back behind the snack counter...
WORLD: As Viet Nam's soldiers head for home and an uncertain future, Cambodia girds for a civil...
Harvard officials yesterday said they had not heard of the proposal and were uncertain as to how it would affect the University. But Harvard receives some $150 million in direct federal aid and about $30 to $40 million more through student loans each year, according to Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs John Shattuck...