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Considering that monthly government rations barely provide enough food for two weeks and a month's salary buys just one chicken on the black market, it is surprising how many Cubans still have faith in Castro's revolution. Domestic production is nearly nil. Unemployment is estimated at 20% to 25% among the young. Absenteeism from work is officially 10% but actually much higher...
...divide-and-conquer tactics have affected the military leaders too. According to sources close to the ruling clique, relations between Cedras and police chief Michel Francois are increasingly strained. "A few weeks ago I would have said the chances of the military leaving voluntarily were nil," says a Haitian political analyst, "but now the chances of them leaving are increasing." Concerned about morale, Cedras made an impromptu tour of military posts around the country, while Haitian officers worked the country's dilapidated phone system, spreading the "news" that the Pentagon, CIA and supporters in the U.S. Senate would force Clinton...
...campaign pledges by formally unveiling his $9.3 billion welfare-reform plan. Its central features would expand job training for recipients and require those born after 1971 to join a work program after two years or risk losing benefits. Chances of passage this year: virtually nil in a Congress already clogged with health reform...
With two conference losses the Crimson's chances at a league title were nil, as Columbia went on to take first place with a perfect 8-0 record...
...status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Notwithstanding the terrible timing of this statement, coming so soon after Afula, Abed-Rabbo, and the PLO should realize that, at this time, the chances for success in negotiations over the final status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are nil. What should be pressed for instead is an accelerated implementation of the Palestinian self-rule agreed upon in the Declaration of Principles...