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...Wade decision. Soon after, the beleaguered nominee met with Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a pro-life Republican who had the power to thwart the nomination. Hatch, who says his intervention came at the request of the President, presented Sullivan with his own list of pro-life- approved candidates for top jobs in the department...
...army of insurance adjusters is still taking count, but most agree the damage figure will top $2 billion and could be twice that. Roaring from St. John to Puerto Rico, the hurricane stripped the voluptuous hills of every trace of green; it sent rooftops cartwheeling down the mountainsides and busted power lines and telephone poles, leaving the hillsides silent and dark. Given all this havoc, returning visitors these days will be amazed to see how quickly, riotously, the vegetation is growing back and how mightily residents have worked to clean up the mess...
Cristiani's top officers appear to have convinced him that the F.M.L.N. must be decimated before it will return to the negotiating table. That is probably a forlorn hope, even though the rebels' losses in the offensive may exceed 1,000. If nothing else, the rebels proved they can disrupt life in El Salvador whenever they choose. They have also shown that the government is all too willing to use its heavy firepower when the war is being fought in poor neighborhoods but is reluctant to strafe and bomb a rich enclave like Escalon, where support for the governing ARENA...
...perestroika may collapse if the downward spiral is not halted by the end of 1990. At worst, the growing shortages of energy and food this winter could wreak social mayhem. "If we don't see improvement in the stores, we will soon see riots in the streets," warns a top Soviet criminal lawyer. "Anything could spark it. And the government would have to suppress it with force." Among the signals of trouble...
...Zolotas, who is not a member of any party, the top priority is to repair the creaking economy, which is burdened by a large public debt and a 14% inflation rate -- three times that of the European Community. Several remedial measures have already been announced, including a 5% income tax hike and a 1% reduction in public spending...