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Geraldine Ferraro ably met the public challenge posed by her historic selection. She has almost certainly altered forever the role women will play in the U.S. political system. But the personal travail caused by her choice may not be over. ?By William R. Doemer. Reported by David Beckwith with Ferraro
...simple solution for unemployment. Says Finance Minister Jacques Delors: "Work sharing should not be considered the principal instrument in the struggle against unemployment but rather an important tool." Concurs Michel Sailly, a spokesman for the pro-Socialist Confédération Française D&3233;mocratique du Travail, France's second largest union: "We realize that continuing on our path to the 35-hour week is not the only answer to unemployment, but it is still an important part of the solution...
...deputy leader, last month charged that the government was losing its "popular support" and called for a return to the "class struggle" as the Socialists' central theme. Edmond Maire, leader of the Socialist-dominated Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail, has repeatedly criticized the government for failing to consult the unions before making unpopular economic decisions...
Thus her 13th novel, The Painted Lady, wrought out of a decade of travail, long silences and undoubted artistic growth, comes as a reassuring surprise. A tale of loves won and lost on a ten-day Mediterranean cruise, The Painted Lady is more than entertaining; its verve and humor disguise a serious work. Sagan's cruise has a musical motif; the deluxe passengers have each paid $15,000 to listen to a virtuoso pianist and a celebrated diva perform aboard a ship pointedly christened Narcissus. The lure is also gastronomical: "The port of call determined the musical work...
...environment--not to mention a volunteer force of 3,000 strong--isn't pulling away from a staunch Reaganite like Emery, who hasn't even run a very effective campaign. Mitchell has an even shot at pulling it out, but Democratic effort to capitalize on the country's economic travail could very well fail to Maine, where many people seem still to cling to the hopes of prosperity that Ronald Reagan stirred in 1980. And as Maine goes...