Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...married woman who uses her maiden name professionally, Geraldine Ferraro has left a lot of people uncertain about how to address her. In a letter last year to the Washington Post, she clarified the matter, sort of: "I just wanted to let you know that I am a married Ms. I am Mrs. John A. Zaccaro to my kids' teachers and the electric company; Congresswoman Ferraro when I run for reelection; Geraldine to many of my constituents; Gerry to my friends, and Ms. Ferraro to just about anyone else...
...Lilco is in the worst shape of all, and Wall Street analysts bet that if there is a utility bankruptcy, Lilco will be the first. Lilco is awaiting approval of $200 million in bank loans, along with rate increases of another $200 million, but help from both quarters is uncertain. Governor Mario Cuomo has said he will not support a state bailout to prevent a Lilco bankruptcy, and regulatory authorities are ensnarled in what size rate hikes to grant...
...time of pressure and worry in the Mondale camp. There is pressure from feminists to choose a woman as his vice-presidential candidate, which threatens to put him in a damned-if-he-does-and-damned-if-he-doesn't dilemma. And there is tension over the still uncertain prospects of striking a deal with Jesse Jackson that would avoid both a disruptive convention battle and any appearance that Mondale had surrendered principle for the sake of party peace...
...Alberto Leon was one of several people indicted on drug-conspiracy charges in California after police searches of their homes and cars had turned up a large quantity of drugs. A judge had issued the warrant, even though it was based on outdated information provided by an informant of uncertain reliability. Two federal courts later threw out much of the key evidence because the warrant had been issued without a showing of "probable cause" to believe a crime was being committed...
...appealed to the downtrodden Sephardim both because of his fierce nationalism and because of previous neglect of their basic needs. In the 1977 and 1981 elections, the Sephardim helped bring Begin to power by delivering an overwhelming majority of their vote. This year, however, their political party preferences remain uncertain, and ethnic divisions have been largely eclipsed by ideological differences...