Word: uncertainity
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...decade, biopharmaceuticals are projected to grow into a $20 billion industry. But how many of the new drugs will be manufactured in living plant-factories remains uncertain. "There has been an emotional response to the technology," says Hiatt. "But if we can bring down the cost of treating these diseases, the drawbacks compared with the benefits will be minuscule...
...make life better in Iraq. It's not yet clear how he plans to manage the establishment of an interim government, although that may become clearer after he meets on Friday with the seven-member leadership council tapped by Garner to organize the process. The political landscape remains uncertain, particularly in respect of the majority Shiite community, many of whose clerical leaders are rejecting any authority that functions under U.S. tutelage. But Bremer will certainly be looking to strengthen the U.S. political position vis-a-vis the Shiites by restoring security and basic services...
...course, the real fun of upfronts is the uncertain quality and instability of the networks' new, untried shows. (At the presentations, networks only show clip trailers, so it's not really possible to "review" the shows' quality -- but fun to guess.) NBC submitted three new dramas and three sitcoms...
...years and organize democratic elections. But given its central role in shaping a new government, the composition of a national assembly remains a source of fierce debate. Aside from the Kurdish groups, three of the "Five" were, until last month, based in exile and their standing among Iraqis is uncertain. Two more organizations may be added to this organizing group - the Dawa organization, a rival Shia Islamist rival to the Supreme Council, but like the SCIRI also backed by Iran; and a Sunni Muslim liberal democratic party. The question they're debating is how an assembly would balance representation...
...accelerate the timetable for putting in place a friendly Iraqi leadership - preferably led by its favorite Iraqi exile, Ahmad Chalabi - in order to diminish the period of direct rule by the U.S. military. But the State Department had warned against a rush to install an exile-dominated leadership of uncertain standing among Iraqis. Next week, Garner hands the reins of the transition over to Paul "Jerry" Bremer, a seasoned State Department antiterrorism official tapped to supercede the retired general as U.S. viceroy in Baghdad. And the plans may yet change after that - on any number of fronts...