Word: unclear
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Turkey would probably insist that Saudi Arabia take the same step, and the Saudi attitude is unclear. Ideally, Washington would like to see the Arab states stand up to Iraq so that U.N. resolutions can be pursued as support for initiatives from the countries most immediately imperiled by the Iraqi threat. In practice there is little optimism in Washington that the gulf states will display such toughness. And why should they without strong -- and credible -- guarantees of protection...
...both cases, the briefs apparently were written by other men and the extent of Souter's personal involvement is unclear. And from neither--one argued before and one after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wadedecision legalizing abortion--is it possible to determine his personal views on abortion, an issue likely to play a major role in his September confirmation hearings...
...general strike called by the Unity Assembly on Wednesday to protest their return brought the country to a standstill. But it remained unclear whether President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot has the will or the power to act against the two, who presumably hope to derail the elections set for Nov. 4. Meanwhile, an alarming rumor was circulating that other Duvalierists were coming back to be on hand for the return of Baby Doc himself...
...summit, Bush proposed another compromise: NATO would consider nukes "weapons of last resort." Just how much change that represents is unclear. National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft says it merely implies using nuclear weapons "later rather than earlier." Thatcher and Mitterrand fought against it nonetheless, and the communique wound up throwing the "last resort" doctrine into the future; it would be adopted only "with the total withdrawal" of Soviet forces stationed in Eastern Europe. That satisfied Thatcher that any change was merely semantic, and she signed. Mitterrand had misgivings even then, but went along for the sake of alliance solidarity...
...years, the Corporation has never before appointed a formal committee to search for a University president, and it was unclear yesterday exactly what role the committee would play in the search process. The Corporation must make the final selection for president, but it must do so with the consent of the Board of Overseers...