Word: backlashed
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...wasn't until midday that the news began to circulate in the Green Zone, the Baghdad enclave that includes many key government offices, including that of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. There, it was greeted with incredulity-and warnings of a backlash. "The reaction in the street will be very bad," warns Maryam al-Rais, a member of the Iraqi parliament. "This is just the latest in a long list of insults to Iraqi dignity by the Americans...
...campaign broadcasted an ad portraying a young girl being stalked by a rapist that ended with the announcement “Deval Patrick should be ashamed. Not Governor.” Though the ads initially helped Healey, who saw her numbers rise in the polls, a backlash soon followed. Voters have since criticized her campaign for going too far in its negative attack and, in polls, have said they were offended by the tone of the ads. “The ad, as vicious as we’ve seen this cycle, is the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass...
...past twenty years. And then “Sam’s Town” finally dropped, and it turned out that by “best” Flowers meant “derivative” and “pompous.” Cue the indie backlash...
...Backlash Against Iran's Role in Lebanon The notion that Iranian dollars are going to Lebanese Shi`ites is fueling animosity between the Persian community and the Arab world
...annual message for the end of Ramadan, there was no doubt about what was meant by the "particular circumstances" that had heightened interest in what is usually a boilerplate goodwill missive. Five weeks since Pope Benedict XVI's speech in Germany about faith, reason and violence provoked a backlash among some Muslims, the wheels of Vatican diplomacy are still working overtime to "placate the souls," as Benedict himself had put it in mid-September, in his first discourse following his return from Germany...