Word: defeat
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...September 2003 when Evan Naseem, a teenager in detention on petty-drug charges, was killed by guards. His death was a catalyst for change, triggering mass riots that, combined with mounting international pressure, forced Gayoom to initiate the process of reforms and liberalization that would finally lead to his defeat in the polls last year...
...Islamabad since 9/11 has been used to fight the extremists. Previous military operations have ended with peace deals that gave Pakistan's militants larger, safer sanctuaries. Some members of Congress are asking quite why--given all that U.S. aid--the Pakistani army has found it so hard to defeat the militants...
...latest polls show all the propositions but one, 1F ("No Pay Increases for Legislators During Times of State Budget Deficits"), going down to defeat. Special elections are notorious for low voter turnout, and many Californians, including those who have bothered to read the 52 pages of pro and con arguments in the Official Voter Information Guide, are baffled by the hodgepodge of measures, a mixture of liberal and conservative ideas on budgeting that critics say is less than coherent. (Read about how the financial outlook for states is getting worse...
...Iranian regime is capable of sustaining massive U.S. reprisal attacks without falling. In 1991 Saddam's army suffered a catastrophic defeat with the backbone of its army and air force destroyed and the loss of much of the southern part of the country to Shi'ite insurgents, but Saddam held on and remained in power. The Iranian regime believes it can weather the same degree of losses, especially as it has adequately prepared its populace for "martyrdom." As a result, it believes it is able to withstand much greater human and material losses than...
...really make emissions more culturally acceptable? More importantly, does the cap-and-trade scheme raise more cultural awareness about the issue or less? It may be the case that, under a cap-and-trade scheme, emissions will become more stigmatized in light of the existence a common venture to defeat global warming, regardless of its reliance on cold market logic. There are arguments on both sides, and it ultimately depends on how cap and trade is sold to and bought by the people. If a cap-and-trade scheme is spun in the rhetoric of shared sacrifice, rather than merely...