Word: defeat
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...knowledgeable than I, but, if the Arizona senator had any chance of one day joining this senatorial “hall of fame”—since expanded to include Arthur Vandenberg and Robert Wagner—prior to this year’s presidential campaign, his defeat in last Tuesday’s election saved it. By losing to Barack Obama, and losing gracefully, McCain virtually erased any ill will he created through his poorly run and often tactless campaign, ensuring that history will view his legacy generously...
...defeat, McCain reinvigorated a public image that was already suffering and likely would have been further tarnished if he were to become President. Had he won, McCain would have inherited a hostile Congress, a divided nation, and a bleak immediate future for the United States clouded by a financial crisis, two wars, and the country’s diminished standing in the world...
...there is a bright side to defeat for McCain, it is—barring any unforeseeable catastrophes in the twilight of his political career—that the senator’s case is closed and the ruling is favorable...
...those weekends.” A day later, he ended up facing the No. 2 seed of the consolation bracket, John Patrick Smith of Tennessee, and managed to put up quite a fight, eventually succumbing to the 7-6 (6), 7-5 defeat. Clayton came back from a 5-2 deficit in the first set to obtain a few set points in the tiebreak, but he couldn’t close it out. He had more opportunities in the second set, breaking Smith at 3-3 and serving for the set, but it never materialized, as he lost his serve...
Republicans •crushing defeat of is bizarrely interpreted by John Boehner as demand of voters for more of the same from...