Word: defeating
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...Middle East, waved John Glenn back into orbit and watched the Dow follow close behind, as Gingrich produced an impeachment spectacle that left voters gagging, and a budget that drew the same response from his own party. By the time the routine midterm election had dissolved into a humiliating defeat Tuesday at the polls, it was suddenly Gingrich whose judgment was challenged, his party mutinous, his tenure as Speaker numbered in days...
...Hartwick, which started the season 4-0-1, has been solid at times this year. Early in the season, they beat Columbia 3-1 only six days before the Lions handed Harvard a humbling 2-1 defeat. They also hung tough against then No. 13 Dartmouth before finally succumbing...
...chance to speak on November 19. Still, with at least five Republican representatives having come out publicly against impeachment over the past few days, GOP lawmakers no longer have the votes in the House -- let alone the Senate -- to impeach Clinton. In the face of a humiliating defeat on the floor, building a bridge to some 21st century jail time may be their only option...
After taking the tough three-setter from the Marchettis, Passarella and Clark cruised, relatively, to the title. The straight set win in the finals was preceded by a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Princeton's team of Sweeney and Liu in the semifinals in which the Crimson team was never broken...
Even with last Saturday's disappointing result, the Crimson is in the midst of another stellar season. It has lost four games, but each defeat has been to a top-15 team, and it has been within shooting distance of a win in each of the four...