Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Throughout the process [of passing the bill] there had been any number of things popping up which would have made the bill completely unacceptable," he said. One of these additions was the anti-affirmative action amendment that Rudenstine helped defeat...
...fact is, however, that the Crimson was fortunate to salvage a deadlock. With under five minutes remaining in the second half, Harvard's defeat appeared certain until Corkery's heroics evened the match...
Goals from juniors Ashley Berman and Gina Foster powered Harvard (4-2, 2-0 Ivy) to an easy 2-1 victory over Yale (4-2, 1-1) at Ohiri Field. The win avenges the Crimson's only Ivy loss of the past five seasons, a 3-2 overtime defeat in New Haven last year, and runs the seniors' career Ivy League record to a remarkable 24-1. YALE 1 HARVARD...
...people die in caves is by going forward too fast, into wedges that trap them, rivers that drown them and mazes that defeat them until they give up or starve. The journey to what Bill Clinton called the "rock-bottom truth" feels now like a headlong descent, a process no one can control, toward resolutions no one can assure. There are Republicans looking for treasure down here--political power embedded for years to come. And there are Democrats looking for someone to blame. But for the rest of us, there is too little light, too little air, no compass...
...killed last month when Taliban warriors conquered Mazar-i-Sharif, a stronghold of Afghanistan's Shi'ite community. Only last week did Taliban leaders admit that eight diplomats and a journalist holed up in the Iranian consulate were massacred by the invaders. Iranian officials were equally upset by the defeat and reported slaughter of the city's Shi'ites. Tehran vowed revenge and announced last week that it was dispatching 200,000 troops for "maneuvers" on the Afghan border...