Word: defeatism
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...Crimson’s 1-0 loss to Dartmouth (8-5-1, 3-1-1 Ivy) marked its first in Ivy League play, dropping its record in the Ancient Eight to 4-1 (9-4 overall). The defeat was also the first with up-and-coming freshman goalkeeper Austin Harms in net. The rookie has held the position throughout the course of the team’s winning streak...
Henderson, who was also crucial in Dartmouth’s 1-0 defeat of the Crimson last year, tallying the lone goal of the matchup, was one of the driving forces in the Big Green’s victory...
...these fates--defeat, resignation or expulsion--would be an ironic career ender for the 40-year Washington veteran whose control of the federal purse strings once made his colleagues practically genuflect in his presence. Longtime friend Jack Roderick, who practiced law with Stevens 40 years ago, sounded subdued at his Anchorage home the day of the verdict. "It's just sad on a personal level," said Roderick, who believes his old friend is innocent. "No question, he showed bad judgment to get associated with a guy like Bill Allen. He got sloppy...
...clandestine group of wealthy, gay political donors telephoned a Virginia legislator named Adam Ebbin. Then, as now, Ebbin was the only openly gay member of the state's general assembly. The researcher wanted Ebbin's advice on how the men he represented could spend their considerable funds to help defeat anti-gay Virginia politicians...
...Color of Defeat In "What If He Loses?" ta-nehisi coates reflects on the "loud sucking of the teeth" and "resignation" with which Barack Obama's defeat would be met by the black community [Oct. 20]. If Obama loses the election, the disappointment will be widespread and multiracial because voters will have chosen to continue down a path of political, fiscal and diplomatic disaster. Let's dispense with the black-white distinction. We're all Americans. Peter F. Hartwick, Candler...