Word: defeatism
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...this election can only be characterized as laudable. Given Musharraf's unpopularity, it came as no surprise that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), won only a quarter as many seats as were captured by the two largest opposition parties. But at least as important was the crushing defeat given to religious parties across the country, and especially in the Northwest Frontier Province, which borders Afghanistan. There, voters flocked to secular candidates, utterly rejecting the politics of "Talibanization...
...Pervez Musharraf was already on the wane, and the perception that he sent Pakistani troops to kill fellow Muslims sealed his fate. Even though Musharraf, who was elected to a second presidential term in October under dubious circumstances, was not running in Pakistan's Feb. 18 general election, the defeat of his allies in parliament can in some part be attributed to nationwide outrage over his handling of the Red Mosque crisis seven months...
...against No. 14 Northeastern and culminating in an impressive performance last week. The Crimson pushed No. 7 Boston College to the brink in the Beanpot Championship Game, Harvard’s first trip to the finals since 1998. Despite the disappointment of the 6-5 overtime loss, rebounded to defeat two ranked opponents over the weekend -- No. 17 Princeton and No. 16 Quinnipiac, 3-2 and 4-1, respectively. Suddenly, the Crimson is a contender for a first-round bye in the ECAC Tournament, with NCAA playoff hopes on the horizon. Although excellent team play across the board...
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has blustered and wriggled his way out of some tricky situations in the past, but the former army commando may have finally met his match. A day after Musharraf's party crashed to a humiliating defeat in parliamentary elections widely seen as a referendum on the President's rule, calls for him to step down are becoming louder and more numerous by the hour. Aitzaz Ahsan, a lawyer and opposition leader who has spent the past three months under house arrest following Musharraf's crackdown on the judiciary, told the French News Agency that the President...
...association with the widely unpopular President, has seen support plummet and has won just 38. Most of Musharraf's cabinet, including his party president, speaker of the house and several other close allies, appear to have lost their reelection bids. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, head of the PML-Q, conceded defeat. "We accept the results with an open heart" and "will sit on opposition benches" in the new parliament, he told the Associated Press...