Word: defeatism
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...days since his defeat in the Iowa caucuses, Romney has mostly refrained from such confident predictions or prescriptions. Sticking with his newly prominent Olympics metaphor, he's told crowds and correspondents, "We're going to get the gold - or maybe the silver." His early-evening boast could be a sign of renewed confidence, or a sign that the campaign has determined that confidence is what the people want. With Mitt Romney's campaign, it's hard to tell...
...hockey team (6-7-3, 5-4-2 ECAC) now needs to worry about finishing games strong. Despite entering the third period with a 1-0 lead, the Crimson lost, 2-1, to Princeton (8-8-0, 6-4-0) on Saturday night in Princeton, N.J. With the defeat, Harvard squandered an opportunity to capture sole possession of first place in the ECAC. “It’s definitely frustrating to give up a lead in the third period,” co-captain Dave MacDonald said. “At this point in this season, we need...
Hillary Clinton, particularly, has integrated this skepticism into her recent campaign appearances, regularly saying, “Some believe you can get change by hoping for it. I believe you get change by working hard.” After her defeat in Iowa, she intensified the attack, accusing Obama of instilling “false hopes” in Americans. Only a candidate who has weathered the storms of Republican attacks, Clinton argues, can manipulate the political system to implement changes in policy...
...charged the election was rigged - and promised a non-stop protest action as of Tuesday, January 8, once the Orthodox Christmas is over. The opposition action will hardly result in another revolution of Roses - but it has a strong chance of inflicting on the now weakened President a crushing defeat at the Parliamentary election, coming in the Spring of 2008. The bottom line, though, is that Georgia's fledgling democracy is making significant steps forward in this test of wills, as both the pro-government and opposition forces firmly align themselves to Western democratic values...
...stretches where the other team had been on the run and we haven’t been able to fight back, bounce back, or we’ve been ahead and haven’t been able to finish,” Amaker added. In its most recent defeat, Harvard squandered an 18-point second half-lead in a home loss against UC Irvine, but there would be no letdown in this game. The Big Green scored the first points of the second half, but Lin answered with a floater and sophomore forward Pat Magnarelli followed him with a layup...