Word: derailed
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...Fetisov, who says he was privately recruited by President Vladimir Putin, took the job, and he now has to struggle with both the past and the present problems of Russian hockey. He must negotiate with the same hockey authorities who tried to derail him--and who still hate him for opening the floodgates out of Russia to the riches of the NHL for many players after him. Those players are now millionaire hockey stars, and although they owe their careers to Fetisov's bravery, he has nothing with which to recruit them for the Russian Olympic team...
...attempt to derail what Lai said were perceptions of Asian-Americans as predominantly a “wealthy, well-educated group,” the AAA will also focus on public service through Phillips Brooks House Association community service groups such as the Chinatown Committee...
...uncertainty of life after Sharon and Arafat means that Israelis and Palestinians do not have the luxury of waiting for brighter days. A deal must be struck before the most radical elements of both societies get a chance to further derail the peace process. The lame-duck autocrat and the war criminal have no choice but to work together. They must somehow muster the strength to come to the negotiating table and they must do it now. In the Middle East, tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone...
...that a Chicago law firm the Energy Department hired to help guide the project through the licensing process had been lobbying Congress on behalf of the nuclear industry. The firm denied a conflict of interest but has withdrawn from the program. Now the GAO report "has the potential to derail the Yucca project altogether," claims Congresswoman Berkley. "This is the smoking gun we've been looking...
...threatened as it is now. Unfortunately, these recent acts of domestic terrorism have hindered access to abortion services and threaten the lives of those dedicated to ensuring a woman’s right to choose. We should pay more attention to attempts by extreme pro-lifers to derail this nation’s open, free society. Let’s not treat our women like the Taliban treats theirs...