Word: dismalness
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Seemingly forgotten after a dismal showing in the New Hampshire primary, magazine publisher Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes Jr. won a stunning upset in the winner-take-all Arizona primary Tuesday, further complicating an already muddled race for the Republican presidential nomination...
...dull campus humor life, albeit in an indirect manner. We must, however, note one remarkable faliure which could have and should have been avoided, namely the pathetic direct-dial Washington phone bank. Perhaps all activities can't be winners, but let's not embarrass the student body with such dismal ones...
Campaign coverage in the current presidential election shows all the signs of conforming to Patterson's dismal portrayal. The Times (one of the less egregious offenders among major outlets) has run a plethora of articles in recent days that take on the game-centered approach, essentially disregarding issues in favor of analyzing the supposed motivations of candidates, their strategies and their campaign organization...
...million dollars tried to buy the election, but American voters were too smart for that," Zerhouni said, referring to polls showing Forbes' dismal support in the primary
YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA: Despite failing health and a dismal standing in the polls, Boris Yeltsin has decided to seek a second term as president of Russia. "I am sure I can bring the country through troubles, anxiety and uncertainty," Yeltsin said in an announcement speech to crowds in his Ural Mountain hometown. Facing steadily rising unpopularity over the state of the Russian economy and his conduct of the war in Chechnya, Yeltsin is seeking to appeal to voters as the only acceptable alternative to communist and nationalist candidates that he says would turn back from reforms. "I spend sleepless nights analyzing...