Word: dismalness
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Such is the dismal level of leadership in Venezuela, a country that has always functioned as if oil could substitute for government. For now, the best the U.S. can hope for is the recovery of the national oil company, which Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez insists "can be accomplished by the middle of February" if the strike ends soon. But this crisis, like most curses, won't lift so easily. --With reporting by Owain Johnson/Caracas and Perry Bacon/Washington
...Bluetooth. First, you need to charge it for three hours via the cigarette lighter in your car (and in many cars, with the motor running) or else buy a separate wall charger for $15. Worse, the headset was bulky and hurt my ear. But the clincher was the dismal sound. "It sounds like you're on an international call," my sister told me. Definitely not the effect I was going...
Despite these recent dismal showings, Mills remains optimistic about the future...
Meeker's new vocation brought her into contact with relief workers in Iraq, who told her of the dismal conditions of Iraqi civilians under the weight of U.N. sanctions. She believes that Western policies have exacerbated the suffering. Her opposition to war with Iraq has taken her to protests in Washington, Nashville and Macon, Ga. Last month she joined women from across the U.S. in their vigil in Washington's Lafayette Park. For two days they subsisted only on coffee and took cover from the cold and rain under flimsy plastic tarps. Meeker says she intends to return to fast...
Adopting the Staff’s dismal view, Bush and his evil Republican cohorts will always be the scapegoats for every social ill plaguing our economy. We should all be skeptical of dogma that calls for taxing Americans into oblivion and destroying every last shred of personal responsibility for one’s own welfare...