Word: embarrassment
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...worn denim and messy hair, plopped them on a sidewalk stoop and photographed them in black and white for an album cover worthy of The Strokes. And why not? If that band can make it big with throwbacks to punk’s heyday and a hype campaign to embarrass the Y2K virus, why can’t Phantom Planet be the next group to jump on the “saving rock” bandwagon...
That helps explain why the news was leaked by hardline factions within the PLA who want to soil Sino-U.S. relations and embarrass Jiang. The embarrassment has been as muted as the press coverage, but you can be sure the government learned one thing: always buy Chinese...
...move against TV-6 confirmed a pattern that has been taking shape since Putin assumed office just under two years ago. Engaging and even ingratiating overseas, he can be implacable at home, determined to build a political system where you question or embarrass the state at your peril. NTV learned this to its cost last year, and TV-6 became a prime target when it adopted the same stridently critical approach to Kremlin policies. Since Putin endorsed the war against terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks, the West has been mostly silent about Putin's continued crackdown on the media...
...loans. Last year, the regional government saw to it that the bank provided a loan for Kirch to acquire a stake in Formula One motor racing. But the bank?s massive exposure to the media empire has raised eyebrows, and political pundits say Kirch?s current debt problems could embarrass Stoiber since he?s touting sound economic management as one of his strengths. That?s a claim Leo Kirch may soon find hard to make...
...coincidence that the number of joint attacks has grown at the same time Arafat's popularity and authority have sunk to new lows. Since the Authority has never allowed much room for internal dissent, the joint operations have become a new outlet through which to criticize and embarrass Arafat. "We in Fatah are the ones who shouldered the burden of the peace project," says a West Bank security official, citing the group's work in building Authority institutions. "But in spite of what we have suffered, Arafat doesn't listen...