Word: fiascoes
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Last week's fiasco in Seattle was a disaster for all concerned, tarnishing the image of the city and leaving only broken windows and smashed hopes for a new round of trade accords. The World Trade Organization (WTO) conference there was plagued by overly simplistic approaches on both sides. A wiser process would be able to address labor and environmental concerns while maintaining open global commerce...
That's looking on the bright side. But the fiasco is important for more than what it does to the Jewish vote; it's important for what it says about Clinton's instincts. A nimble candidate would have found a way to respond quickly. And a strong campaign manager might have talked her out of the visit. But Clinton has no manager and is her own strategist. Faced with howling tabloids, she retreated behind the haughty protective screen of her First Ladyhood. "It is unfortunate," she sniffed, "that there are any questions about what was a very straightforward occasion...
...test of the "leadership" the U.S. likes to talk about. The nation failed that test miserably and damaged its credibility around the world. But what the heck. Congressional Republicans can also be proud of the U.S.'s not paying its U.N. bills, of foisting the Ken Starr fiasco upon the nation and of resisting gun-control measures so that those N.R.A. contributions can keep coming in. Tells you something about their agenda, doesn't it? JURIS MAZUTIS Nepean...
...notorious for being difficult to understand onstage. However, that was no excuse for his distasteful attitude to everybody, which must have had something to do with one of the guitarists slamming down his instrument and leaving the stage during the middle of "Lips Like Sugar." And after that fiasco it almost seemed as though McCulloch deliberately screwed up the timing of the lyrics just to see how far he could push the remaining members of the band. Which is a shame, because the highlight of the show was the concise and biting instrumentation by the rest of the band, which...
After the fiasco in the Senate, House Republicans are fully aware that they need to pass a full-fledged measure on gun control, reports TIME Congressional correspondent Jay Carney. At the same time they do not want to unduly antagonize those in core constituencies who object to stringent gun curbs. "Many Congress-watchers believe House leaders are trying to concede while saving face," says Carney, "Republicans do not want to appear as if they are being railroaded by Democrats." The risk is that they may give their opponents still more ammunition. "The vote to put off the measure gives Democrats...