Word: fiascoes
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...subjects of this unfortunate political fiasco are human beings. The after-effects of this affair could well continue through a person's career and life, if not in a practical way at least in a psychological way. The fact that crucifying people in the media does not necessarily, or even usually, lead to the resolution of the conflict makes all of this more sad, disappointing and useless...
...This is completely uncharted territory," a Fly member said last week after the members voted unanimously to admit women. He said if the club became co-ed the result "could be a fiasco...
...responsible for the never-ending tutor fiasco and the disturbing pattern of free-speech limitations in Dunster House? Apparently...
...initially heroic humanitarian effort in Somalia deteriorated into an inept, farcical manhunt worthy of the Three Stooges and reminiscent of the 1989 Manuel Noriega fiasco. The search for Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed reached a comic low when 50 elite U.S. Army Rangers, acting on special "intelligence," stormed a building rumored to house Aideed's rebels--only to find a bunch of U.S. foreign aid workers, whom they promptly arrested...
Last year the religious right suffered a fiasco because of George Bush's defeat. Robertson and Reed had assumed early on that Bush would narrowly edge out Clinton. Thus, although they had little affection for Bush, they helped check the movement of social conservatives toward Pat Buchanan. Their expectation was that Christian Coalition would get credit, and legitimacy, for securing the critical margin of support. In exchange, Bush's handlers accepted many of Reed's choices for delegates to the convention and allowed the religious right to pack the platform committee. The upshot: Bush seemed a prisoner of his party...