Word: fractiousness
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...Clinton's audience is nearly 2 to 1 Republican, and the GOP is looking to add to that margin in November. Never mind Congress, where Clinton torpedoed the Democratic majority with health care in 1993 and proceeded to triangulate his colleagues into fractious irrelevance in '96. Sure, he whipped Newt and nailed the Republicans on impeachment, but if folks liked Clinton in the White House, they liked Republicans in their statehouse. The governorships are where likable, pragmatic Republicanism has taken hold, and the 2000 election is likely to be a showcase for just that...
...peace deal with Israel before the Israeli-Syrian conflict is resolved. But Israel and the international community are looking to Lebanon to either police its border zone or allow the U.N. to do so despite Beirut's refusal - under Syrian pressure - to guarantee Israel's security. Although the fractious religious and political divisions that tore the country apart in the '70s have not disappeared, leaders on all sides appear determined to avoid any repeat of the disastrous civil...
...focus his attention on University issues. And despite a reputation for being somewhat of a micro-manager--which contributed to his 1994 bout of exhaustion and a few poor tenure decisions--Rudenstine has performed this administrative role remarkably well. His regular meetings with deans have ameliorated a previously fractious relationship, leading to, by most accounts, a healthier sense of collegiality and greater willingness to cooperate. His goals for his last year in office--which include a new modern art museum, city approval for the construction of the Knafel Center and endowment of additional professorships--are consistent with this local approach...
Prominent political opponents of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic agreed last night that free elections and other trappings of democracy are essential to stabilizing the fractious Balkan region...
...American president visited India was 1978, when socialist leader Indira Gandhi ruled the country with an iron fist. Just one year after President Carter visited, Gandhi subverted the constitution and rigged national elections, throwing the Indian political system into turmoil and leading the country into a decade of fractious ethnic and religious tensions...