Word: fruitlessness
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...fruitless and annoying as Sheehan’s protest may have been, there was something about it—as much as it pains me to say this—worthy of attention. This something, of course, was the neighborhood’s reaction to the influx of angry, haggard faces gathered at the mouth of Daria Place...
Plainly, there are key voices in the Israeli leadership that are deeply skeptical of Obama's effort to move quickly to implement a two-state peace. And, of course, as the President himself constantly reminds, the window of opportunity for such an outcome is closing after two decades of fruitless negotiation...
...Italian politics is a danger to the country. Finding a scapegoat in times of economic instability never solves anything, as the past century has made Europe well aware. Furthermore, in difficult times nations should be cooperating, attempting to find a global solution. This is not the time for fruitless and misguided nationalism...
After more than 15 years of largely fruitless diplomacy, the U.S. and its allies are preparing a high-seas quarantine to try to ensure that North Korea's nuclear knowledge doesn't leach beyond its borders. While the details remain to be worked out, U.S. President Barack Obama - after meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Washington on June 16 - indicated that the battle to contain North Korea's atomic arsenal is headed offshore. "This is not simply a U.S. policy - this is an international policy," Obama said of the evolving plan to search North Korean vessels suspected...
...Make that nearly fruitless. Marchionne, CEO of Italy's Fiat, had sniffed an opportunity lurking by the Chrysler deathbed. Chased from the American market a generation ago by its comic reputation for poor quality, Fiat seemed an unlikely rescuer. But Marchionne entered the picture as the It boy of the auto world, having slashed costs, retooled management and refreshed styling to boost sales of the firm's cute little cars. He wanted back into the U.S., provided it didn't cost him anything. (Watch TIME's video about an optimistic Dodge dealer...