Word: gainful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...been wary of Obama's chances so far, that could change if he starts to pile up victories. Clinton might instead focus her attention on Nevada, which holds its caucus a week earlier, in hopes of snaring a victory there on presumably friendlier turf. But if Obama continues to gain strength - particularly in the face of attacks by Clinton's campaign - he undercuts her argument that she is the strongest and most electable candidate. And if he can stand up to the assault of the Clinton machine, it will also make him look more formidable against the Republican...
...suspicion of the ruling party, it is hard to see how elections will go forward in a transparent and convincing manner. Rallies are the cornerstone of Pakistani politicking. Only an estimated third of the population has access to television, and half are illiterate, making personal appearances essential to gain votes. Accusations are rife that the polls will be rigged - Bhutto was planning to present investigative documents detailing government plans for skewing the vote in its favor when she died. Nobody was expecting Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) to receive a landslide; rather, Bhutto's report suggested, rigging...
...According to surveys of voters entering the caucuses, young voters preferred Obama over the next-closest competitor by more than 4 to 1. This suggests that the under-25 set - typically among the most elusive voters in all of politics - gave the Illinois Senator a net gain of some 17,000 votes; Obama finished roughly 20,000 votes ahead of former Senator John Edwards and Sen. Hillary Clinton...
...regardless of orientation or identity, a venue through which to express their support.” Luckily the proposal of the Coalition has sparked discussion instead of conflict amongst BGLTSA and Coalition supporters. The BGLTSA doesn’t have to anything to lose, and LGBT rights stand to gain a new wave of support from Harvard undergraduates.Megan A. Shutzer ’10, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. She is a member of BGLSTA...
...main rival here, only to then play it for a roomful of political reporters. The national pencils and network producers laughed at him for what they viewed as a cynical gambit. And few believed him moments later, when Huckabee said, about his distain for gutter politics, "If you gain the whole world, but you lose your own soul, what does it profit...