Word: grimness
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...charisma and seeming amateurism. She may ultimately be a more attractive personality than the sometimes abrasive Sarkozy, but that is beside the point. The prospect of Royal in l’Elysée—the Parisian residence of the French president—portends a grim economic and social future for France. Whatever her personal qualities, Royal simply will not break radically enough with the failing French status...
...that the President's most important job is giving inspirational speeches - the main talent shown by both of these icons and by both of Kristol's presumptive successors - is a damned fool. David P. Vernon, TUCSON, ARIZONA, U.S. Tense Times at the Border The article on Talibanistan highlighted the grim realities faced by the people in the borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan [April 2]. Every possible effort should be made to pacify negative elements there. This requires coordinated efforts by locals, the Afghan and Pakistani governments and coalition forces. Even so, it is mind boggling that so much blame...
...unsettling notion that Congress” can interfere with personal medical decisions. Yet, in the same breath, the Windy City daily conceded the “admittedly unsettling aspect of partial-birth abortions” and confessed that “any kind of abortion procedure can be grim...
...ability to ease its dependence on U.S. funds - since no international oil company can begin work without it. Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki wants a vote in parliament by the end of May. But talks in Dubai last week left even one of the law's authors grim about its prospects. "I can assure you the law will have a very rough ride in parliament," says Tariq Shafiq, an Iraqi petroleum consultant in London after the Dubai meeting. "I expect at least 30 to 50% objection." The new Sunni oil potential adds another huge and volatile element to the talks...
...Sunday's election may be a grim portent for the prospects of good governance in the region: At 132 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and its oil wealth and military power make it, together with South Africa, the continent's major political player. But since independence, Nigeria has set an example for corruption unrivaled in Africa. The country's own anti-corruption watchdog estimates that successive Nigerian rulers have stolen a total of $400 billion since independence - the equivalent of the total economic aid sent by the international community to the entire African continent...