Word: grip
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Under the embargo, it is illegal for U.S. citizens, with a few small exceptions, to trade with the island. But this does nothing to weaken Castro’s grip on power. Trade restrictions merely fuel Castro’s anti-American rhetoric and build support for his government within Cuba and across the world...
...Arafat and his legislature have agreed to hold national and local elections by early next year, although he has warned that those can't proceed in the midst of Israeli security operations - and indications right now are that Israel has no intention of relinquishing its grip on PA territories in the West Bank. While they may agree on elections in principle, Arafat and the legislature may differ sharply over reforming his cabinet. Palestinian efforts to root out corruption and create a more transparent, accountable, democratically mandated leadership are centered on the demand that the chairman dissolve his cabinet, and select...
...play is brilliant. Intense in its consequences, moving in its humanity, bold in its controvery, the play never ceases to grip its audience. By skillfully avoiding easy answers to the questions that it raises, the play never disappoints...
...Without a steady flow of oil money, the totalitarian governments in the Middle East would be forced to reform themselves or risk popular revolt. The recent anti-Israel demonstrations in countries such as Egypt and Jordan have shaken the leaders of those countries and shown just how fragile their grip on power is. Without oil dollars flowing into the national treasury, the governments will have to give their people the freedom to create wealth that can be taxed...
...Karzai's confidence in dealing with the international community may be growing, but his grip on power at home remains precarious. Just over halfway through his six-month term as the country's first post-Taliban leader, he still looks more like the Mayor of Kabul than the ruler of Afghanistan. The limits on his authority beyond the capital were underscored last week when opium-poppy farmers angry at Kabul's plans to eradicate their crops fired on government officials and blocked the main road linking Kabul to Pakistan. And attacks continue by anonymous groups opposed to the government...