Word: hurtfulness
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...also been hurt by the ideological approach he has taken to education reform, an issue that does resonate with voters. This year more 12-year-olds than ever before took entrance exams for selective private and national high schools, their parents desperate to remove them from a dysfunctional public-education system. While conservatives worried about declining academic performance and motivation, a highly publicized string of student suicides last fall showed the extent to which bullying had poisoned Japan's classrooms...
...Some Shi'a leaders acknowledge that Iran may be meddling in Iraqi affairs, but say the solution lies in diplomacy. Washington's aggressive finger-pointing, they say, can only antagonize the Iranians further, and hurt Iraq's interests. "To end the violence, Iraq needs the help of all its neighbors, and we have to be very diplomatic about how we approach them," Shansal said...
...also marked the Crimson’s home debut at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard wrestled without the services of two of its tri-captains this weekend—Bode Ogunwole, who is sidelined for the rest of the season due to a triceps tear, and Robbie Preston, who hurt his knee during practice on Wednesday but is expected back by next weekend. The Crimson, however, managed to display the depth of its lineup with dominating wins in the middle weight classes to capture three straight victories. Harvard (5-6) improved to 4-3 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association...
...politicians--not Lieberman specifically--who made such statements. "They're despicable," he said, in a decidedly unsenatorial tone. "Those sorts of statements are the last refuge of a scoundrel. They suggest a lack of patriotism on the part of people like me and John Warner and Carl Levin. They hurt our democracy...
...smaller films. O’Toole, who received a lifetime-achievement Oscar but has never won for a performance, collected serious kudos for the early-May-late-December-romance dramedy “Venus.” However, his lack of attendance at the Globes and SAG awards could hurt his chances, as the Academy often rewards those who show up. Whitaker, a character actor who first broke onto the scene in “Fast Times at Ridgmont High,” has been labeled the favorite and, like Mirren, has won every major award...