Word: loserness
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...trickling in from the Republican stronghold of Saudi Arabia; hold on a second, though, Germany has started voting and it's looking good for Kerry; wait, Icelandic environmentalists are going with Nader. Sure, there's a chance the crucial European vote could swing the election, but at least the loser would have the satisfaction of blaming the French for real. Perhaps the best way to sell the plan to skeptical Americans is as a new weapon in the war on terror. A lot of folks around the world still can't vote for their own leaders. Give them...
That may well be true. But by the practical standards of the criminal-justice system, in which prosecutors have to measure out their resources and pursue cases they have at least some expectation of winning, this one seemed a loser from the moment Hoy collared Bryant without Hurlbert's knowledge. Although Hurlbert filed charges two weeks later, experts say he needlessly rushed the investigation. In a preliminary hearing, Judge Frederick Gannett forewarned Hurlbert about the merits: he allowed the case to go forward but noted that the evidence barely met the legal standard...
Abdou Alassane Dji Bo's Olympic debut lasted just 1 min. 33 sec., but he didn't come out feeling like a loser. The 25-year-old judoist, the first from Niger ever to compete at the Games, crashed out in the first round of the 66-kg weight class, in a bout with Slovakia's Jozef Krnac that resembled a very fast two-man game of Twister. "Of course in my heart, it hurt to lose," Alassane says. But the point of this trip for Alassane - and for Olympic Solidarity (OS), the scholarship program that has given him more...
Cheering for a loser isn’t easy, no matter what sport you’re following or what team you support. But Red Sox fans have, in large part, abandoned hope of a championship. That is no longer the year’s primary objective...
...know you want Dean,” the hand-written placard he carried read, referring to the former Vermont governor whose initially promising bid for the Democratic nomination swiftly disintegrated after the first primaries in January and February. “Kerry’s a loser.”But asked about his purpose, Bob Barrett, 36, of Lynnfield, Mass., slid the first sign away to let another show...