Word: mistrusting
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...pledges to end France's chronic indebtedness, and follows his instincts above ideologies. Despite service as Education Minister in the 1990s under two conservative-led governments, Bayrou's current platform is not so wildly different from Royal's, pledging more support for schools and more environmental responsibility. His opponents mistrust such pragmatism. "The French will figure out eventually that it's better to have a real left and a real right," says André Santini, who was suspended from Bayrou's UDF last month for backing Sarkozy...
...working with Congress could prove increasingly difficult, as the controversy escalates in an environment of mistrust. Sanchez asserted Friday: "The threshold for cooperation in Washington used to be 'Trust, but verify.' We are sending these letters today because, at this point, we'd be happy just to verify...
...there are deep-seated problems that will be much harder to overcome, including a widespread mistrust of police among many citizens and the unwillingness of witnesses to come forward, fearing, with good reason, that they will become targets of retaliation. As council members pointed out, the streets are home to many young people whose family lives, perhaps shaky to begin with, have been dislocated and disrupted by Katrina...
...increased traffic checkpoints between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. But much more will be needed to beef up a cash-strapped judicial system and shorthanded police force, and to overcome deep-set systemic problems such as poverty, an abysmal public education system and widespread citizen mistrust of the police...
Still, the level of mistrust between U.S. and Iraqi forces runs so high that some U.S. soldiers speak openly about the possibility that they could be led into an ambush or attacked directly by the same police officers they have armed and trained. Grim says he doesn't share that concern because Hashim and his men know that Grim's platoon is ready for any situation. "It goes back to trusting your fellow American soldier to watch your back and keep you out of trouble," says Grim. "If the police did turn on us during a patrol, it would...