Word: omens
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...there's another bad omen. Calabria and the south are conspicuously absent from the national agenda. Only in passing does the region feature in campaign speeches, and there are few premium spots for southerners on the political parties' parliamentary-candidate lists. True commitment to solving the problems of the "Mezzogiorno" - as Italy's eight southernmost regions are known - is clearly not considered a vote getter. Yet for reasons that transcend geography, turning around the south ought to be Italy's most pressing national priority. Youth unemployment in the Mezzogiorno is a staggering 36%; and between 1991 and 2005, according...
...Many pundits point to Obama's loss in Ohio, 45% to Clinton's 55%, as a bad omen for his chances in Pennsylvania. Both states have large white, blue-collar populations, and Ohio, at least, was an open primary. Clinton's economic-themed campaign resonates in the Rust Belt, especially under the shadow of a possible recession (though the big cities in Pennsylvania have transformed their economies from their industrial past more effectively than Ohio's). More than half - 57% - of Democratic Pennsylvania voters are over the age of 45, a strong demographic for Clinton...
...implemented drastic changes to the Crimson program. Some of her tactics were criticized as she cut several new recruits and a few veterans from the program. But there is no denying results, and a 19-2 blowout in her first game with Harvard is certainly a positive omen for Miller and the team. “I’m pleased with the way we started,” Miller said. “I thought we were pretty focused and pretty disciplined and we put the ball away. Do we have some things that we need to work...
...going to crack down on extremism in Pakistan, the gunman - who, according to Musharraf, only ran into the school to escape from police - freed the children and turned themselves in to the tribal elders who were acting as negotiators. Brown might have seen the peaceful outcome as either an omen or perhaps real-world proof that Musharraf is, in the words of the prime minister, "a key ally in combating terrorism and extremism...
...more from the Arrupe or Kolvenbach mold remains to be seen. A Jesuit source in Rome said that the new boss had ruffled Vatican feathers in 1998 with his role in a request by Asian bishops for more local authority for Church decisions. If that is an omen for the nature of his administration, the new black pope may find himself clashing with the regular Pope, who has reaffirmed that ultimate authority lies with the Vatican...