Word: onslaught
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...controversy also tapped worries about whether Obama--with his liberal voting record, lack of experience and unconventional brand of politics--can weather a Republican onslaught in the fall. Obama's advisers concede that his insurgent campaign against Clinton was going so smoothly, it was a little hard to know how the candidate would handle a crisis of his own making--as opposed to finding the right way to distance himself from the incendiary remarks of others. Obama's own words were potentially more damaging than the controversial comments of his minister Jeremiah Wright or even his wife Michelle's declaration...
...Khmer Rouge years by drawing agricultural plans for the regime, or sketching small portraits of soldiers in exchange for food. After the Vietnamese deposed Pol Pot in 1979, comics enjoyed a bright but fragile reemergence in the 1980s, gaining a foothold in Phnom Penh's markets before the onslaught of television, movies and video that coincided with Cambodia's ensuing recovery and development. Other Asian countries had comic-book cultures resilient enough to adapt to the explosion of electronic media; unable to do the same, Cambodia's artists produced work that lay unpublished in boxes and drawers...
...break the cushion was far from insurmountable for the Crimson, a team that has been known for its third-period outbursts over the opening games of the season. But Danowski added another tally just 1:10 into the third period, continuing the Blue Devils’ offensive onslaught. Duke wasn’t done, contributing two more in the third before its third consecutive three-goal period in the fourth. Sapia added a late tally with just under three minutes left, but it was too little, too late as the Blue Devils hung on for the 10-3 victory...
...Harvard coach John Tillman said. “If you don’t have the ball much and you make a mistake and the other team is winning faceoffs it really hurts you.”Junior midfielder Max Motschwiller kicked off Harvard’s scoring onslaught with a goal with 9:22 remaining in the first. Though Fairfield retaliated under a minute later, Burr’s first of the game gave Harvard a 2-1 advantage at the end of the period. The sophomore struck twice more in the second period, and with contributions from Duboe...
...Since the signatures were published last Monday, Hekmat has had little sleep. There has been an onslaught of attacks against her in the conservative press, claiming that she has forged many of the signatures. "I don't understand," she says incredulously. "All I have done is encourage people to vote for the reformists, who are legitimate candidates that have been approved by the Guardian Council [the clerical body that vets candidates for election]. It's not like I have boycotted the elections...