Word: powerless
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...Here there were so many people, certainly among students, who cared so deeply about the war and its consequences, who were deeply politicized and followed what was going on,” Skomarovsky says. “But I think most people felt fairly powerless about affecting...
...Abbas has also told the Israelis that the PA is powerless to act against militants as long as Israeli troops remain inside Palestinian towns and cities and assassinate suspected terrorists. Israel, however, believes such operations are vital to its own security, and may be loathe to end them - particularly when it's a safe bet that the onset of any renewed negotiations will almost certainly bring new terror attacks inside Israel, the gruesome veto typically deployed by Palestinian radicals to negate previous cease-fire efforts...
...year-old man from a wrecked beach resort by Japanese volunteers late Friday heartened workers, but hopes faded of finding further survivors. After the Carnage DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Corpses were left in the streets of Bunia for days after some 300 people were massacred, according to U.N. peacekeepers powerless to stop the killing. Rival tribes agreed to a cease-fire after France sent military observers to assess the possibility of deploying a multinational force. The conflict began after Ugandan troops pulled out of the region as part of a peace deal to end five years of civil war. Getting...
...panel’s decision to reject needed limits on political spending goes against judicial precedent and common sense. The First Amendment was drafted to protect the right of the powerless to say things that the powerful didn’t want to hear. It would be a cruel irony if the amendment were now used to protect the power of the wealthy against the vast majority of Americans who can’t afford to “speak” through seven-figure checks...
Having taken the lead for the first time, the Quakers were unrelenting. They continued to pour on the pressure, and the Crimson defense seemed powerless to stop them from scoring. Penn tallied five more goals over the final 17:29, including three—two unassisted—from Emily Cochrane...