Word: reaction
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...That's okay. What did you expect the reaction...
...think so. I think you can judge the level of success for any group of people by the reaction against it. And given the reaction of the so-called Christian Right - I would put that in quotes because I don't believe they're Christians at all - I would have to say that people have been wildly successful...
...from a civilian intelligence oversight board by the White House, and the compilation of suspicious activity reports from banks by the Treasury Department. On Thursday, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine released a report documenting continuing misuse of Patriot Act powers by the FBI. And to judge from the reaction in the country, nobody cares...
...keen to play up. For Tibetan activists and human rights campaigners, the Indian crackdown seems uncharacteristically heavy-handed. "The Indian police should immediately release the marchers detained, lift the restraining order and allow the march to continue peacefully," says Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "Any reaction by the Indian government must be proportionate to the threat posed to law and order...
While the scale of the protests and the temper of the reaction by Chinese authorities remain to be seen, the outbreak of violence was an ominous sign for Tibet, where resentment against Chinese rule has been simmering for years. An already tense situation has been exacerbated by China's sensitivity about its human rights image ahead of the staging of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Some observers argue that what appeared to be carefully planned and executed protests - the first on such a scale in nearly two decades - were likely deliberately timed to take advantage of the media...