Word: reassertion
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...current “nuclear” war will continue to damage the political and judicial systems as long as it continues, regardless of its outcome. Democrats should brush aside perceived short-term gains from filibustering and reassert their commitment to an up-or-down vote on nominees. A recent poll showed that while only 37 percent of Americans support going nuclear, 80 percent support floor votes on all nominees. Dems should end an unjust war and take the moral high ground...
...second meeting of OPEC ministers in a month, the sixth in a year. Yet the sessions have done little to halt the tumble of oil prices on world markets. Constantine Fliakos, chief international oil analyst with Merrill Lynch in New York, said OPEC's "pretense to try to reassert control over the oil market is a joke." The Geneva meeting, he said, "is a display of impotence...
...become one and the same for the Harvard women’s tennis team—which, for the past two seasons, has gone undefeated in the Ancient Eight, and often has beaten its Ivy foes by a score of 7-0. The Crimson (9-6) will look to reassert that dominance in New York this weekend as it hits the road to take on Cornell (9-3, 1-0 Ivy) this afternoon and Columbia (6-3, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday...
...Crimson’s results have lagged as skippers have been roped into co-ed racing, and the team is looking to the Dellenbaugh Women’s Trophy at Brown April 16-17 to reassert itself in preparation for national championships...
With the country's political future in question, Nasrallah is determined that Hizballah will help control its destiny. Hizballah's show of force has emboldened Syria and its allies to reassert their influence. Emile Lahoud, Lebanon's pro-Syria President, announced the reappointment of Prime Minister Omar Karami, who had resigned during the freedom protests. Syrian President Bashar Assad gave U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen a timetable late last week for pulling all Syrian forces out of Lebanon. While that assurance may temporarily placate U.S. demands, President George W. Bush has vowed to keep up the pressure on Syria...