Word: reassertive
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...billions of dollars to U.S. and European lenders. But now, the couple believe, the scene is set for Fernàndez to work her skills--not least her flair for international relations. While Kirchner seems to have little interest in foreign affairs, Fernàndez is keen to "reassert Argentina on the world stage...
...under control - they are, in essence, the government. SIIC and the Sadrists dominate Maliki's increasingly tenuous parliamentary majority. And, while the militias had more than enough fighters on hand in Karbala to spark serious violence, the central government had to bring in reinforcements from outside the area to reassert control...
That proved unnecessary, but the grim Wall nonetheless provided a dramatic backdrop for Reagan's attempt to reassert leadership of the Western alliance. Before an audience estimated at 20,000, the President rose to the occasion. Referring to the city's division and deliberately inviting comparison with John F. Kennedy's famed "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in 1963, Reagan expressed "this unalterable belief: es gibt nur ein Berlin" (there is only one Berlin). Taking note of the violent demonstrations against U.S. foreign policy that swirled through West Berlin before his arrival, Reagan asserted, "I invite those who protest today...
...Siniora's government believes that Fatah al-Islam is a Syrian proxy, stirring up trouble in order to sabotage efforts to set up a U.N. tribunal in the Hariri assassination and eventually reassert Syrian hegemony in Lebanon; a U.N. investigative report has cited senior officials close to Syrian President Bashar Assad for complicity in the 2005 killing. The government said suspects arrested in the February bus bombings confessed to being Fatah al-Islam members working for Syria, with apparent orders to attack U.N. forces in southern Lebanon and target 36 Lebanese for assassination. Syrian officials angrily rejected the accusations, saying...
...Radcliffe lightweight and heavyweight crews began their campaigns this weekend to return to the top of the women’s ranks. Facing last year’s national runner-up Georgetown and an undefeated No. 3-ranked Brown squad, both crews had opportunities to reassert their claims as one of the best. Unfortunately for the Black and White, both teams fell just short. While dominating three of four races at the Class of 2004 Cup in Washington D.C., the lightweights failed to take the most important one—the first varsity heat—and, as a result...