Word: regained
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Ellsworth significantly ahead in early October also asked why his supporters planned to vote for him. Only a third said it was because "he is my kind of candidate." The other two-thirds were split about evenly between wanting to defeat Hostettler and wanting to help the Democrats regain control of the House...
...broadcast from the White House, where top officials such as Dick Cheney and Karl Rove tried to get them fired up about the importance of returning Republican majorities to Congress. And while G.O.P. leaders have been warning about high taxes and weakened national security if Democrats were to regain control of Congress, Republicans can now emphasize their differences with Democrats on an issue Christian conservatives are particularly passionate about. Most congressional Democrats voted against a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage earlier this year. ?It?s going to remind people this issue is paramount,? says the Rev. Louis Sheldon...
...posts for the second straight game. The goal was an early indicator of Harvard’s struggles throughout the game. “Right off the bat we just kind of shot ourselves in the foot,” co-captain Gretchen Fuller said. Harvard appeared to regain its composure, maintaining a strong defensive front for much of the first half. But twenty-eight minutes into the game, the Eagles struck again. B.C. defender Lauren Parks lobbed a pass high into the air that landed inside the Crimson circle. Forward Caitlin Gillen pounced on the ball, putting it past...
...Because China has a prime interest in maintaining a friendly communist ally as a buffer between itself and U.S. forces in South Korea; as a roadblock to a dynamic, capitalist, reunited Korea; and as a distraction keeping America tied down in the northern Pacific, while China maneuvers to regain Taiwan and extend its influence throughout the Pacific...
...what can the Bush Administration do in 2007 to regain the hemispheric influence that has hemorrhaged in recent years? As a start, says Shifter: "It could show that it is much more engaged with the social agenda in Latin America and not just interested in trade deals" that Latin Americans so often view as favorable to U.S. interests. Otherwise, Washington can expect to have a whole new generation of fiery Latin leaders calling it names...