Word: rejections
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...cramped office in central Stockholm - filled with young people wearing badges that simply say no - Lowisa Anderzon is working the phones. She is making cold calls to likely voters, trying to get Swedes to go to the polls on Sept. 14 and reject the proposal that this Scandinavian nation of 9 million people should join the euro. The yes side has mounted a slick, expensive campaign funded by big businesses that support the European common currency. But they're trailing in the polls because of people like Anderzon, a 27-year-old nursing assistant at a Stockholm hospital...
...side has raised the stakes in the debate by hinting Sweden faces a bleak future without the euro. In a newspaper article, Carl-Henric Svanberg, the CEO of phone-giant Ericsson, said that companies would stop investing in Sweden and might even move out of the country if voters reject the euro. Opponents note Denmark did precisely that in 2000 and nothing dire happened there. Persson has also been warning that Sweden won't get a second chance at joining the euro for at least a decade, hoping to defuse the argument that a no vote is really a "wait...
...detail the military's hunt for Saddam and the killing of his two sons [WORLD, Aug. 11]. I was horrified by the description of the death of Uday Hussein, which said a soldier "pumped two bullets into Uday's mouth, to ensure his death." This was sickening. I reject the cold-blooded stalking and killing of anyone, even a murderous dictator and his family. This was an extreme example of American savagery. Why weren't Uday and Qusay brought to trial? MEG REYNOLDS Chicago...
...graphic detail the military's hunt for Saddam Hussein and the killing of his two sons [Aug. 11]. I was horrified by the description of the death of Uday Hussein, which said a soldier "pumped two bullets into Uday's mouth, to ensure his death." This was sickening. I reject the cold-blooded stalking and killing of any human being cornered like an animal, even a murderous dictator and his family. This was an extreme example of American savagery and violence. Why weren't Uday and Qusay brought to trial for their crimes? Meg Reynolds Chicago...
...with ousting the Hutu government that orchestrated the killings, and who has led the country as part of a transitional government since 2000 - retained control with a 95% share of the vote. But while Kagame claimed "Rwanda is on the right path," defeated challenger Faustin Twagiramungu was quick to reject the ballot, claiming his campaign was stymied by intimidation...