Word: relentlessly
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...strengths as a fresh face in an unendurably long campaign, they hid her away in a kind of conspicuous vote of no-confidence - which, one can only imagine, took a toll on her. I was struck watching her in St. Paul, where she appeared after five days of relentless media pressure and blew the doubts away, that she had the jauntiness of one who knew her own gifts: knew she could connect to a crowd and raise the roof and stomp her opponent with her sensible high heels. And of course, benefit from her critics' instinct to underestimate...
...Defense: Had a reasonable answer for every charge that came his way - with little anger, bluster, or anxiety. Often interrupting McCain attacks with swift explanations and comebacks, he managed to spin accusations of being liberal as evidence of his relentless opposition to George Bush (in replies that were clearly planned). Offered a rather clumsy alternative to McCain's well-known, moving story of wearing the bracelet of a soldier lost in Iraq (a gift from the soldier's mother), with a story about a bracelet of his own. Fearless, without condescension, he attempted the gracious move of agreeing with...
...speech.” She prints page after page of bolded names and events from the Bush years in block capitals, underscored by the words, “Had Enough Yet?”The catty invective suffuses every point Huffington makes; it’s a variety of relentless character assassination that, as Hillary Clinton reminded America this year, is a signature of Clintonian politics. But the problem is, that’s all it is: character assassination. Despite its best efforts, it doesn’t emphasize the horrors of the past eight years, from torture to rampant...
...bitter end to the day.JOHNS HOPKINS 12, HARVARD 2Already faced with a difficult tournament, Harvard found little luck in its opening match. The Crimson endured a beating from the eventual champions, as the Blue Jays (5-6) swarmed both ends of the pool. The No. 6 seed proved relentless in transition, scoring the first four goals, including a shorthanded breakaway. Tune was responsible for both of Harvard’s scores and Connolly managed eight saves, but the co-captains could not stop Hopkins’ furious tempo. The Blue Jays built a 9-1 first half lead with several...
Mixing pragmatism with relentless energy, Nicolas Sarkozy has brought his undeniable lawyerly talents for persuasion and negotiation to French diplomacy. His personal, even solitary, approach means both his successes and his failures are accountable only to him. Yet if France is undeniably "on the move" again, the question remains: Is she always moving in the right direction...