Word: setback
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...vote was analyzed, it became clearer that the Republicans had suffered a more serious setback than first thought. By Friday, Pollsters Richard Wirthlin and Robert Teeter were telling the White House that on the local level the bottom had dropped out of the party. The pollsters were said to be "shaken" by how badly the G.O.P was routed in the statehouses and among crucial voting blocs. The only electoral group found to have given a majority to the Republicans was the one that earns more than $40,000 a year. One White House aide noted that "the Republican Party...
...most spectacular Social Democratic setback came in West Germany, where Helmut Schmidt was defeated by Christian Democrat Helmut Kohl in a parliamentary no-confidence vote after the Free Democrats, Schmidt's erstwhile coalition partners, switched to the conservative camp. Although Kohl came to power without a popular vote, the new Chancellor could receive a majority in the elections set for next March 6. Citing poor health, Schmidt announced last week that he would not run again for Chancellor, a move that increased Kohl's chances of confirmation in the job. (Late last week the Social Democrats chose Hans...
...Harvard men were as famed then for their courage and ingenuity as they are now. Undaunted by this presidential setback, one particularly dedicated Collegian editor proposed that the group simply cease publication of that paper and start up a new one. Everyone loved the plan; amidst great secrecy, the group produced the first issue of the Advocate. The year was 1866, and a Harvard tradition was born...
Grenese's consistency has guided a relatively inexperienced starting lineup with three freshmen and four sophomores to 10 straight victories, including an upset of third ranked University of Connecticut, team that handed Harvard a 3-1 setback October...
...Coming off that tough loss to Princeton, we were kind of down," she added referring to Saturday's 1-0 setback at the hands of Princeton. "But this victory did us a lot of good. It scared us enough so that we realize we need to work really hard every minute of every game...