Word: shadowed
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...shadow of Hamas looms large over the conference, and not only because the movement is blocking Fatah delegates in Gaza from traveling to Bethlehem until Abbas agrees to release some 1,000 Hamas prisoners being held in the West Bank. Hamas, quite simply, has eclipsed Fatah in leading the Palestinian fight against Israel. It directly controls Gaza, and only the ongoing suppression of free political activity in the West Bank prevents the Islamists from making a far stronger challenge to Abbas on his own turf. The steady stream of Western officials and journalists traveling to Damascus to meet with Hamas...
Dogs have proved their value to both the military and law enforcement, Hess says, detecting explosives, working with narcotics officers and locating missing persons and bodies. But the alleged misuse of dog-scent evidence could cast a shadow over its value to law enforcement. In the 1980s, polygraph tests came into fashion and were hailed as an important forensic tool, but their misuse and overuse prompted a negative public reaction; Mesloh fears the same could befall the use of scent evidence. "The hammer fell on polygraphy, and it never really recovered," Mesloh says. "Now, [for dog scent], the blood...
...possible coup by comparing Ahmadinejad to both Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, who was booted in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1953, and Abol-Hassan Banisadr, the Islamic Republic's first President, who went into exile after he challenged Ayatullah Khomeini's authority. (See pictures of the long shadow of Ayatullah Khamenei...
...Islamic revolution (coincidentally fueled by gatherings commemorating the 40-day anniversaries of those killed in street clashes). Nor do today's young protesters all want greater political freedoms, such as a free press or subjecting the nomination of the Supreme Leader to election. (See pictures of the long shadow of Ayatullah Khomeini...
...Cursed with a pronounced five-o'clock shadow, Barofsky bears a resemblance to Richard Nixon or, as some unkind souls suggest, Mr. Bean. But any resemblance to Nixon is superficial; by reputation at least, Barofsky is as honest as Nixon was dishonest. As for comparisons with Mr. Bean, Barofsky is certainly no fool." - Blogger Tom Cordle on Barofsky's appearance. (The Open Salon blog, April...