Word: shamings
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...conceived war in Lebanon last summer, have turned Israel against him. Polls give him a near-zero approval rating. Most Israelis are convinced that the current generation of political leaders lacks the idealism and honesty of the pioneering giants of the past. "Judging from their behavior, they have no shame," says former Justice Minister David Libai. Despite the public outcry over his handling of the Katsav case, Mazuz is still Israel's best bet for instilling a sense of shame - and fear - in dubious politicians...
...compared with much higher percentages in the U.S. and in western European countries such as France and Germany. But the divorce rate is now rising in this country. In urban India it has doubled over the past five years, despite the fact that failed marriages remain a cause for shame in much of the country and that divorced people, especially women, continue to face fierce social stigmatization and often find it hard to remarry...
...open his mouth wide enough to accommodate a hot dog by itself, but an attempt to push through a bun resembled a Mack truck trying to enter a home garage. Two visits to an acupuncturist in the city, painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills lessened the pain - but not the shame - of his current condition. "I'm very embarrassed as an athlete and as a competitive eater that I didn't take care of my body and that I'm at this point now," Kobayashi said...
...three brothers stood in the way. "My youngest brother, in front of all our family, said, 'If you insist on marrying this man, we promise you and swear to God that we will kill you in your wedding clothes,'" Majid recalls. "He said, 'We can't live with the shame you will bring to us by marrying...
...even if it took decades --and no small amount of pressure --for the CIA to lift its curtains, the agency at least felt some shame about its past activities. The papers, said CIA chief Michael Hayden, are "reminders of some things the CIA should not have done...