Word: spoilers
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...second year in a row, Cornell is playing in a game where a share of the Ivy crown may be determined. However, for the second year running, the Big Red will only be playing the role of spoiler...
Before heading out against from headquarters, Stein objects to her common portrayal as a “spoiler.” Her campaign, she says, has become a scapegoat for an unsuccessful Democratic effort...
Stein has been viewed by some political observers as a potential spoiler, since the race for the governor’s office has come down to the wire between Democrat Shannon P. O’Brien and Republican W. Mitt Romney...
Stein is currently polling at about 5 percent, but she rejects being labeled a spoiler candidate for the Democrat O’Brien...
...wrecked by domestic politics. Even if the current member states agree in Brussels on a common position for financing enlargement, they still have to work out details with the candidate countries before the crucial December summit in Copenhagen. Though out of government, the LPF could still be a spoiler. Angry at their ejection, party leaders threw sand in the gears of parliament last week by declaring the entire state budget open for debate. That dissonant note may end up as the party's swan song, though. A recent poll found that if elections were held now, the LPF would retain...