Word: undercutting
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...March 2003--and say the Pentagon appears to be circling its wagons to ensure that it doesn't lose any power. Says the senior intelligence official: "I don't know how much this is Rumsfeld wanting one dog to kick within the Pentagon or Rumsfeld wanting to undercut...
...someone goofing on Ahhnold. He speaks informally-there is no hortatory political baloney to him-but we are not really having a conversation. The Governor of California has his lines, and he recites them, just as he did onscreen, with a knowing, ironic clumsiness. All of which tends to undercut his current message, which is quite radical. After a year of trying to negotiate with his state legislature and succeeding less than he had hoped, Schwarzenegger is going to war against the special interests-especially the public employees' unions-that dominate the Democratic majority in the statehouse...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP)—Yet again, almost as if scripted, a day of hope for a new, democratic Iraq turned into a day of tears as a bloody insurgent attack undercut a political step forward...
...sophomores, who are roommates as well as business partners, took action. First, they decided to undercut HSA’s prices. A 24-pack of soda is $10.99 at HSA.net, but only $9.99 from fillyourfridge.com...
...must be given due process and the rights accorded to every other suspect accused of a crime. The pressing need for intelligence in the war on terrorism is valid, but no matter how much valuable intelligence can be obtained by torturing suspects, this need can never be allowed to undercut basic human rights. Anything less is to dangerously neglect our nation’s founding principles...