Word: undercutting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...another participant in the Finance Committee talks, has all but abandoned the notion of reaching a deal with the Dems. With Grassley bailing out too, the only Republicans who might side with the Democrats now are Maine's Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins - though their GOP street cred is undercut by the fact that they were also the only current Republicans to vote for Obama's economic-stimulus package. Some Democrats now wonder whether Grassley had been toying with them - and particularly his good friend Baucus - from the start. One joked that Baucus needs to see the movie...
...using multiple techniques. In one, they replaced the DNA in a blood sample with that of another person, collected from hair or saliva. In another, they drew on DNA profiles in law-enforcement databases to construct a sample without obtaining any real DNA from a person. Their findings may undercut the viability of genetic evidence in the courtroom...
...threats suppress voter turnout among the Pashtuns of the south, who make up 40% of the population, they could undercut the legitimacy of the election. It would spell trouble for President Hamid Karzai, who is still the favorite, though he is trying to avoid a troublesome runoff with Abdullah Abdullah, the former Foreign Minister and Northern Alliance candidate whose campaign has gained momentum of late. If southern voters stay home in large enough numbers, say analysts, there is a slight but not impossible scenario that northern voters could dictate the election's outcome in favor of Abdullah, further destabilizing...
...mineral trade is much more extensive and profitable than previously suspected: one Congolese government official reported that at least 90% of all gold exports from the country were undeclared. And the report charges that the failure of foreign governments to crack down on illicit mining and trade has undercut development endeavors undertaken by the international community in the war-torn region...
...moment, even public plan options that don't potentially undercut private insurers lack traction with Senate Republicans, which is why Democratic Senator Kent Conrad over the weekend proposed the creation of "consumer health cooperatives." The idea, in essence, is to create a public option that isn't technically public at all; according to a one-page Conrad proposal circulating this week, state or regional nonprofit cooperatives would be created by federal charter and be member-owned and operated by boards of directors. The co-ops would operate by the rules of the insurance exchange and be capitalized by initial federal...