Word: unpopular
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...choice given that McCain famously infuriated conservatives by voting against Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. In his presidential campaign, McCain has said he supports making the cuts permanent because allowing them to sunset would have the effect of raising taxes, which would be both unpopular and potentially damaging to a weak economy...
...Even so, two recent polls indicate that McCain is opening a substantial lead over Mitt Romney, whose main backer in the state is the unpopular lame-duck Gov. Matt Blunt. "We're down to a McCain-Romney fight," said Selck. "And it's my opinion John McCain is going to do well. Mitt Romney is the big-shot Easterner to all us poor folks. John McCain is a hero...
...Musharraf, increasingly unpopular since his dismissal late last year of the Supreme Court - which was poised to invalidate his recent re-election on constitutional grounds - will likely face even more popular opprobrium following the latest attack. But, says Zehra, this should not be confused with Pakistani reluctance to pursue terrorists. "It would be erroneous to draw any conclusions from public criticism against Musharraf for letting in U.S. forces. In the greater context, there is a lack of trust between the people of Pakistan and Musharraf's government. Because of his lack of political legitimacy there is bound to be criticism...
Then came the surge?President George W. Bush's controversial deployment, beginning last January, of an additional 30,000 U.S. troops, that seemed as tactically bold as it was politically unpopular. With his approval ratings ebbing and a bipartisan group of wise elders urging him to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, Bush went in the other direction. Overcoming the opposition of the Joint Chiefs, Bush sent five additional combat brigades to secure the capital, hunt down al-Qaeda in Iraq in the countryside and, at least in theory, stop the violence long enough for the country's Sunnis...
...Olmert and his new enlarged team of media monitors - their ranks have swollen from four to over 30 in advance of the war report - are putting out the word that he's been exonerated. And there's every likelihood that Olmert, one of Israel's most politically cunning but unpopular leaders ever, will keep...