Word: unpopularity
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Although personal money often isn't enough--ask Steve Forbes--it was in this case, partly because Florio was still widely unpopular for having haughtily raised taxes in 1990. Corzine won handily, even polling well in Florio's backyard. He now faces Republican Bob Franks from Hackensack, a generic four-term House member. And while Franks voted for Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, he's considered a moderate who sticks mostly to homegrown issues, like pipeline safety, waste disposal and noise reduction at Newark Airport...
...doctrine, if you like - which holds that despite its current weakness, Russia must use all means at its disposal to expand its sphere of influence, using its wits, strengths and historical relationships to contest U.S. global influence. As foreign minister, Primakov operated within the limits set by an unpopular regime led by an enfeebled president, but Moscow analysts believe that what may now be emerging is a combination of the Primakov doctrine with Putin's energy and muscle...
...York Stock Exchange, was out to present Aetna's new bedside manner. "In response to a real market need, we heartily embraced managed care," he told the crowd. "But there was a price, in terms of too many restrictions and too much process that have grown increasingly unpopular. There are those who say the pendulum has swung too far. I agree...
...success of one of Mayer's two-year projects, the Culinary Support Group (CSG), backs up his contention that his management style will work in the long-term. A new unit, housed below Eliot and Kirkland, the CSG was initially unpopular with the staff...
...class wars," as some Oxford students have termed it, may also be the British government's strategy to pave the way for somewhat unpopular legislation...