Word: upstart
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...which to reclaim the mainland. The KMT, an outsider, ruled Taiwan in an authoritarian manner, and was out of touch with local folk, who identified themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese. In 2000, the KMT paid for its arrogance when it was stunningly - and deservedly - ousted from office by the upstart DPP, which drew strength from its Taiwanese base...
...British Upstart The three key figures at the climax of last year's championship are all back in the cockpit and now spearheading three separate teams. Ferrari's "Iceman," Finland's Kimi Räikkönen, snatched last year's title by a point, squeezing out feuding McLaren teammates Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton by winning in Brazil. "Team-mates" can be an empty word in F1. Applied to Alonso and Hamilton it was comically inappropriate. As a two-time world champ and McLaren's senior driver, the emotional Alonso could be excused for failing to share...
Huckabee's electoral successes were significant, considering his underdog operation. He vanquished Romney in Iowa and had a surprisingly respectable showing in New Hampshire. And on Super Tuesday, he showed the real power of his upstart candidacy, winning three states that Romney had hoped to capture. But it was not enough to overcome the mortal blow he suffered in South Carolina, where he narrowly lost the evangelical-rich state to McCain, who had the help of Fred Thompson splitting the conservative base. Nevertheless, he fought on, campaigning hard in Virginia, Wisconsin and Texas. The delegate math, and entreaties from various...
...appealing Cinderella story, nor is it ever possible to live up to great early performances; she was eventually beaten by Jordin Sparks, for whom expectations were lower. Melinda Doolittle is an awful lot like Hillary Clinton, the long-assumed eventual winner who flirts dangerously with staleness as an upstart gathers momentum...
...shaky first steps with labor. A year ago, many pundits predicted that John Edwards' populist message and tireless union wooing could earn him the bulk of labor endorsements, with Hillary Clinton's establishment mantle securing the rest. Most blue-collar workers didn't know what to make of the upstart Obama, who didn't help matters by skipping one early labor forum due to a scheduling conflict - and falling flat in several others...