Word: weaken
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...Even though Clinton knows it's mathematically impossible for her to gain the elected-delegate lead, she will not quit. She wants to keep throwing dirt at Obama. Why? So she can weaken him going into the general election against McCain and position herself for another run for President in 2012. The Clintons don't care about Democrats' winning a Senate or House majority this year. They don't care about gaining independents, new young voters or disaffected Republicans. They don't care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually...
Even though Clinton knows it's mathematically impossible for her to gain the elected-delegate lead, she will not quit. She wants to keep throwing dirt at Obama. Why? So she can weaken him going into the general election against McCain and position herself for another run for President in 2012. The Clintons don't care about Democrats' winning a Senate or House majority this year. They don't care about gaining independents, new young voters or disaffected Republicans. They don't care about the health of the Democratic Party. All they care about is winning - if not now, eventually...
...shops in this area are open until 10 o'clock at night. People are back to normal life, go back to schools and universities, hospitals have been opened. Some areas are still challenge. Operations are now going on in Diyala to weaken the al Qaeda [militias] there...
...security had been strengthened to guard against similar attacks, but declined to elaborate on specific improvements. “All known issues were addressed and patched and then the system was brought online,” he said. “Commenting on details would obviously weaken the University’s security.” Moriarty said that he ”wouldn’t be comfortable putting a time-frame” on the ongoing investigation into the incident. “There’s a lot of additional analysis...
...time, this rhetorical tactic helped the Popular Party weaken support for Zapatero's government, says José Ramón Montero, political scientist at Madrid's Autonomous University. "But the Socialists have become much more effective in communicating. The Popular Party is still continuing its strategy of crispación - antagonism - but for most Spaniards, that phase has passed...