Word: weaken
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...Sadr is playing a three-way game, using his confrontation with the Americans to challenge his political rivals in the Shiite community. Even as negotiations continue, his forces are clashing with U.S. troops at Karbala, Kufa and Baghdad. The U.S. objective may be to weaken the Mehdi militia and raise the pressure on Moqtada, but the firebrand cleric appears to be using that pressure to his own ends - particularly to challenge his more moderate rivals, chief among them Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Sadr has long rejected what he sees as Sistani's quiescence toward the occupation, and he cleverly judged...
...Washington are bracing for a new battle: a Bush-appointed advisory committee, which they claim is heavily stacked with corporate members, issued a report last week that pushes for administrative changes. "It is a wonky thing," says Julie Wolk of the Public Interest Research Group. "But it could dramatically weaken the program." Companies want to limit liability and shift responsibility to the states, where rules are more flexible. Federal standards are "rigid and extreme," says Michael Steinberg of the Superfund Settlements Project, an industry group that includes General Electric, DuPont and IBM. "Groundwater must meet standards for tap water, even...
...Vice President decried what he termed irresponsible reporting of the Watergate affair by the news media. He said that the publication of "hearsay" has served to damage the reputations of those unjustly accused and to weaken the government's ability to prosecute and convict the guilty...
...Vice President decried what he termed irresponsible reporting of the Watergate affair by the news media. He said that the publication of "hearsay" has served to damage the reputations of those unjustly accused and to weaken the government's ability to prosecute and convict the guilty...
Mendelsohn says he fears that waiting too long to involve faculty may weaken the review...