Word: weakenings
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...Unique, but not isolated. Though domestic issues dominated the campaign, Berlusconi's victory has implications both for the E.U. and for NATO, where his strongly pro-U.S. position could weaken support for an autonomous European defense pillar. Within the E.U., Berlusconi could form a conservative bloc with Aznar, who shares his resistance to rapid enlargement of membership; he is already demanding a bigger Italian say on European farm policy. Berlusconi's promises to cut taxes, raise pensions and fund big public works projects seem at odds with the fiscal rigor required of euro-zone countries. Despite the potential...
...threats you're perceived by many Israelis as being strong on security - whether or not your strategy actually delivers. So he's not under any public pressure to make things easier on Palestinians. That was the basic miscalculation of the Palestinians in the first place - thinking that Israelis would weaken their position if they felt threatened. Instead, the result has been directly the opposite...
...where a nation's smart set-top boxes will find it just as easily as if it were on a network - and with more profit going to the creators. Anything that helps viewers further break the network habit - and "Survivor" or no, a strike would do just that - would weaken the networks' brands, which are the only important assets they now have, and hasten their twilight...
...possibility of a commercial dustup with Germany comes just as some in the Bush administration would like to weaken sanctions against Libya, Iran and other rogue states as a way of increasing American access...
...gutting of the free press may have ominous consequences beyond Russia's borders. Western officials warn that foreign investment may dry up and that Russia's credibility and influence abroad will weaken. "You can't extinguish the ability of your own people to criticize the government and then expect to be taken seriously," says a State Department official...