Word: weaknessness
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Incumbent Hosni Mubarak campaigned hard against nine opponents in last week's Egyptian election, the first multiparty presidential race in the country's history. Not surprisingly, he won hands down with 88% of the vote. He could rely on the entrenched election machine of his ruling National Democratic Party, as...
Part of what dogged Bush was long-standing traits. He showed his usual reluctance to ask for sacrifice from Americans, and that added to the sense that he just didn't get it. While Southern Governors facing fuel shortages in the coming days have called on drivers to scale back...
And yet the relatively easy path ahead for his first Supreme Court nominee may be as much an indicator of Bush's weakness as of his strength. His sagging approval ratings, the public displeasure at events in Iraq and his inability to win support for his Social Security plan suggest...
The episode shows how easily the fickle bush telegraph can chew up police time. As well, it reveals the power of Boi, a respected leader, and the weakness of a chief such as Daga, who lacks legitimacy. Dunde village throws up a host of problems for the Munda police: drunkenness...
By historic standards, the Rehnquist years have been collegial, but the public arguments have grown ever fiercer in recent years. Every Justice feels entitled to pen his or her own dissent or concurring opinion to every paragraph written by the majority or the minority. It drives lower courts insane. By...