Word: bickering
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...bicker with them...
...opponents with high-powered resumés. But in the two weeks since the governing conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) affirmed Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy as its candidate, Sego is looking aimless and rattled - Sarkozy's poll numbers have surpassed hers, and Socialist advisers are beginning to bicker over how to put the wind back in her sails...
...extends to matters of public health, too. When authorities in northern Cyprus announced last year that they had identified a case of avian flu, Greek Cypriot authorities refused to acknowledge the warning and accused Turkish Cypriot authorities of trying to spread alarm and discourage tourism. Meanwhile, officials continue to bicker over cases like the Guzelyurtlu murder. "We won't recognize the [Turkish Cypriot] courts because that would mean recognizing the government," says Attorney General Clerides. For his part, a senior Turkish Cypriot official told Time that the northern authorities have no intention of handing the suspects over...
These days, the two of us are on better terms. In the aftermath of our breakup, he admitted that he treated me “horribly” and was a “huge jerk.” Now 3,000 miles apart, we still bicker over politics and feminism on the phone, but we’ve come to accept that we’ll always have our differences...
...Maliki can only look on helplessly. A political lightweight and compromise candidate, the Prime Minister doesn't have the clout to bash heads, much less deliver on his promises to pursue insurgents with "no mercy" and crush the militias "with an iron fist." As the politicians continue to bicker, the big tent is looking shaky; there were calls last week for several ministers--including the Interior chief--to be replaced...