Word: chosen
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...could yet be a factor. Palin has told friends she stands ready to help candidates in the 2010 elections, despite her negligible influence in the Nov. 3 off-year showings - newly elected GOP governors in New Jersey and Virginia largely rejected her help, and her chosen candidate in a special election for a New York congressional race lost a seat that had been reliably Republican since the Civil War. Nevertheless, she exerts a particular sway on her party's officeholders, goading them to avoid compromise with the President, making it more difficult for Obama to achieve his campaign pledge...
...accountability [Oct. 19]. Elliott refers to how convenient it would be for America, France and Germany if Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic "fall into line soon." That phrase should fill the people of Europe with dread. Democratic nations are a collection of people who are governed by those chosen to serve them. The majority of the people of Britain have no confidence in an expensive, faceless bureaucracy such as the E.U. I urge all Europeans to consider the potential consequences of union, since these consequences are likely to play out the current fears we all have over our economies...
...sovereignty, democracy, transparency and accountability [Oct. 19]. Elliott refers to how convenient it would be if Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic "fall into line soon." That phrase should fill the people of Europe with dread. Democratic nations are a collection of people who are governed by those chosen to serve them. The majority of the people of Britain have no confidence in an expensive, faceless bureaucracy like the E.U. I urge all Europeans to consider the potential consequences of union, since they dovetail with the current fears we all have over our economies - economies that have been wrecked largely...
...result, some students have chosen to do public interest work at legal aid agencies and non-profit organizations during their year...
...That seems to be how it's gone for Kenya, which is gaining a reputation, even among other African nations, as a political basket case where violence is only waiting for the next election to break out again. Leaders have consistently chosen to look after themselves and protect their own rather than trying to get to the bottom of the post-election turmoil and iron out differences between the country's ethnic groups. (See pictures of President Obama's family tree...