Word: controled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...continue to tighten their grip on power? Or will the spirit of volunteerism and community that arose after the May earthquake in Sichuan be revived? Could reform-minded party officials - like those who approved the publication of Southern Window's special issue - gain ground in their drive to loosen control over areas such as the courts and the media...
...weeks now. Shouting the word for "freedom," hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris have been marching to demand liberty from India. Schools and businesses across the region have been closed, as the central government in New Delhi has mobilized thousands of troops into the area to assert its control. So far, at least 23 people have been killed and 500 injured in clashes with Indian security forces. A three-day respite to allow locals to stock on essentials ended on Aug. 22 with a resumption of protests and hundreds of thousands drove or marched on foot through the provincial capital Srinagar...
...easy stuff is still relatively hard, but at least it's entirely under the Obama campaign's control. Any non-incumbent's most important convention goal is to introduce the candidate to the country. (To paraphrase what was said about both Al Gore and Hillary Clinton when they launched their presidential campaigns, Obama is famous without being well known.) Under a spotlight more intense than anything he has experienced in his remarkable four-year rise from the Illinois state senate to White House contender, Obama must contextualize himself for the many voters who are just tuning in - to tell them...
...that the manifestly bad feelings between his campaign and the Clinton team never rear their head in Denver. If any ill will enters the convention hall, there's a real danger that the rift could become the media's story of choice, and Obama can't afford to lose control of the narrative - let alone risk the support of Senator Clinton's very loyal followers...
...Palestinians in Gaza don't get many visitors. That's because the Israelis have imposed an air, land and sea blockade since 2007 when Islamic militants seized control of the coastal strip on the Mediterranean, making it impossible for friends to just drop by. So when two vessels loaded with 46 peace activists arrived on Saturday, thousands of Palestinians lined the harbor in a party mood. Fishing scows honked their foghorns and swarms of kids swam out to the arriving boats just as the sun was turning the water to molten reds and gold...