Word: setbacks
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...nurse, countered that her relationship did not interfere with raising her son. But the jury of ten men and two women, apparently moved by Jimmy's emotional plea to "get my brother out of this particular home," granted custody to the father. The verdict is a legal setback for gay-rights activists, who contend that homosexuality should not be considered an obstacle to being a good parent...
Despite their zeal, the trustbusters have sometimes seen their decisions reversed on appeal. Their most serious setback came in 1973 when the Common Market's European Court of Justice overturned a ruling that would have forced Continental Can Co. to dispose of its European subsidiaries. The antitrust department will face another hard court fight with United Brands, which may well argue on appeal that market and shipping factors alone accounted for the price differences denounced by the department. Undismayed, Borschette is now contemplating antitrust actions against IBM and the big Swiss pharmaceutical house of Hoffmann-La Roche, both because...
...Kennedy, Johnson and Richard Nixon understood the might of television and tried to use it. They ultimately failed, according to Halberstam, because the one-eyed beast was just too potent. Johnson considered Walter Cronkite's call for an end to the Viet Nam War in 1968 such a setback, says Halberstam, that it solidified his resolve not to run for reelection. Nixon Subordinate John Ehrlichman, angered by CBS's abrasive White House correspondent Dan Rather, tried to have him transferred, but CBS News stood firm...
...Syrians, however, trumpeted the Security Council vote as a major victory for their aggressive strategy-and as a major setback for the Egyptian policy of seeking peace on the installment plan with Israel. "Syria has realized an important political achievement for the Palestinian cause," proclaimed the Damascus newspaper Al Thawra. "The Security Council's resolution was a defeat for the step-by-step diplomacy and the policy of bilateral and partial solutions." Syrian Defense Minister Major-General Moustafa Tlas also gratuitously sneered at the Egyptian-Israeli accord on the Sinai. "The Egyptian administration regained a few kilometers of land...
...Crimson suffered a slight setback when Hughes suffered a head injury in practice Sunday afternoon. Although doctors initially reported no concussion, it was reported that Hughes was having memory problems...