Word: showdowns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...last Saturday. Nigeria's presidential election did not signify democratic progress. But the apathy shown by many Nigerians and the long-standing tradition of the country's rulers to simply buy off powerful opponents with a share of the spoils may actually help the country avert a violent political showdown...
...have been the most novel outcome imaginable, but France voted emphatically - and massively - for a classic right-left showdown in the battle for the nation's presidency. A whopping 85% voter turnout on Sunday fueled conservative standard-bearer and hands-on favorite Nicolas Sarkozy into the May 6 runoff against his principal rival, Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal. But while both finalists spent much of their late campaigning playing to their respective hard-right and hard-left flanks, their efforts to win the presidency now depends upon their success in wooing a new force in French politics: France's suddenly...
...mirror of the American psycho psyche but a window to vigorous fantasy. The crimson streets of L.A., as shown in Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys II and many of the other films referenced in Hot Fuzz, are no more real than the corpse-littered saloon after a Western-movie showdown...
...total control of himself, in control of his pitches. He’s a bulldog.”With the victories, Harvard rose to 7-3 in the Ivy League, remaining tied with Brown, which blew out Dartmouth over the weekend. Harvard faces Brown in a double-header showdown that could decide the Rolfe title next weekend in Providence. “I’m not too happy with .500, but I think we’re starting to play some good baseball,” Walsh said. “And anytime Harvard can take two from Yale...
...leaders with ideas for a postveto compromise. The most promising notion--funding the war in three-month tranches, no withdrawal timetables attached--would allow opponents of Bush's policy to "gradually ratchet up the pressure" on Bush, says CAP senior fellow Brian Katulis, while avoiding an all-or-nothing showdown. After all, the Feed and Forage Act can provide only so much political cover. "We have some time," says a Democrat involved in the search for a legislative strategy. "But we can't be in the position of defending ourselves with a law that dates back...