Pelosi's outlook The Circuit's opinion is likely to embolden Democrats.
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By contrast, a House takeover would embolden the party's moderates.
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Couldn't it simply backfire and embolden his supporters even more?
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Spain worries that Scottish independence would embolden separatists in Catalonia.
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Duterte's move away from the US would also embolden China.
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He was worried that Trump's victory would embolden sexist views.
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Like India, low prices also embolden them to demand concessions.
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It might embolden more Republicans to at least disavow Trump.
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It will embolden Democrats to continue to push this fight.
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Watching James Gorman's success should embolden him to push ahead.
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Attempting to control and coerce rather than embolden and liberate?
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Her mission is to embolden the workforce of the future.
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That record might goad Germany, or it might embolden Italy.
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This vote should embolden other cities and states to act.
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High stock prices embolden shoppers to spend — and vice versa.
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The result was to embolden the Iranians to hit harder.
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Conversely, removing settlements don't bring peace; they only embolden more terrorism.
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But it isn't just that US policy might embolden Dominican policy.
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Could this limited strike embolden him to finish off the rebels?
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Otherwise it's likely to embolden harassers and bigots across the internet.
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Quashing the licenses in Europe might further embolden glyphosate foes elsewhere.
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Rochelle Davidson is the chief embolden officer at Rochelle Davidson Coaching.
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Turkey fears the militia's advance will embolden Kurdish militants at home.
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And, maybe, they embolden other Republican elected officials to speak out.
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Concessions will only embolden the regime and will be betrayed eventually.
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But I also see it as a way to embolden government.
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"When women do come forward, it does embolden others," she said.
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Officials worry that his story could embolden other would-be fugitives.
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Go deeper: Military officials say Trump's SEAL interventions embolden war criminals
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McMullin, though, said on Twitter that Trump would only embolden terrorists.
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That, says Ms Chettiar, might "embolden police in the use of force".
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We must embolden and empower them to be prepared for the fight.
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A populist agenda, in contrast, will only strengthen and embolden our enemies.
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Trian's defeat could embolden corporate America to push back more against activists.
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Heller's move also could embolden other moderates to publicly oppose the bill.
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A victory for the companies could embolden executives to pursue new deals.
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Its displeasure with the deal could embolden other shareholders to come forward.
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Moran argues that Trump's decision could embolden future presidents to circumvent Congress.
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Will the British precedent embolden other xenophobic movements, weakening the remaining union?
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This will embolden North Korea and increase the danger these negotiations fail.
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Rochelle Davidson, CPCC, ACC, is chief embolden officer at Rochelle Davidson Coaching.
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Netanyahu strongly opposed the agreement, which he said would only embolden Iran.
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We must not embolden it or elevate it, we must crush it.
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It will embolden the very behavior Europe has proscribed in recent months.
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Gossamer Bio's move could also embolden other companies to follow suit, however.
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Yet such reactions merely embolden a leader to be even more reckless.
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All the while, singers and drummers play mesmeric songs to embolden fighters.
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Such appeasement will only embolden Mr. Xi, further threatening Western democratic institutions.
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I wanted to move the conversation on, and not embolden his actions.
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Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), would "embolden our enemies," the White House contends.
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Bryant's success, James said, had helped embolden him to do the same.
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In doing so, they may embolden those who already threaten that community.
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"It will not become law, but it will embolden Iran," said Rep.
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Passage in California could also embolden other states to pursue similar legislation.
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The outcome could embolden Johnson to pursue his hardline approach to Brexit.
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It may embolden adversaries to attack by increasing the odds of success.
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This may, too, embolden other kinds of activist pressure in the grocery market.
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Powers said he was also worried that Trump's victory would embolden sexist views.
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Regardless of what happens next, Trump's decision to withdraw troops will embolden Iran.
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It could embolden critics who argued that last month's currency reforms were hurried.
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This will embolden polluters to be even more litigious to undermine environmental justice.
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That's a reality that should both embolden and worry the nascent Harris campaign.
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Now, Ocasio-Cortez's victory could embolden liberal challengers in both 2018 and 2020.
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The State Department's inconsistency and frequent public silence seem to embolden the EPRDF.
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One concern he cited: setting a timetable for withdrawal would embolden the enemy.
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If Louisiana prevails, it will likely embolden other states to pass similar laws.
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The results would embolden one side or another in the continuing internecine battles.
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You use the office of the presidency to encourage and embolden white supremacy.
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Singing in English seemed to embolden the gifted students of this strong cast.
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The move can only embolden the president to cheat in the 2020 election.
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I dread how a Tory victory would embolden Mr. Johnson and his strategists.
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Meanwhile, protesters hoping to embolden Hong Kong's special status may have just diluted it.
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This would further embolden Republicans who claim Silicon Valley has an anti-conservative bias.
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Doing so, they say, can legitimize black markets, and embolden real-life Indiana Joneses.
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Ankara fears advances by the YPG in Syria will embolden Kurdish militants at home.
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And she believes this new rule will embolden those who feel as she does.
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In line with that, opponents of the Yemen resolution argue it would embolden Tehran.
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"This will embolden people to do stupid things," one GOP analyst told The Hill.
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Now, though, Ocasio-Cortez's victory could embolden liberal challengers in both 2018 and 2020.
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Meanwhile, a narrow majority could embolden a Pelosi challenge from Democrats seeking younger leadership.
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Russia was now an international pariah, and the isolation seemed to only embolden Putin.
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The president's tone seemed to embolden others to make negative comments, Ms. Morales said.
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The language shift reflects a party trying to appease, and embolden, its activist base.
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It will simply diminish the influence of the United States and embolden its enemies.
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And a retreat might be seen as a capitulation that would embolden the protesters.
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It would also make Iran look weak, which might embolden Tehran's other regional adversaries.
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Protesting and public actions will embolden others to join in, and hearten the vulnerable.
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The episode, which startled viewers and created enormous buzz, seemed to embolden TV creators.
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History has shown that engaging with any tyranny like Tehran's would only embolden it.
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A win by "Roma" could embolden old-line studios like Universal and Warner Bros.
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Many cultural figures worry that the influx of migrants will embolden the right in Germany.
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Drugmakers fear the Maryland law will embolden other states and are seeking a court injunction.
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But others, including Britain, argue that a tougher line on Iran will embolden its hardliners.
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We need to embolden girls to master skills that at first appear difficult, even dangerous.
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But he drew criticism from Republicans who said the move could embolden other potential leakers.
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But they do not justify inaction, which would embolden Mr Assad to commit more atrocities.
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It could further politicize science, and further embolden conservative opponents to tune out scientists' concerns.
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Babis said that by pushing on with the case, the EU might embolden extremist elements.
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Democrats and critics of the bill worry it will embolden gun owners to shoot first.
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That's despite Trump's campaign rhetoric, which signaled he would embolden right-wing forces in Israel.
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The anonymity and boundless reach the internet affords us only embolden our more abhorrent habits.
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Iran-watchers said the press conference appeared calculated to embolden Trump to scrap the accord.
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Even so, Canada's move is important and should embolden other leaders to take similar steps.
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Analysts said the September ruling by the Supreme Court could embolden other judiciaries in Africa.
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Sadly, Obama's Israel policies have helped to embolden the hardcore anti-Israel left in Europe.
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What is more likely is that such a declaration would only embolden the Maduro government.
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The decision to leave will embolden populist parties across Europe, raising other previously ignored fears.
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At minimum, it might embolden other producers to vent their frustrations against Saudi-Russian dominance.
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And even if the urgency remains, the ruling could embolden both sides to demand more.
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It would also embolden the President to defy more requests from Congress, the House argued.
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Trump's pardons may therefore embolden investigators to issue subpoenas and pressure pardoned individuals to talk.
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They empower and embolden those who feel that their racist agendas are not being heard.
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Robust participation might embolden the President to try to change constitutional restrictions on his term.
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The showdown could embolden the White House and Congress to change federal Civil Service laws.
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They also embolden Israeli annexationists, who want to take parts of the West Bank unilaterally.
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American policymakers worry this will embolden China and unnerve American allies like Taiwan and Japan.
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Ankara worries that advances by the YPG will embolden insurgents in its largely Kurdish southeast.
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North Korea's provocations could also embolden Mr. Abe in his campaign to raise military spending.
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ET, could embolden those who want to stay bullish through the end of the year.
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We should all hope that Dowd's argument does not embolden the president to do so.
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They also depress party loyalists concerned about 2018 and embolden potential primary challengers for 2020.
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The award would surely embolden other issuers, raising uncertainty for holders of all types of sukuk.
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The loss will embolden Trump's opponents as it is now clear that he can be defeated.
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But the message ought to embolden China's reformers: short-term pain need not be unbearably painful.
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It took the full-immersion fakery of Avatar in 2009 to embolden him into following through.
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A heavy defeat could embolden dissidents and reformists within AK to attempt to restrain Mr Erdogan.
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Any objective observer can see this will only embolden and mobilize the Trump voters even more.
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The security community has rallied to Hutchins' cause, which appears to have empowered and embolden him.
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Does anybody reasonable believe that such a posture does not serve to embolden the criminal element?
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A big win for AfD on Sunday could further embolden far-right groups around the continent.
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A Le Pen victory would also embolden anti-immigrant, anti-euro populists in Italy, Christopher said.
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The knowledge that it will be his last term, given statutory limits, should also embolden him.
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When she said that seemed to embolden white nationalists, Trump said she was asking racist questions.
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Recent charges from the US FTC seem to have helped embolden Apple' recent spate of suits.
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Ankara worries Syrian Kurdish advances in Syria against Islamic State will embolden Kurdish insurgents in Turkey.
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Worse, they said, the bills would embolden polluters and discourage good scientists from working in government.
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American pressure might have helped restrain them; the lack of it seems likely to embolden them.
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His efforts could also embolden other whistle-blowers to come forward and expose cheating in sports.
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The victory will also embolden Mr. Sanders to stay in the race and continue challenging Mrs.
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His party's supermajority could also embolden Orbán to push back on the European Union's migrant policies.
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Mercury in Aries can sometimes embolden us to say the first thing that comes to mind.
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"At worst, it'll embolden North Korea to invade or conduct other military provocations," Oba told me.
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Her handwriting preserves her passion, along with clear intent to both delight and embolden the reader.
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They embolden litigants and seem to figure in the court's decisions to agree to hear cases.
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Lastly, Mexico should embolden its courts and the legislature to conduct oversight of the security forces.
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In fact, the president's latest moves on the Korean peninsula will likely embolden Kim even more.
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Such federal actions may well embolden some Republican-controlled state governments to further restrict reproductive rights.
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These five new picture books not only embolden children to think, but inspire them to feel.
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If that's the strategy, it's so obvious and ham-fisted it may only embolden potential candidates.
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Robust participation might embolden the President to try and change the constitution restricting his term limits.
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" Lee said that officials warned the senators that limiting the president's war powers would "embolden Iran.
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But an outright break between the United States and China would very likely embolden North Korea.
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But the Trump administration's moves are likely to embolden opponents of climate action around the world.
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Does signaling "weakness" through diplomatic overture actually embolden Iran — or China and Russia, for that matter?
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Relinquishing the nation's moral authority in these difficult times will only embolden rivals and weaken ourselves.
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This can only embolden Israel to eventually proceed with the formal annexation of the West Bank.
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France, however, worries expansion would leave decision-making even more unwieldy and could embolden nationalist parties.
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The plaintiffs said closing courthouse doors would embolden map-makers to be even more ruthlessly partisan.
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But the judicial rebuke may embolden anti-Zuma factions within the ruling party to mount a challenge.
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As well, Amazon employees in China have relatively small salaries, which might embolden them to take risks.
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This failure will lead to a blame game, embolden their opponents, and make future successes more difficult.
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Now other Democrats go even further, sir, saying Republicans even suggesting such comments actually embolden our enemies.
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Ahead, a week's worth of easy-to-copy legging looks to embolden your not-so-secret obsession.
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Critics and nationalists have accused Duterte of squandering the Philippines&apos arbitration victory and helping embolden China.
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The city's decision will undoubtedly embolden the culprits, whose next target may suffer more than payroll delays.
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"Trump victory would embolden the bigots," CNN warned on November 7, summing up the long-running meme.
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It will strengthen the bonds of solidarity and embolden working people to stick together in strong unions.
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Mr. Abe argues that any perceived weakening of the alliance would only embolden Japan's regional rival, China.
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Another factor Morganlander considers when evaluating defense stocks is geopolitical concerns, which he said "embolden" defense spending.
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It will embolden state lawmakers to redraw legislative maps for maximal partisan gain after next year's census.
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Buttigieg's candidacy, beyond warming the hearts of this older generation, serves also to embolden their younger counterparts.
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In a victim impact statement, she warned that the plea deal would embolden him to offend again.
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Trump's military advisers have warned that a rapid withdrawal would embolden rivals such as Russia and Iran.
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It took Mr. Dean's failure in the Iowa caucuses to embolden party leaders to back John Kerry.
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His defeat may embolden other figures in the right-of-center media landscape to take similar positions.
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They worry that the new laws will embolden landlords to deny animals to tenants who need them.
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Finally, Trump's leadership could embolden states and localities to curtail rights many of us take for granted.
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That could even embolden Russia to consider taking other territory in Europe, including parts of Eastern Ukraine.
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Others argued that abandoning allies in the region would only allow for more violence and embolden rivals.
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Now, many fear, President Trump's support for Mr. Sisi could embolden the Egyptian leader to go further.
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Mr. Modi and several of his ministers embolden the virtual mob by following them on social media.
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They will only serve to embolden and inspire those around the globe who would do us harm.
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Administrator Verma's message should embolden our members and other stakeholders to push forward apace with their transitions.
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His death will lead to even more lives being lost and further embolden the hardliners in Iran.
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They also said it would embolden other world leaders who seized territory in violation of international norms.
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Scores of previous such raids went unanswered but Israel worries that changing conditions may now embolden Iran.
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It may embolden challengers to his rule, although it wouldn't immediately affect the balance of power in Ankara.
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Supporters here expressed disappointment, and also fear that Rubio's possible fifth-place finish would further embolden Trump's bid.
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The donations embolden creators to help recognize that their work has value, and encourages them to keep creating.
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Democrats said this sweeping assessment of presidential power would embolden Trump and future presidents to act with impunity.
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Democrats said this sweeping assessment of presidential power would embolden Trump and future presidents to act with impunity.
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And in the United States, mass protests may have helped embolden judges opposed to the administration's travel ban.
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These latest ads raise yet another concern about how Facebook's platform can be exploited to embolden hate groups.
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The move has infuriated the country's secular opposition, but it could embolden other countries to do the same.
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The security forces may be showing restraint this time to avoid bloodshed that could galvanize and embolden protesters.
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Most obviously, it would weaken May and embolden Johnson as he maneuvers to replace her as prime minister.
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However, she worries it could embolden parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated, known as anti-vaxxers.
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This ruling would embolden other pay TV companies or internet platforms — like Comcast or Google — to buy content.
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If its latest experiment does no obvious harm, it may also embolden others to exit sub-zero territory.
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Manchin's decision about Kavanaugh could embolden other Democratic senators to throw their support for Trump's nominee. http://bit.
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Some once argued that helmets or seatbelts or condoms would embolden people to act in a riskier fashion.
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Outside the FBI, toppling McCabe could embolden Trump-aligned critics as they take aim at their next target.
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Xi's reported comment could embolden some potential acquirers in the semiconductor space to explore transactions, corporate dealmakers said.
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Her purpose is to embolden and equip people and organizations to create their unique impact in the world.
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It could unleash a wave of innovations and further embolden cities, states and companies working to slash emissions.
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"We can't allow Russia to again embolden and save a dictator like in Syria," Kinzinger told The Hill.
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We don't think that that's lawful, but we do think [the proposed rule] is going to embolden discrimination.
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It will also embolden the Israeli far-right, which has been pushing for annexation of the West Bank.
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The cost increase is likely to embolden the Trump administration's efforts to cancel federal grants for the project.
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Democrats and many Republicans have expressed concerns that Trump's rhetoric toward NATO could embolden Russia and other adversaries.
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Bob Corker said he thinks that if the Senate triggers the nuclear option it could embolden interest groups.
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The changes could also embolden the telecommunications giants to charge other companies to ensure access to their websites.
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They do not want or need your sympathy, but only want to share their stories to embolden others.
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Ginsburg knows that if Louisiana prevails in the case, it will embolden other states to pass similar laws.
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Restraint, on the other hand, would establish new norms that establish electoral disadvantages for Democrats and embolden Republicans.
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At home, Hegerberg's parents instituted various rules — though they were meant to embolden their children, not constrict them.
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Moreover, the F.C.C. is acting contrary to public sentiment, which may embolden the judiciary to oppose Mr. Pai.
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When we do otherwise, as is the current course of this administration, we embolden the forces of darkness.
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Failing to do so will have global repercussions — and will embolden other authoritarian states to tighten their grip.
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" He was worried, however, that Trump would "embolden and strengthen some of the fascist elements in our society.
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To bask in how I might have contributed to the universe yesterday, embolden myself for what today brings.
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Turkey and Iran fear that independence for Iraq's Kurds would embolden separatist ambitions among their own Kurdish minorities.
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Allowing Syria to wield such weapons with impunity risked normalizing them and might embolden others to use them.
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High stock prices appear to embolden bravery at what may turn out to be exactly the wrong time.
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If the House Democrats cave to Trump, it will give him a political victory and embolden his base.
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And if you don't show you have enough toughness to stay in Basra, that could embolden Iran elsewhere.
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Democrats are worried that an acquittal will only embolden the president, and they feel powerless to prevent it.
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The main risk is that the stand-off will further embolden the 5-Star, and especially, the League.
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" At The Washington Post , the big piece was "Travel-Ban Ruling Could Embolden Trump in Remaking the U.S. Immigration System": "Critics expressed fears that the court&aposs ruling would embolden Trump to further test the limits of his statutory authority to enforce border-control laws without explicit approval from lawmakers.
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That would also embolden the SPD's left flank who would prefer the party to quit the coalition with Merkel.
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The new U.S. sanctions could embolden Rouhani's conservative rivals who say the nuclear deal was a form of capitulation.
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Credit Suisse said a court ruling asking Zuma to face the charges would embolden those calling for his resignation.
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There is no getting round the fact that China must do more if it wants to embolden its lenders.
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October also means a suspension of most corporate-buyback programs around earnings season, which likewise could embolden the bears.
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The North Dakota decision will embolden defendants that don't want to settle until appeals courts have evaluated plaintiffs' theories.
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He believes apologies -- or, in this case, recusals -- make you look weak, embolden your enemies and fuel the story.
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The loss of funding sends the wrong message and "might embolden the people we're trying to help," he said.
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Turkey fears that would embolden its own large Kurdish minority to try to forge a similar territory inside Turkey.
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But neighboring countries worried that Iraqi Kurdish ambitions would embolden their own restive Kurdish populations to agitate for change.
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Yeah, publishing anonymous op-eds won't embolden the "fake news" complaint crowd AT ALL RE: the NYT anonymous editorial.
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They also derided his decision to sign the nuclear deal with Tehran, believing it would embolden the Islamic republic.
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But President Trump's success as an outsider could also embolden more nontraditional candidates from the business and entertainment industries.
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This is a devastating attack on our democracy that will only embolden Republican voter suppression efforts across the country.
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Drug bosses often worry that one late payment will embolden other addict dealers to default on their own debts.
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It will no doubt embolden other women to speak out against men in power who they say assaulted them.
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"Easing punitive measures on the Russian government when they haven't changed their behavior will only embolden Russia," she said.
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Shelby County, embolden almost immediately a new round of laws to suppress voting that may impact the 2016 elections.
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Her comments Saturday are likely to embolden critics -- and dial up the scrutiny -- of social media companies, particularly Facebook.
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Yet a Trump administration dripping with fossil fuel interests will embolden renewable energy challengers at every level of government.
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For Democrats, a win by Danny O'Connor would further embolden the party as it strives to retake the House.
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To do otherwise would embolden Russian revanchists and threaten vital U.S. and NATO interests in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Of course the news out of Washington was a speculation; it would embolden the remaining Freedom Caucus members. Maybe.
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But they're much more than spaces that put on shows—they're community hubs, they galvanize and bolster and embolden.
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A Republican-controlled Congress and White House could embolden action on this bill as part of wider energy legislation.
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A "protest can embolden politicians to stay the course, and conservative politicians like Trump might be emboldened," said Gillion.
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" Such contributions embolden Evans to declare, with emphasis: "Even when women were invisible, it never means they weren't there.
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They worry that such a consolidation will embolden Kurdish fighters in Syria to aid the Kurdish party within Turkey.
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Nevertheless, the successful prosecution of the Insys executives is sure to embolden the Justice Department to look at RICO.
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A Republican victory could also embolden Trump to pursue his protectionist international trade policies with even more import tariffs.
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The attorney general's action is also likely to embolden critics who have accused Mr. Trump of flouting legal norms.
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But this particular drama would seem to have plenty of potential to unnerve Chinese censors, and embolden their critics.
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But if it falls like a soufflé it can embolden him, as the golden one who can't be touched.
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C.), who warned that it would endanger the Kurds and embolden the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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It will embolden the country's regional rivals —primarily Israel and Saudi Arabia— to pursue their strategic interests more resolutely.
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According to Lund, this might embolden landowners to exercise their mineral rights if these rules are repealed or weakened.
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Instead, we must hope that the ruling will embolden all airlines to take a stronger stance against such disruptive passengers.
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The tactics may only embolden Democrats as Trump tries to secure their votes for one of his top political goals.
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The comments will embolden the far-right in Europe at a time when many European nations are already very diverse.
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Trump's loss in Wisconsin Tuesday night will only embolden the anti-Trump movement as the Republican contest nears its conclusion.
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In fact, the revolt of the establishment wing of the party against the GOP nominee could further embolden Trump's supporters.
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Today, it's not clear that any shooting could be awful enough to embolden Congress to thwart the National Rifle Association.
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Pro-Russian violence is escalating again in Ukraine, and a weakened NATO would embolden Russian aggression beyond Ukraine and Crimea.
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Last year's headlines should inspire, embolden and spur -- if not downright shock -- you to stand for racial justice in 2018.
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If the law fails to withstand the referendum, it could embolden opponents of similar laws in other states, Calcagno said.
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All you can think about is a glorious 20-minute rest to embolden you for the rest of your day.
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Further, these enforcement tactics may embolden criminal actors who may subject children to even more costly, dangerous, and hidden routes.
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Opponents say the American withdrawal, which officially began on Monday, will embolden the Taliban and leave the Afghan government vulnerable.
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"A word of caution — this decision should not embolden the defendants to engage in more aggressive conduct," Judge Amon wrote.
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The referendum was condemned by neighboring Turkey and Iran, which fear it will embolden independence demands by their Kurdish populations.
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Experts say Trump's remarks could embolden Japanese hardliners eager to bolster Japan's military in the face of a rising China.
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And returning guest Jamelle Bouie likens Trump to Andrew Johnson, a president whose indifference toward racist violence helped embolden it.
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The fear is that each subsequent rebound will embolden excessive risk taking and inflate richly valued stock and bond markets.
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This move will only further embolden not just Russia and Syria but their mutual ally, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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In the end, the recent American strike may yet embolden the voices calling for the eviction of Iran from Iraq.
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Conservatives favor messages that will embolden their most committed voters because those are words loyal believers will repeat or retweet.
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But Chinese courts are often unwilling to hear cases with multiple plaintiffs, worried they might embolden citizens to organize protests.
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Could the impeachment process somehow embolden the Democratic leadership to change its tune and openly undermine President Trump's China negotiations?
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The news could embolden critics of Amazon who claim the firm and other tech giants are not paying enough tax.
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It is not only a threat, but it establishes a dangerous precedent of non-action and would embolden our enemies.
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This measure would embolden them to engage in such dangerous behaviors, and raise the risk of crashes and serious injuries.
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Mr. Netanyahu has also been concerned about the American plan, for fear it will leave a vacuum and embolden Iran.
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Some readers — especially those on the right — may suspect that embracing identity in this way will only embolden campus radicals.
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As much as they're meant to terrorize, these attacks seem designed to embolden the most unstable members of their community.
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The victory could embolden Orban to put more muscle into a Central European alliance against the European Union's migration policies.
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Washington (CNN)A top assistant to President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday that the administration's travel ban would embolden extremists overseas.
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" Otherwise, Graham said, "the conditional sanctions ... will be viewed by Turkey as a tepid response and will embolden Erdogan even more.
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Labor lawyers say it will embolden employers to add such provisions to contracts going forward, knowing the courts will support them.
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Allegations against a high-profile defendant can embolden other potential victims to come forward and increase the chances of successful prosecution.
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Stories about a weakened tech sector may embolden your opponents and make electeds less concerned about how you can hurt them.
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This has created more fear of jailing and deportation among communities of color, and Trump's backers only serve to embolden it.
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If anything, be proud of finding the confidence to speak up and let it embolden you as you approach the negotiation.
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Richard Jacobson, an American security expert, said Duterte's posturing could embolden China to exploit a testy relationship between two old allies.
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But if he does step down, the generals must worry, it may embolden critics to call time on the entire junta.
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Ben Speight, organizing director of Georgia-based Teamsters Local 728, says a union win would embolden other campaigns across the region.
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That was a narrower margin than many analysts had predicted and could embolden the SPD's leaders to negotiate harder in talks.
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Democratic socialists also believe there are some reforms that empower and embolden the working class to fight battles in other arenas.
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"For a supposedly civilised nation, this is a pernicious and retrograde step that will embolden our enemies and alienate our allies."
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Current and former administration officials in support of the alliance worried that the withdrawal would embolden Russia and threaten European alliances.
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But even if he does, his slim margin could damage his authority in his divided party and embolden his conservative enemies.
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Others said it would strengthen Iran, embolden Russia, create complications for Israel and challenges for regional US allies such as Jordan.
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He is very serious about closing the borders and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his travel ban will embolden him.
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Analysts had said a poor showing by the ANC would embolden opponents of Ramaphosa and risk a challenge to his leadership.
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According to conservationists who oppose it, the bill could embolden acts of extremism from anti-government and anti-public lands militias.
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But more importantly, funny or odd public disobedience could actually embolden those who might not be politically active to pay attention.
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Ms. Blum said she hoped that the ruling would embolden human rights groups, prosecutors and judges to take up dormant cases.
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Fire up and embolden those with actual government experience to do battle, but don't cast yourself as the lone savior. Please.
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Critics said the slow reaction could embolden leaders of Saudi Arabia and other authoritarian nations to carry out human rights abuses.
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Democrats don't have the votes in the Senate to remove Trump, and fear an acquittal in that chamber could embolden him.
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I mean that not as a challenge but to embolden you, as I settle back into the ranks of just folks.
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But maybe hearing someone say what they were afraid to say aloud will embolden them to start acting that way, too.
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But he certainly shook up protocols, helping to embolden artists of later generations like Mr. Tyson, who turns 30 on Monday.
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If we reject these opportunities, then we embolden tyrants and invite them to expand their influence into lives around the world.
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The airstrikes will embolden the pro-Iranian blocs in parliament to push again for the expulsion of US forces from Iraq.
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Nonetheless, Mr. Trump's own social media accounts surely embolden hordes of his supporters to make similar comments without fear of consequence.
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Such an outcome would embolden Iran and suggest that behavior that holds the global economy hostage will be met with impunity.
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"These delays only serve to embolden those responsible, invite future attacks, and weaken the credibility of the United States," he wrote.
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Often, it takes one victim with the courage and support network to come forward to embolden others to do the same.
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Mr. Trump continues to embolden white supremacists and unabashedly communicates to them that it is fine to be who they are.
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And James-Brown said that she fears the law's passage in North Dakota could embolden other states to pursue similar laws.
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Now, opponents worry the revamped law will further embolden people to use deadly force knowing they likely won't face criminal consequences.
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Alexander Prokopchuk has been personally involved in this intimidation strategy which ultimately seeks to weaken democratic institutions and embolden Putin's authoritarian regime.
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Ultimately, it would embolden Texas and other states to continue down the path of restricting abortion services, and, by extension, patients' rights.
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Add to that, McConnell has now gone beyond killing bills to helping embolden Donald Trump's worst instincts (but more on that later).
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It will also embolden Democrats who see Tillerson as perhaps the most vulnerable Trump Cabinet appointee to a bruising Senate confirmation battle.
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Depending how the nine justices rule, the court could embolden - or discourage - other states in imposing regulations affecting women's access to abortion.
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We've made significant progress in our fight against ISIS but the fight isn't over, and a US withdrawal will embolden bad actors.
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A defeat would weaken Matteo Renzi, the reformist prime minister, and embolden the populist Five Star Movement, which favours ditching the euro.
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"Even a partial U.S. military withdrawal would likely embolden Beijing to pursue its current assertiveness in the South China Sea," it said.
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Insurers embolden them by using a catch-and-release approach to fraud, in which the insurers identify criminals, then let them go.
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This was also likely to embolden cyber extortionists when selecting targets, Chris Camacho, chief strategy officer with cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint, said.
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Planned Parenthood has warned that the appointment of a conservative judge will embolden conservative state legislators to pass many more such laws.
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Japan had long been accused of exploiting the issue to heighten tensions in the region so that it could embolden its military.
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While the current federal administration continually targets TGNCNB communities, I've seen this embolden more people to come out and to become allies.
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One concern is that approving Ecstasy for PTSD will embolden groups seeking to legalize the drug for recreational use, the Post reports.
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But it could "embolden other prosecutors to be more aggressive in their charges" since it has "such a symbolic value," he said.
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The president's comments and face-to-face meeting with Kim have sparked criticism that he could legitimize or embolden North Korea's regime.
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The shutdown, along with the president's inhumane immigration policies and horrific family separations and child detention, actually embolden, enrich and protect traffickers.
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But analysts say his perceived lack of legitimacy in some quarters after the disputed election could embolden armed challenges to his government.
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He urged Congress not to allow impeachment proceedings to overshadow the conflict playing out in Ukraine, which he warned could embolden Russia.
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These young (for classical music) musicians seemed to embolden each other during a fresh, energetic account of the Bruch, a repertory staple.
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The shock vote in Britain has done more than embolden populists who denounce the European Union as a distant and meddling force.
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Or [does it embolden] action along the frontline islands to try and reassert that those should be theirs, and not South Korea's?
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Instead, it seems McAuliffe intended to amplify and promote these twisted folks, maybe even embolden them, for the left's own political ends.
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These are devastating truths, but they're also ones that I very much expect to embolden our heroes in this otherwise nihilistic world.
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Others said Ms. Meng's arrest would embolden those who have long suspected that the United States is determined to block China's rise.
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Will he let a distinctly Latter-day Saint reverence for the United States Constitution embolden him to check abuses of executive power?
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The Europeans are also worried that abandoning the deal will embolden Israel in its own struggle with Iran in Syria and Lebanon.
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Opponents had hoped that anonymous voting would embolden disaffected A.N.C. loyalists to defect and vote against Mr. Zuma without fear of reprisal.
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Iran isn't interested in those goals, Gerges said, and a US withdrawal would embolden it further its reach across the Middle East.
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Our nation is facing grave security challenges overseas and the House Democrats are working to weaken our president and embolden our enemies.
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Dershowitz repeatedly criticized Trump for not disavowing the alt-right movement and worried Trump would "embolden and strengthen" fascist elements in society.
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"A withdrawal from the continent would also certainly embolden both Russia and China," Graham and Coons write in their letter to Esper.
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If they fail, it would embolden Democrats keen to block Mr. Trump — and conservatives still seeking to imprint their hard-line policies.
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New Jersey officials told the Times that they hope their acceleration of that process will embolden other liberal states to follow suit.
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A group of senators on Thursday warned Trump not to return the compounds to Russia, saying such a step would embolden Putin.
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It will embolden people to come to the fore ... so we can find the business people who are tampering within the ANC.
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Barclays called this scenario "very risk positive" because it would "embolden" Trump's America First agenda and probably lead to more tax cuts.
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It will impair public safety and embolden criminals while placing restrictions on people who already legally own semi-automatic rifles, Workman said.
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A successful challenge of one of those laws, the anti-Trump electors say, will embolden more Republicans to come out against Trump.
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Bannon said Moore's victory could embolden other grassroots challengers to try to unseat well-funded Republican incumbents in next year's congressional elections.
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All of these things embolden the administration's critics, and make it harder to win any of them back to the administration's side.
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Turkey views them as a terrorist group and is worried that their advance in northern Syria will embolden a Kurdish insurgency at home.
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There are some topics that presidents should just not joke about publicly lest they make allies nervous or embolden adversaries, Litt told Reuters.
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The big picture: Israel is concerned that a rapid U.S. withdrawal will embolden and encourage Iran to continue its military entrenchment in Syria.
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A slimmer majority would embolden Tories who disagree with her brand of Conservatism—and there are plenty of them—to grumble more loudly.
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This result can only embolden anti-government extremists, especially in Western states, and make future confrontations and standoffs with the government more likely.
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And I do wonder how the death of net neutrality will embolden the carriers to do things that would have been unthinkable before.
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President Trump has demonstrated with painful clarity how even manifestly untrue tweets can move financial markets and embolden harassment of the worst kind.
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Hearing that the Crimea conflict should be frozen, won't they fear that it could embolden Putin to do the same to their countries?
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Just one day after the decision, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told a conference that OPEC's decision could indeed embolden U.S. drillers.
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In order to successfully establish this technology, self-driving cars must first embolden the masses to step behind the wheel, as it were.
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Investors worry a strong showing for Salvini's party could embolden him in another showdown with the European Union over Italy's public spending plans.
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The details revealed in a trove of hacked emails published this week by Wikileaks will only embolden and, to many, affirm their suspicions.
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And it could embolden lawyers to bring more court challenges — especially if Supreme Court vacancies start getting filled by more pro-choice justices.
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I asked Frank on Thursday whether the Supreme Court's interest in the issue will embolden DOJ to mount more post-Spokeo standing challenges.
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However, some market participants believed the domestic political uncertainty might embolden Trump to ratchet up trade tensions with China over a trade conflict.
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But it also fears Kurdish militias in Syria will seize a swathe of border territory and embolden Kurdish insurgents on its own soil.
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On May 10, six former Guatemalan foreign ministers wrote the U.S. Congress, warning that withholding the funds would embolden the enemies of accountability.
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That would leave the Texas law intact and could embolden legislatures in other states with strong opposition to abortion to enact similar measures.
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A wave of Democratic wins could embolden progressives who would see those results as a ratification of a liberal pushback against President Trump.
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When asked why they testified, several women said it was to raise awareness about sexual assault and embolden other victims to come forward.
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But as the end of Mr. Ailes's chairmanship approached, it appeared to embolden other women to discuss their own experiences at the network.
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Silence on the issue, she said, would only embolden Beijing to take more such actions against ethnic Chinese people who hold foreign passports.
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She cited cramped, confined spaces; alcohol and drugs; fewer flight attendants; and dark cabins on night flights as factors that likely embolden offenders.
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He also urged Congress not to allow impeachment proceedings to overshadow the conflict playing out in Ukraine, which he warned could embolden Russia.
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Sullivan's immediate impact was to embolden news organizations to cover the civil rights movement more actively -- and later the Vietnam War and Watergate.
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And his mere presence will embolden white supremacist groups to be more audacious, to push further, to try more and more extreme actions.
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Investors hope victory will embolden Modi to embark on more reforms, including the launch of a national sales tax, to boost economic growth.
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They also said the US withdrawal would embolden Iran, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an enemy of Israel.
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A guilty verdict for Mr. Bundy could reinforce Washington's control of these acres, while an acquittal could embolden those who ignore federal rules.
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The country's Commission on Human Rights warned on Thursday that the president's statements "could embolden the violence against priests and other religious persons."
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A ruling upholding the warrant, the company warned, would embolden foreign countries to seek the emails of Americans stored in the United States.
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That could embolden more lawmakers to defy the party leadership and encourage other insurgents to challenge Republican incumbents, no matter Mr. Trump's preference.
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That change in the international climate helped embolden Israel to reach out to the P.L.O. in 1992 and initiate the Oslo peace process.
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But with the latest blunder, many fear the government's decision to let Mr. Guzmán go under fire from the cartels will embolden them.
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First off, the US State Department's unequivocal support for Turkey's actions is likely to embolden Ankara, as it stumbles into disaster in Syria.
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The latest increase in the price of bread will only embolden calls by government employees to have their salaries indexed to the dollar.
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If she wins this vote, it will embolden her, adding to her legitimacy and strengthening her ability to withdraw from the union smoothly.
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Lee said the White House officials refused to provide details while warning senators that publicly debating the president's decision would only embolden Iran.
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Wade Gabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump House GOP vows to use impeachment to cut into Democratic majority MORE (Minn.) and Rep.
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Experts have raised concerns that tensions between the US and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy — the Islamic State —in Iraq.21.7.
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The news is also likely to embolden cyber extortionists when selecting targets, Chris Camacho, chief strategy officer with cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint, said.
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"Should there be any unforeseen events, like death in a hunger strike, that could backfire and embolden the opposition," added ICG analyst Breda.
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Shadowy apprehensions of people also embolden anti-China hardliners, who say the state provides strong backing to even ostensibly private companies like Huawei.
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The message: Allowing Trump to go unpunished for his conduct would embolden him and future presidents to abuse their power in other ways.
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As far as I'm aware, there's no persuasive empirical international relations scholarship suggesting that signals of "weakness" (American or otherwise) embolden enemy aggression.
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This further imbalances power in favor of the executive branch, which may both embolden it to take further steps and inflame its opponents.
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Many European countries have domestic euroskeptical movements of their own, and European leaders are worried that a successful British exit could embolden them.
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This leads to one of the biggest questions about the future of Facebook Live: Does it embolden people to act out for an audience?
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I'm still building my conspiracy theory about how Beckham is a crisis actor trying to embolden people who hate when athletes have fun. 403.
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Many say his statements disqualify him from leading such a large and diverse nation, and fear that his words may embolden racists and bigots.
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A poor showing for the ANC would embolden opponents of President Cyril Ramaphosa and risk a potential challenge to his leadership, analysts have said.
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"We're all quite capable of having a voice," Perdue said, dismissing the idea that Romney's critiques might embolden other GOP senators to speak out.
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The ease with which ChemChina's purchase of Syngenta was approved may embolden more Chinese firms to go for Western chemical companies in the future.
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The post went viral, and it seemed to embolden others to speak out about harassment in the tech industry and hold powerful figures accountable.
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Should Trump deliver on that threat, it could embolden Seoul to risk China's ire by deploying the THAAD ballistic missile defense system, Klingner continued.
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A relatively weak showing by ANO would embolden potential partners demanding that Babis personally stays out of the cabinet due to the police charges.
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Those early successes could embolden Hoffman to donate even more aggressively come 2018, when the composition of the U.S. Congress is up for grabs.
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"This terrible language will vastly embolden issuers to consider breaching covenants and lead to more risk for bondholders and fewer premium redemptions," he wrote.
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In the absence of any new stock market jitters, the pricing of the two offerings could embolden other companies to proceed with their IPOs.
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Shouldn't that weaken Putin's credibility and embolden his enemies — namely, the United States — to exploit his weakness by invading a country he cares about?
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The Israeli leader continues to warn that the lifting of sanctions will embolden Iran's leaders "to destabilize and spread terrorism" throughout the Middle East.
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That could give Republicans leverage over the Speaker and might embolden Democratic critics to call even more loudly for new leadership in the future.
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It would irreversibly damage the U.S.-South Korea alliance, embolden North Korea, and do lasting damage to the U.S. force posture in the region.
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"If the UK leaves, Scotland leaves," said Mariano Rajoy, the prime minister of Spain, who has no desire to embolden Catalan separatists at home.
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The experts I spoke with said they also hope legislation like this would embolden more prosecutors to take up cases in the first place.
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The vector isn't a sneeze or a handshake, but, in part, media reports on previous mass shootings that embolden would-be shooters to act.
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Red lines actually embolden bad actors if one declares them, as President Obama did, and then they are crossed repeatedly but we do nothing.
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But to openly criticize a player for demanding nothing more than what he's worth only serves to embolden owners to give less and less.
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If Yost's mandamus petition is successful, it could embolden top lawyers from other states to attempt to cut local governments out of opioid litigation.
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That offer only seemed to embolden the protesters, who demanded that he step down immediately and that his system had to go as well.
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Her near-miss is likely to embolden a score of liberal primary challengers hoping to take out House Democrats, including two later this month.
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Still, news of the probe appeared to further embolden Giuliani, who attacked the three Democratic chairmen personally in addition to Biden and his son.
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His campaign cast him as a nationalist shield against migrants and Brussels, and his win is likely to embolden other European far-right leaders.
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There is widespread apprehension in Afghanistan that any abrupt American departure could further embolden the Taliban and possibly hasten the group's return to power.
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" And that perceived weakness, he judged, "will embolden the E.U. negotiators, and makes an agreement that is good for the U.K. harder to achieve.
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Empowering leaders with information helps to embolden them and hold them accountable, while recognizing winning strategies helps set standards and provides a role model.
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It's all part of a broader push by organized labor to embolden workers with more rights like overtime pay and the ability to unionize.
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Public discourse has become particularly venomous, and it's an open question as to how that discourse might encourage or embolden certain people to act.
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Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, broke with Obama by uttering the words "radical Islamism" -- rhetoric that she has long resisted for fear that it would embolden terrorists.
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Democrats say Republicans' inability to uphold their campaign promise should further embolden and amplify their party both in Congress and at the grassroots level. Rep.
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Turkey is trying to keep Kurdish militants away from its borders in both Iraq and Syria, fearing their presence could embolden its own Kurdish insurgency.
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If Republicans rally to Trump and he loses, it will embolden the purist, maximalist faction of the party led by Ted Cruz all over again.
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While the more powerful House of Commons can overturn the changes, they may embolden rebels in May's own party who favor a softer EU exit.
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With this in mind, the Bank Markazi decision is likely to embolden other U.S. victims of terrorism to bring suit against Iran in the future.
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Some Republicans publicly fretted about the implications of Trump declaring an emergency, warning that it might embolden future — and Democratic — presidents to do the same.
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Middle East: Trump's decision to pull troops from Syria could further embolden Bashar al-Assad, or lead to fighting between Turkey and America's Kurdish allies.
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Analysts have said that a poor showing for the ANC would embolden opponents of President Cyril Ramaphosa and risk a potential challenge to his leadership.
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The sense of possibility that a victorious Mr Trump offers Ms Le Pen will give her campaign fresh momentum, and perhaps embolden her silent supporters.
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A President Trump would likely embolden the worst elements of his base to be even more public, more outspoken, more visible -- and possibly more dangerous.
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Trump is widely viewed as having a more open-minded stance towards Russia than the current U.S. administration, triggering concerns that this could embolden Russia.
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If the ANC does badly, it will undermine Mr Ramaphosa and embolden the large faction within his party that would like to see him stumble.
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Standing firm against Gorsuch could also further embolden the spirits of Democratic voters and activists who will be key in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
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Many fear Trump will feed insecurity in nations worried about China's growing power, embolden nationalists and authoritarians, and unravel Obama's 'pivot' to the Asia-Pacific.
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And it could embolden them to seek favor with some candidates, and seek information about others, depending on the inclinations and policies of their country.
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An unrelated fatal helicopter crash into a local skyscraper soon after Uber's announcement seemed to embolden critics of the city's often elite-targeted transit products.
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Failure to hold the election in December could embolden militia groups whose attacks have forced many people to flee their homes, deepening a humanitarian crisis.
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Low public opinion of colleges and universities will only embolden more Republican governors to do the same—and to provide them cover when they do.
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Tom Heys, an employment laywer with the London firm of Lewis Silkin, said the new ruling would embolden bosses to deal firmly with religious contention.
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The bigger picture: Mortgage fintechs in the US have proved it's possible to disrupt the industry — and that's likely to embolden the likes of Habito.
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It would also push out radically honest writers, who seek through the sharing of their own struggles to embolden others, who suffer similarly and silently.
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Failure to hold them accountable will only embolden abusers in the future to act with impunity and the cycle of violence and apartheid will continue.
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U.S. investigative assistance would embolden ongoing processes to target top officials and thereafter ensure that U.S. resources not fall into the hands of uniformed criminals.
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The decision to again extend Britain's membership of the EU to January 2020 will embolden voters who still hope to reverse the 2016 referendum decision.
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Trump and Kim have each made audacious claims toward a course of action, from constructing walls to launching missile tests, that embolden key domestic audiences.
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Such impunity, and Duterte's demands in recent weeks for more summary justice, could embolden death squads across the country, say human rights and church groups.
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The head of Polis Aperta, Simonetta Moro, said Pinotti's gesture would embolden police and military personnel who are forced to hide their sexuality, fearing abuse.
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Burgeoning oil and copper prices should bode well for commodity investors, but inflationary pressures could embolden the Federal Reserve in its quest to hike rates.
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No. In fact, they actually serve to embolden those of us committed to reclaiming the Republican Party and make our activism all the more timely.
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The deployment of fighter jets, antiship missiles and more powerful radar in particular could embolden the Chinese Navy while giving American commanders pause, they said.
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Finally, there's the potential for Brexit to embolden far-right euroskeptic parties such as the National Front in France or the AfD party in Germany.
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"Them hearing the sound of the gunship overhead, that in many ways serves to embolden them," he told Stars & Stripes of Afghan security forces downrange.
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As a result, the bill helped embolden those "who think it's O.K. to police people and interrogate trans people about their gender," Mr. Simmons said.
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But confirmation that the results of the only test well were discouraging could embolden opponents of drilling and prompt second thoughts among potential lease bidders.
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Mr. Mattis and Mr. Pompeo had urged senators against withdrawing military support and warned that doing so could embolden Iran and endanger the United States.
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Friday's verdict could embolden efforts to weaken the hold that major family-run business groups have maintained over one of the world's most dynamic economies.
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" Senator Todd Young of Indiana, a freshman Republican, wrote: "This is simple: we must condemn and marginalize white supremacist groups, not encourage and embolden them.
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It would confirm #Iran's view of this administration & embolden then to escalate hostile attacks which in turn could trigger much broader & more dangerous regional war.
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"An absence of international resolve to take concrete action may embolden the attackers and indeed put the world's energy security at greater risk," Nasser said.
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The Agency is committed to the vigorous enforcement of our nation's environmental laws and inaccurate suggestions to the contrary only embolden noncompliance with the law.
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He also suggested that Judge Durkin's opinion might embolden defendants to move to dismiss shareholder M&A complaints instead of capitulating with quick individual settlements.
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A loss, meanwhile, could embolden primary challengers nationwide, and further inspire revolt among conservatives on Capitol Hill already frustrated with the slow pace of legislation.
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Do you think online communities have the power to "embolden" people to do things they otherwise wouldn't do, whether it's committing murder or anything else?
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If one person breaks her silence and comes forward, though, it can open the floodgates and embolden other victims to add their stories as testimony.
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In Syria, the move will likely embolden both Turkey and the Russian-backed forces of President Bashar al-Assad fighting against America's former Syrian Kurdish allies.
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He said a question about whether labeling himself a "nationalist" has helped embolden white nationalists was "racist," while questionably touting his approval ratings with African-Americans.
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Research by Leonardo Bursztyn of the University of Chicago and colleagues suggests that Mr Trump's November win has certainly helped embolden white supremacists to go public.
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She also hit Trump for suggesting he may not honor NATO treaty commitments, saying it "embolden(s)" America's enemies around the world to be more aggressive.
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House Democrats seeking Trump's removal from office repeatedly warned that an acquittal would embolden Trump to seek derogatory information on his political opponents from foreign powers.
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In the short term, some worry that victory will embolden Trump, arguably making it more likely that a situation like that with Ukraine will happen again.
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And Democrats are deep into recruiting their crop of challengers for GOP seats in 2018; an Ossoff victory could embolden more top prospects to jump in.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the presidential system he had desired for so long, but in doing so betrayed weaknesses that will embolden his enemies.
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Abandoning the Selective Service System would take us one step further away from a timely response to a major threat and might embolden a potential adversary.
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But those laws only help to embolden companies to kick sex workers off their platforms, and make the situation even more confusing and frustrating for performers.
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This path to the left would only embolden the global special interests who have bought and paid for Hillary's candidacy, and who would now seek 'payback'.
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But Israeli leaders argue the agreement does not permanently close off Iran's path to a bomb and will embolden its leaders, which have threatened Israel's destruction.
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By creating a safe "sandbox" with protections for those who innovate, the new administration will embolden innovators to create more affordable financial products for the underbanked.
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The decision could embolden political line-drawing for partisan gain when state lawmakers undertake the next round of redistricting following the 2020 census (The Associated Press).
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But critics say that bringing in soldiers from violence-ravaged cities in northeast Brazil could embolden gang activity there and in other parts of the country.
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A Moore victory could embolden less-electable populist challengers to other Republican senators, risking a repeat of unexpected 2010 and 2012 losses in red-leaning states.
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The race, he said, should embolden Democrats to contest difficult districts in the Midwest with an economic message that appeals to elements of Mr. Trump's base.
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Many investors now say Chevron's deal will embolden them to grill companies in the sector whether it is time to throw in the towel and sell.
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But if the report simply summarizes what is already known, it could embolden Mr. Trump, who has already begun calling for scrutiny of the investigation's origins.
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Aries is bossy and confident, and the sun's time in this fire sign will embolden you to stick up for your worth and build your wealth.
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Those who represent accused Swiss bankers say they expect Mr. Buck's verdict to embolden defendants and to cause prosecutors to think twice before bringing new charges.
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In the Delta, Rogers has helped develop a creative community through recurring cultural festivals and continues to embolden young creatives through his organization Keep Cleveland Boring.
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It could also embolden these technology companies, which have long complained that officials in Europe target them unfairly, to challenge the rulings and investigations against them.
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The Democratic leadership should try to find a way forward that, at the very least, doesn't leave members contradicting one another and further embolden Mr. Trump.
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The remarks could embolden opponents of President Emmanuel Macron, in particular on the far-left, who are demanding France plots a way out of the conflict.
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Premier's upbeat results by may embolden billionaire Chairman Solomon Lew in his criticism of struggling department store chain Myer Holdings, where Premier is the biggest shareholder.
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Lee told reporters that administration official — whom he declined to name — said during Wednesday's briefing that Congress would "embolden" Iran if it debated Trump's war powers.
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The conviction of members of the band Pussy Riot helped embolden religious activists who have successfully waged campaigns to ban theater performances and shut down exhibitions.
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Will these convictions embolden special counsel Robert Mueller to turn up the heat on Cohen and Manafort in the Russia probe (which you can track here)?
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That has some Republicans openly fretting that such a declaration would embolden a Democratic president to declare a national emergency on climate change or gun violence.
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And if you remove white extremism from the focus of terrorism and counterterrorism, we're only setting ourselves up for failure because we'll only embolden that side.
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Clinton's vulnerabilities, uncork another stream of donations for Mr. Sanders and embolden his supporters, including minorities in Southern states that are supposed to be a Clinton firewall.
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I think more of the thing is the ahistorical and dangerous things Kanye's been saying about slavery and other issues that seem to embolden the worst people.
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But a U.S. withdrawal should embolden Syrian President Bashar Assad and his Iranian and Russian backers, giving them the freedom to shape Syria's future themselves, experts said.
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While it is likely that the Chinese will surrender the drone after a few days, a toothless US response will only embolden further belligerence on Beijing's part.
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Cramer expects the numbers to be strong, but is concerned it will only silence those calling for rate cuts and embolden those that want a rate hike.
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Analysts in the region say strikes like these could ultimately embolden the regime along with his Russian and Iranian allies, rather than deter more attacks on civilians.
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The Hungarian government did not respond to VICE News' requests for comment on allegations their anti-Soros campaign had helped embolden extremists to target the Aurora center.
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Cory Booker said Trump's alleged "shithole" remarks helped embolden racists in America, noting that he had cried "tears of rage" when Durbin relayed the comments to him.
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Notably, Dorsey has no public comment on Twitter's role in the election and in how its lack-of-harassment safeguards helped embolden and galvanize a political movement.
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One hates to imagine what will happen now that he is President -- particularly if voters embolden him with a second term, making him more powerful than ever.
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They argue that the offensive is weakening the coalition fighting Islamic State, which will embolden remaining Islamic State cells and pave the way for the group's revival.
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China sees this as a ruse to embolden its neighbours to stand up to it, and so as part of a broader American strategy to contain it.
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And also maybe embolden other artists to voice their discomfort when they see their work being used to support unethical industries like arms, tobacco or fossil fuels.
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Ossoff sought to parlay opposition to President Donald Trump into a victory that would rebuke the White House and embolden Democrats ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
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Some worry the decriminalization of sex work would embolden traffickers and further endanger their victims, while others still aren't sure where their constituents are on the issue.
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Ankara is also worried about the advances by a Syrian Kurdish militia in northern Syria, fearing that could embolden the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey.
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But another victory for the Bundys would probably embolden these groups, and depending on your politics, that might sound like a scary prospect in its own right.
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Instead, he seemed to douse fuel on the flames in a move that will almost certainly embolden the very groups that we should all seek to condemn.
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Mattis also argued it would embolden the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, who have fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and targeted commercial and military vessels off Yemen's coast.
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Russia: Mile High Club Your fright is Putin's delight -- any signs that you're under pressure or losing control of a cohesive, democratic order will further embolden him.
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Investors worry that the row will not help Italy cut its vast debt pile, and at worst embolden politicians to push for Italy's exit from the euro.
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Jibran Qureishi, an economist for East Africa at Stanbic Bank, said the cap removal will embolden policymakers to embark on an easing stance and boost credit flow.
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This outcome will only embolden Republicans who have chafed at Trump's style and leadership thus far and make life more difficult for him in days to come.
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The worry is that real moves toward impeaching Trump will embolden his supporters, theoretically damaging the strong hand Democrats appear to hold heading into the presidential election.
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Perhaps it would inspire separatist movements from Scotland to Spain, embolden anti-trade populists across the Continent and reinvigorate existential questions gnawing at the common euro currency.
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Biden argued that Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric helped normalize and embolden the type of white supremacist and white nationalist views expressed by the suspected El Paso shooter.
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If it occurred instead at a time when defense needs are abating, it could embolden those Members to demand broad concessions from colleagues focused on domestic needs.
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Analysts are deeply skeptical that the measures under consideration will embolden big European multinationals to continue doing business with Iran in the face of powerful U.S. sanctions.
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Then Trump told reporters his meeting with Putin would be easier than those with US allies, further stoking worries that his hostility to NATO could embolden Russia.
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In the days since Benjamin broke the news, his past, full of purposely provocative statements to embolden his audience and provoke outsiders, has caught up with him.
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Last week's televised White House meeting between Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers provided no clear path forward, instead appearing to frustrate conservatives and embolden Democrats.
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Capitulating to hardliners will embolden them, giving them more confidence to impose their views in increasingly brazen ways, and adding to an already-enabling environment for extremism.
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U.S. officials say there is growing concern within the administration, business community, and among U.S. lawmakers that the policies of President Donald Trump could embolden anti-U.
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When I asked him last week about Golden State's initial desire to embolden him from beyond the arc, he acknowledged it without feeling the least bit bothered.
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By greatly exaggerating the influence of hateful, racist groups, they give them more power, embolden them to take action with the misperception that they have larger support.
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A 61-seat majority in the 120-member Parliament could, as Mr. Gantz warned, embolden Mr. Netanyahu to try to legislate himself out of legal jeopardy altogether.
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"Harsh rhetoric from D.C. only serves to embolden the hard-liners in Iran," Boniadi told POLITICO's Luiza Savage in the latest episode of the Women Rule podcast.
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The lack of willingness by both the President and House Republicans to stand up to Russia and speak out against these atrocities will only embolden the Kremlin.
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeks to calm the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar; Mr. Trump's tweets embolden the Saudis to double down in the feud.
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That announcement sparked fears Thursday among hospitals and security experts that it would embolden hackers to launch more "ransomware" attacks and calls in California for tougher laws.
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"Retail sales showed broad-based weakness last month, which will no doubt embolden market participants that are expecting much slower growth ahead," LaVorgna said in a note.
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Surrendering to such a strike would constitute a surrender to terrorism and would only embolden terrorist groups, weaken our deterrence and lead to further conflict and bloodshed.
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On an international stage, such police activity is at odds with Australia's reputation for having a transparent democracy, and could "embolden other oppressive governments," Dr. Fernandez said.
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Weston Sims, Auburn, Class of 2019 There is a Catch-22 with inflammatory speakers: A campus visit may embolden their supporters, but so does barring the visit.
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The large turnout could further embolden the movement's confrontational front-line protesters, who said they planned to disrupt the city's roads and public transportation system on Monday.
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This shift reshapes the political landscape in South Africa ahead of the 2019 national election, and may also embolden Zuma's rivals within the ANC to challenge him.
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The concessions thus far, however small or trivial, add up to embolden the regime and squeeze our ability to respond, prevent and preempt in an effective manner.
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Mahmoud Abbas' leadership is devoid of all ethical decency, and only serves to embolden terrorists, incite unprovoked violence, and foment a culture of Palestinian hatred toward Israelis.
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Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it, engage our allies, not alienate them, defeat our adversaries not embolden them.
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Regardless of why Twitter took action against Spencer, the restoration of his account might well be seen to embolden members of the alt-right on the website.
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They might also embolden Democrats to use what limited power they have to further slow the President's cabinet picks, agenda and soon-to-be named Supreme Court nominee.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German inflation inched up but remained low in January, preliminary state data indicated on Thursday, in news that could embolden proponents of further central bank stimulus.
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U.S. allies worry the withdrawal, even if it proceeds more slowly than initially planned, will embolden Iran, whose influence has grown in Iraq and Syria in recent years.
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Obama has repeatedly stressed solidarity with peaceful Muslims and claimed Trump's proposals, like one to temporarily ban immigration from countries with links to terrorism, only embolden violent groups.
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On its face, the Sunrise Movement is divisive; its tactics embolden Democrats' younger, progressive wing while irritating the old guard who believe the party should unite against Republicans.
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If it can turn things around and fix its culture without tanking its business, it will embolden other tech companies to face their own internal problems head-on.
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In turn, any success the UK government has in browbeating tech companies into compromising user security might embolden policymakers in the US to try the same thing here.
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Anything like that would embolden skeptics of The Giving Pledge, who question whether the declaration, even if it's public, has enough teeth to actually coax billionaires into giving.
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Roggio said the U.S. statements may embolden Assad to some extent, but that he would have already been emboldened by America's failure to act against him in 2013.
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This dissent could embolden the state to pursue an appeal to the higher appellate court, which would then rehear arguments made at the lower appellate and circuit courts.
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"Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeks to calm the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Qatar; Mr. Trump's tweets embolden the Saudis to double down in the feud. "Mr.
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Peterson Toscano, a playwright who survived ex-gay therapy and is now outspoken against the practice, believes Pence's anti-gay views could embolden leaders who run conversion programs.
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Property damage, street fighting, and fires draw more media coverage, they argue, and participation in violence can deepen activists' commitments and embolden nonviolent protesters to be more courageous.
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Joe Trippi, a Democratic political strategist who was a consultant for former Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, said he expected the Brexit vote to embolden American conservatives.
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"We were concerned that this would further embolden the Kurds to strike out on their own," Tony Blinken, Obama's deputy national-security adviser at the time, told me.
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Rather than antagonize Turks, such a move would embolden the almost half who continue to support opposition parties at considerable risk to the property, freedom, and even life.
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If Maduro lets the aid come in, he risks looking weak — giving Guaidó a victory that could further embolden the opposition — but avoids directly provoking the Trump administration.
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At least six other states have similar laws, and the ruling could embolden others to follow suit and enact what critics say are aggressive purges of voter rolls.
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I JUST WANT SOME OVERALL COMMENTS, MR. SPEAKER, AND WHETHER THAT -- BECAUSE IM TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD -- WHETHER IT WOULD EMBOLDEN OR SCARE REPUBLICANS POLITICALLY.
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The president's critics have warned that Erdogan's re-election would cement his already firm grip on power and embolden a leader they accuse of showing increasingly autocratic tendencies.
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Analysts say the next election campaign will feature significantly stronger anti-euro and euroskeptic tones, given the stand-off is likely to further embolden M5S, and especially, Lega.
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If world leaders and responsible nations choose otherwise, then they are opting to embolden a jihadist regime whose end game is to master the warfare of nuclear terrorism.
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The Saudis — longtime US allies — were less than thrilled when the Obama administration inked its landmark nuclear deal with Iran, believing it would only embolden Tehran's regional ambitions.
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Joe Mathews, a longtime critic of this state's governance system, said the Republican proposal could stir enough concern among Californians to embolden elected officials to grab the rail.
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As I've listened to their experiences, I've realized that the disappointing responses women often face when they go public both embolden harassers and encourage victims to stay silent.
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The decision will certainly embolden him in his claims of vast presidential power and indifference to the rule of law, whether on immigration or in other policy areas.
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Cowen policy analyst Chris Krueger said a reelection victory could also embolden Trump to pursue big-ticket spending items and blast anyone he believes is impeding economic growth.
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The outcome could embolden Johnson to pursue his hardline approach to Brexit, or elevate Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose leftist policies could hit asset prices, the thinking goes.
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"A conviction will embolden prosecutors in other cases," Paul Kalb, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP specializing in health-care fraud, told Bloomberg before the verdict came down.
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And perhaps even more than that, Keith worries about how the presence of yet another Obamacare lawsuit might embolden states to take their own actions against the law.
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"Providing comment removal reasons can oftentimes only embolden those who are trying to manipulate the very ethos of free and open discussion we seek to uphold," AssuredlyAThrowAway explained.
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Should Clinton lose — and some polls now suggest the race is tightening — it would embolden Sanders and his ardent supporters to refuse to concede the nomination until the convention.
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And it will likely embolden Putin, who faced no pushback from Trump over the election allegations or a long list of other Kremlin actions, ranging from Syria to Ukraine.
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If moves like lifting sanctions occur, the Trump administration would establish a precedent that could embolden Russia's attempt to throw its weight around in the rest of the world.
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In recent years greater media attention, protests by civil society groups and changes in some government policies have helped embolden women and raise awareness about their rights, say campaigners.
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Mr. Orban's victory is likely to embolden other leaders who have used a similar playbook, including those in nearby Poland, where the governing party has openly emulated his tactics.
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This could embolden the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), which last month ended a five-month strike at Sibanye's gold operations, to demand increases that outpace inflation.
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That Hong Kong already marred China's celebrations, and that the unrest is getting worse and more violent, may embolden those calling for Beijing to take an even firmer hand.
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The NGOs said a conference that did not "set down strict and clear conditions and outcomes" might only embolden the warring parties at a time when restraint was needed.
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Adopting dehumanizing language and extremist positions would only embolden the most hard-line, bigoted and anti-peace elements in Israel that have been instrumental in creating the current crisis.
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Trump's original stance, which he voiced as a candidate, had caused unease among some US allies, who worried a retreat from NATO would embolden Russia's territorial ambitions in Europe.
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The remarks were set to embolden larger, risk-averse investors to make solid moves after weeks of guesswork on the direction of the U.S.-Sino trade talks, analysts said.
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Whether Baswedan runs for the presidency in 2019, or supports a second run by Prabowo, Basuki said a win by the former minister in Jakarta would embolden Islamic groups.
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TPP withdrawal Most economists and China experts have argued that Trump's move to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will only serve to embolden China.
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Graham saluted those views but said that if Democrats and Republicans alike did not smack back at Putin, it would embolden the nations that Trump believes are geopolitical threats.
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"It will also embolden those who seek to divide our nation and impede our democratic processes," Barnabé Kikaya Bin Karubi, a diplomatic advisor to Kabila, said in a statement.
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Whatever the case may be, it's clear that the FBI has wanted to update CALEA for some time, and its fight with Apple will likely only embolden its case.
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There is at least a chance that rebuilding bridges with Europe may rein in the authoritarian instincts of Mr Erdogan and embolden the few reformists left in his government.
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Trump has come under scrutiny for his recent decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, with some lawmakers warning that doing so could embolden ISIS and destabilize the region.
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Failure to do so will only embolden Putin to increase the intensity and scope of the Kremlin's asymmetric attacks against its "Main Enemy," the United States and our allies.
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After occupiers took the refuge, experts said the federal government's 2014 capitulation in the land dispute with Cliven Bundy likely helped embolden the protesters to take over the refuge.
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That ruling will likely embolden Republican state lawmakers to entrench their legislative majorities even more aggressively after next year's census, especially in the states already sliding toward illiberal democracy.
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Republican strategists and conservative activists predict that combined with Moore's projected victory over Strange, an ObamaCare defeat will embolden conservative challengers to take on Senate and House GOP incumbents.
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Zuma's critics wanted the no confidence vote to be anonymous, hoping it will embolden ANC lawmakers to support his removal by shielding them from pressure from other party members.
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Such a move would likely further embolden Israeli settlement efforts and weaken Palestinian claims of sovereignty over areas of the West Bank that are the site of settlement construction.
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Make no mistake, states are leading in virtually every facet of criminal justice reform; however, changes to federal law will only embolden those local reforms and continue policy advancements.
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The special danger of comments like these — however off the cuff they may sound — is that they embolden Mr. Trump's many followers to feel, and act, the same way.
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The recent drop in oil prices could embolden the Trump administration to implement the sanctions more forcefully, Vandana Hari, founder and CEO of Vanda Insights, told CNBC on Monday.
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Further, the failure to respond will not only embolden the Assad regime but also convince despots around the world that weapons of mass destruction can be used without penalty.
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If anything, jailtime will probably just embolden the group, or inspire them to find new ways to flaunt the law with their next series of collective hallucination-busting pranks.
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But ISP lobbyists (working in concert with companies like Google) convinced many lawmakers that the modest proposal would somehow harm cyber security, increase internet pop ups, and embolden extremists.
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The danger is this decision will embolden vigilantes who take the law into their own hands and threaten the safety of the dedicated employees who manage our public lands.
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This no doubt will embolden the hardliners who have a high level of mistrust toward Washington, including the offer a week ago by Trump to hold talks with Tehran.
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Failure to reach a deal could weaken these moderates and further embolden hard-liners who advocate continuing China's broad military buildup and its deployment of ever-harsher domestic security.
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"We've seen a bit of slowing in jobs growth which will embolden those in the rate cut camp," said Michael Antonelli, market strategist at Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee.
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But human rights advocates are worried not only that this moratorium could be reversed, but that the law would embolden Islamist factions in neighboring countries like Indonesia and Malaysia.
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The recent uptick in wages, although modest, has raised hopes of increased spending that would embolden businesses to raise pay and to upgrade temporary workers to full-time employees.
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"The conditional sanctions announced today will be viewed by Turkey as a tepid response and will embolden Erdogan even more," he added, referring to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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In a footnote, Marrero wrote that he was "sensitive" to Trump's argument that Monday's ruling could "embolden" state officials to investigate presidents in the future purely for political gain.
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" The goal, Mr. Shea said, was to "erode the media/states air of legitimacy by showing people that they have names and addresses, and hopefully embolden others to act.
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Mr. Kagame's victory has raised concerns that Africa's "forever presidents" club will gain a new member and embolden other leaders in the region who wish to cling to power.
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Historically the highest emitter of CO2, and one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the U.S. is positioned to do more, to embolden other countries to follow suit.
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Indeed, just-enough economic growth is so easy that it usually takes a political calamity to create the sort of economic failure needed to embolden dissenters in violent autocracies.
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" Zelensky responded by saying that "any hold or appearance of reconsideration of such assistance might embolden Russia to think that the United States was no longer committed to Ukraine.
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The speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, had ruled the ballot should be secret, a decision the opposition hoped would embolden ANC members unhappy with Zuma to vote against him.
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Democrats do have a very real fear that impeachment could embolden the president and fire up his base — something that has always been in the back of their minds.
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Such talk, some experts fear, might mean that Mr. Trump would formally recognize Taiwan or embolden Taiwan to declare independence from China, either of which would bring swift reprisals.
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This person said the Mueller report's findings of no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government is likely to embolden the White House to resist turning over materials.
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" Graham said in a statement: "The conditional sanctions announced today will be viewed by Turkey as a tepid response and will embolden [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan even more.
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It could embolden Mr. Kaczynski and draw more support for his cause if people believe Poland is being unfairly targeted by what many view as distant elites in Brussels.
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Yet much of the information that Facebook included was not new and the social network sidestepped providing detailed answers, in a move that may embolden some of its critics.
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WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce legislation on Thursday that would embolden President Trump's trade war by granting him sweeping new executive powers to increase tariffs on imports.
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A failed attempt to impeach Mr. Trump and remove him from office, they fear, would only embolden the president's staunchest supporters and could improve his odds of re-election.
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The comments were set to embolden larger, risk-averse investors to make clear moves after weeks of guesswork on the direction of the U.S.-Sino trade talks, analysts said.
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A Republican hold will have normal policy outcomes; it will make another tax cut bill more likely, and could embolden the party to take another run at repealing Obamacare.
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There are fears among minorities and activists that another five years of Modi will embolden right wing Hindu groups, which observers say have become more vocal during Modi's first term.
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The president&aposs critics have warned that Erdogan&aposs re-election would cement his already firm grip on power and embolden a leader they accuse of showing increasingly autocratic tendencies.
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Such an historic reversal could reshape the political playing field ahead of the 2019 general election, and may also embolden President Jacob Zuma's rivals within the ANC to challenge him.
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Unsubstantiated claims of election machine hacking could, for example, embolden Trump and his supporters to call for a reduction of early voting because they fear voting machines are not secure.
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But will the result embolden Trump to do other things of questionable legality to further his reelection chances — or stand by as Russia or other countries do it for him?
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The move, however, has been met with criticism by opponents of the nuclear deal, who fear it will only embolden Iran and make it more likely to break its commitments.
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The four are key figures in two separate armed standoffs that have helped embolden an anti-federal government movement in the US. Opening statements were scheduled to be heard Nov.
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But holding off on the steel and aluminum tariffs for a long time might embolden China, which the United States has targeted with separate actions that focus on China alone.
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Mr. Brax said the emerging scandal in Sweden would embolden the far-right anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats, which won almost 13 percent of the vote in a 2014 general election.
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At the same time, his platform has helped embolden white supremacists and trolls, and he has a complicated take on what to do about the hate speech on his platform.
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Impeaching Trump is just as likely to embolden him, and undermine Democratic frontrunner Biden, as it is to propel the US liberal resistance to a dramatic public victory over conservatives.
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The resignation of cabinet minister David Davis on Sunday night will embolden hardliners in her party who say the Prime Minister's proposal to quit the European Union is too soft.
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European efforts to rescue the deal would strengthen the hand of the square-jawed generals around Mr Trump who do not wish to antagonise America's allies or embolden Iran's hardliners.
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Russian support could embolden Haftar in making a play for power in Tripoli, a move likely to fuel conflict and represent a major setback for genuine unity government in Libya.
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But critics of Popular Force warned the success of the ouster motion would embolden the opposition, allowing Congress to pick off other members of Kuczynski's cabinet to destabilize his government.
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Some think a departure of the foot-dragging Brits could hasten a process of tighter but smaller integration—although a Brexit seems at least as likely to embolden Eurosceptics elsewhere.
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His latest comments may scale back market expectations of a near-term rate hike and embolden analysts who doubt the economy will gather enough steam for inflation to rise sustainably.
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White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly is aware that the continued portrayal of Lee as an "honorable man" serves as a dog-whistle to embolden the alt-right.
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If the listing goes smoothly, it could embolden the government to press ahead with other big asset sales, namely the more lucrative but politically trickier disposal of airports operator ADP.
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Though Israel wears the largest bulls-eye on its back, many other U.S. allies in the region also voiced their fear that the financial bonanza would embolden Iran's aggressive aims.
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Nations like China, Russia and Iran would feel embolden to work with Pyongyang, making the argument that if Trump can meet with Kim we can have ties with them too.
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Republican Senators Johnny Isakson and Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen said returning the facilities would "embolden" Putin and encourage further efforts by Russia to interfere in Western elections.
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And as a member of the House of Lords, the 73-year-old Ouseley is particularly wary of how outbursts from politicians can embolden fans still out to cause offense.
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The high turnout (70%) and decisive victory will embolden his party to commandeer the remaining independent branches of government — the judiciary and local municipalities — and to further suppress civic opposition.
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But a meagre showing would still rattle Iran's leaders and embolden critics both in the country and outside who argue the Islamic Republic needs to change domestic and foreign policy.
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But a meager showing would still rattle Iran's leaders and embolden critics both in the country and outside who argue the Islamic Republic needs to change domestic and foreign policy.
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Chris MurphyChristopher (Chris) Scott MurphyUS faces new crisis in Iraq Democrats worry impeachment acquittal will embolden Trump Democrats worry party is squandering political opportunity on ObamaCare MORE (D-Conn.) tweeted.
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Taking Kim at his word will only embolden him and other leaders to feel like they can abuse and kill again, if the US President will not hold them accountable.
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The findings follow a year of threats by the Trump administration to slash US contributions to the United Nations, and could embolden those in Congress who have resisted the cuts.
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Not because it'll encourage the Fed to tighten, but because I think it'll embolden President Trump to keep escalating the trade war, or at least the trade war of words.
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The investigation's end without further indictment is certain to embolden Trump to intensify his attacks on the media and the "deep state" that he has portrayed as conspiring against him.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers on Monday chose as their next chairman Portugal's Mario Centeno, a move that could embolden countries seeking deeper integration of the 19-country's bloc.
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Leaders and officials from across the continent, particularly Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, laced into the Trump administration's foreign policy and warned that U.S. isolationism would embolden Russia and China.
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Considering past congressional efforts to end the NEA and NEH, the Trump budget proposal could embolden lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Congress to mount a new assault on the agencies.
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Even though Netsweeper decided to discontinue their lawsuit, they may very well embolden other companies, upset about having their misdeeds aired in public, to sue the researchers who expose them.
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While a surprise win will embolden Sanders supporters, it also serves as a reminder to Clinton's backers not to sit out an election just because it looks like she'll win.
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It could embolden an already dangerous regime; threaten our friends with destruction; pose unacceptable dangers to America's own security; and trigger an arms race in the world's most dangerous region.
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While a D.C. Circuit affirmation would not legally preclude the agency from enforcing existing rules, it might embolden financial institutions to challenge the validity of the rules in the first place.
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Dozens of human rights groups have also warned that approval would embolden further attempts to chip away at the rights of minority groups and push Romania onto a populist, authoritarian track.
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What isn't healthy, what is unacceptable, is violent rhetoric, racially-charged imagery, and the dissemination of paranoid, widely-debunked conspiracy theories that embolden white supremacist hate groups and encourage hate crimes.
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As Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman writes, it's possible that a definitive statement from a lawmaker like Romney could be the "pressure point" to embolden other Republicans to confront Trump on impeachment.
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If he can embolden critics who say Facebook leans left, the company may be less aggressive in tackling fake news and its on-going investigation into Russian interference in the election.
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Democrats fear an attempt to oust Trump through impeachment would likely backfire given Republican numbers in the Senate and could therefore embolden the President and further electrify his base in 2020.
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He once warned that adopting net neutrality rules would "embolden" countries like China that are "testing the waters to see how much they can get away with" in regulating the internet.
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Some experts worry that a full breakdown in diplomacy would embolden some within the White House, primarily National Security Adviser John Bolton, to push for a military strike on North Korea.
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Here's the problem ... the Chamber and LAPD both agree it would be even worse to remove the star because that would embolden people to deface the stars of celebs they dislike.
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By any measure this report is consistent with an exceedingly healthy labor backdrop and, I think more critically, it's a number that will embolden the Fed to raise rates in March.
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He wants to form seemingly legitimate groups to validate his science denial, so he can assure the public his environment policies are sound and embolden science-denying politicians to follow suit.
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Dozens of human rights groups had said a successful referendum would embolden further attempts to chip away at the rights of minority groups and push Romania onto a populist, authoritarian track.
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"Saying these negative things about people's weight and women's appearance will further embolden people to express similar ideas," said Lesley Kinzel, a Boston-based author of a memoir about being fat.
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Discrimination against LGBT people remains common and widespread, and though the decision in Masterpiece is heartening in some respects, it will likely embolden those who wish to turn LGBT people away.
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Dan Donovan of New York last month, has drawn widespread condemnation from critics who claim it unfairly targets Antifa activists, while it could embolden the far-right demonstrators Antifa protests against.
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Analysts said a weak report could put more pressure on Viacom's embattled management to resolve the dispute out of court, while steady results could embolden Viacom executives to continue to fight.
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It will embolden Moscow to believe that it has a free field of action in Syria and that its reckless threat to shoot at American ships succeeded in limiting U.S. power.
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A decisive victory would embolden his party to commandeer the remaining independent branches of government — the judiciary and local municipalities — and to further clamp down on the civic and political opposition.
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That would only embolden hard-liners in the Cuban regime who are leery of mending ties with the United States and are committed to maintaining Cuba as a repressive socialist bulwark.
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The recent intensification of the United States' rivalry with Iran in Iraq under President Trump has served to only further weaken the central government in Baghdad and embolden the Islamic State.
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The decision could also embolden lawmakers around the country to continue to push the envelope and craft seats for their respective parties with the aid of increasingly sophisticated computer mapping tools.
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Now, as the Trump administration plans to open the area to drilling, we found answers in a Cleveland courthouse that could embolden opponents and prompt second thoughts among potential lease bidders.
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Party strategists say that if they can make health care a cornerstone of the Supreme Court fight, it could embolden the red-state Democrats to push back against the White House.
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The intrigue: The Wall Street Journal reports that some foreign-based carmakers fear that explicitly breaking with Trump by joining the deal could "embolden" the president to carry out tariff threats.
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While the judge's approval of AT&T's deal for Time Warner may embolden Comcast, it does not guarantee clear passage for its acquisition of Fox's entertainment business, according to antitrust lawyers.
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The #ParisAgainstTrump march was organized by a group of Americans in Paris but also drew French citizens who are worried that Mr. Trump's victory will embolden far-right politicians in France.
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She said it takes courage to stand up to those in power and to stand up for what you believe, but she hopes her story might embolden others, including Republican leadership.
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage told Reuters on a visit to the Netherlands that a Dutch 'No' would embolden British voters who believed they were alone in Europe in holding eurosceptic views.
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Leaders in Islamabad also worry that India's support may embolden their counterparts in Kabul to forcefully challenge the validity of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and reassert Afghan claims on Pakistani territory.
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North Korea experts are divided over whether international acceptance will embolden Mr. Kim to indulge his worst behaviors or, by reducing the risk of conflict, lead him in the other direction.
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Christian leaders said U.S. President Donald Trump's decision in December to recognize Jerusalem - sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam - as Israel's capital could embolden Israeli authorities' restrictions to their holy sites.
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Yet the vote could still roil the European Union: It threatens to embolden opponents of the single currency, which could destabilize the Italian economy and foment turmoil in the banking sector.
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Asked whether the ascent of Mr. Trump would embolden Mr. Bannon's allies in the Vatican to intensify their opposition and force the pope to take a more orthodox line, he shrugged.
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China has long opposed American missile defenses, in part because of fears that they might embolden American decision-makers to consider a first strike to destroy China's relatively small nuclear arsenal.
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They say those changes will weaken protections for survivors, that they will embolden misogynist fringe groups and that they will turn back the clock to a time when rape was ignored.
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FB: Do you ever worry, whether it's your show or The Times, that because we're seen as creatures of the coast, our criticisms and focus on Trump actually embolden his supporters?
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Trump's immigration policies and positions will most likely embolden supporters and detractors to come to the polls in the Grand Canyon State, which he won by only 4 points in 2016.
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Second, for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US disengagement from Europe might embolden the hawks and see control over foreign affairs even more firmly in the hands of Kremlin hawks.
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Why it matters: Senior national security officials believe the withdrawal from the 29-country military alliance "would drastically reduce Washington's influence in Europe and could embolden Russia for decades," the Times reports.
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Critics fear this financing will embolden companies to bring weaker cases, and that developing countries will be more likely to be sued for adopting regulations to protect public health or the environment.
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Cohen has previously written that Brent crude prices below $60 a barrel will embolden the Trump administration to apply sanctions more strictly, putting pressure on buyers to cut off imports from Iran.
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Ankara fears that advances by the Kurdish YPG militia, which has been one of the most effective partners for the U.S. coalition fighting IS, will embolden Kurdish militants on its own soil.
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Moreover, part of that is due specifically to "Walking Dead," which by garnering huge ratings on once little-seen AMC helped embolden other networks and streaming services to try emulating that model.
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"The irony in all this is that with the US yield curve steepening meaningfully, that is only likely to embolden the Fed that it can continue to tighten further," the analysts said.
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But Trump's decision will still deal a big psychological blow to beleaguered Afghan forces, embolden Taliban fighters, and potentially result in higher levels of violence in a nation already suffering extensive destabilization.
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Philbin warned that issuing new subpoenas would set a "new normal" and perhaps embolden the House to pass future articles of impeachment against a president of the opposite party without full investigation.
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In the press room, Waithe told reporters that her wish is for this historic win to embolden those in positions of power to offer opportunities to a more diverse pool of writers.
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"This verdict will embolden prosecutors to move forward even on 'close' cases where the evidence might not be overwhelming, but the prosecutor feels he has a shot with the jury," he said.
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A win by Moore in Alabama could embolden other insurgent candidates to challenge Republican incumbents in next year's congressional elections, and perhaps give an edge to Democrats in some of those races.
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Sessions allies say he'll bring a "police-first" mentality that will energize and embolden the police and lead to greater collaboration between the feds and local law enforcement in anti-gang work.
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Rafal Pankowski, a sociology professor at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, expects Tuesday's U.S. election result will further embolden these parties and will serve as a model for them in the 2017 elections.
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Conservative lawmakers also worry that leadership election so close to Brexit - due to take place on March 29, 2019 - would embolden Labour and increase pressure for another election which could delay Brexit.
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That debate risks splitting the party and could embolden the opposition Labour party to launch its own motion of no confidence in the government, which would require a simple majority in parliament.
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As Evan Osnos heard repeatedly in Pyongyang in his recent reporting for The New Yorker , the lesson for North Korea was clear: if you surrender a nuclear deterrent, you embolden your enemies.
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But the SEC has in recent years sought to more tightly regulate the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market, and securities lawyers believe its success in Miami will further embolden the agency's efforts.
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"This will embolden the military government because they did not have to put her in jail," said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, the director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University.
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Even a ruling that disagrees with the council's methods, rather than its right to identify systemically risky firms, could substantially restrain the council and embolden the anti-overhaul forces to strike elsewhere.
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Nish Kumar, a London-born comic of Indian parentage, gained first-hand experience that an unintended consequence of the vote was to embolden racists, he told Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theater Podcast.
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Buffett has called the new accounting rule a "nightmare" that would produce "truly wild and capricious swings" in bottom-line results that could, depending on their direction, unnecessarily scare or embolden investors.
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The protests may embolden President Donald Trump to refuse to waive the sanctions targeting Iran's economy and energy industry that the United States suspended as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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The same amazing tech that enables people to forge deeper relationships, foster closer communities and give everyone a voice can also breed isolation, embolden racists, and empower digital bullies and nefarious actors.
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Environmentalists say Bolsonaro's strong remarks calling for development of the Amazon and criticizing environmental enforcement agency Ibama for handing out too many fines would embolden loggers and ranchers seeking profit from deforestation.
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The import price deflation and the coronavirus are expected to subdue inflation in the months ahead, which economists say could embolden the Federal Reserve to aggressively cut interest rates again next week.
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Between the lines: Leaders in Beijing worry that a triumphant protest movement in Hong Kong could embolden calls on the mainland for freedom of expression and the rights to assemble and strike.
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And then it dawned on her: It was finally time to start the organization she had been thinking about for a while, one that would embolden women and make them stronger, literally.
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That would constitute a huge strategic victory for the axis of autocrats, demoralize pro-democracy forces in Syria and elsewhere and embolden Iran to intrigue against Iraq, Israel and moderate Arab countries.
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The poll, which had a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points, is likely to both embolden supporters of Mr. Sanders and galvanize moderate Democrats who are fiercely opposed to his nomination.
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"A withdrawal from the continent would also certainly embolden both Russia and China," Senators Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, and Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, wrote to Mr. Esper this month.
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CNBC's couldn't resist patting himself on the back for his prediction that if Friday's job results were strong, they would embolden President Donald Trump to intensify his administration's trade war with China.
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The wait-and-see strategy of Congress could very well embolden some in the statehouses as they weigh proposals, including some on the table that could take effect this year, if passed.
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Some experts have raised concerns that tensions between the US and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy, the Islamic State, which may seek a resurgence amid the chaos created in Iraq.
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Russia's deputy ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, called the strike illegitimate, blamed the United States for the chaos in Iraq and Libya, and said the attack on Syria's air base would embolden terrorist groups.
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Alastair Newton, director at Alavan Business Advisory, told CNBC on Monday that Maduro would most likely "survive" potentially forthcoming oil sanctions from the U.S., and suggested it may even embolden his cause.
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The parliamentary speaker on Monday ruled the vote would be a secret ballot -- a decision the opposition hopes will embolden members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to vote against Zuma.
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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday called on the United States to block Ms. Tsai from entering the country, warning that such a visit would embolden independence activists in Taiwan.
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Such an approach will embolden adversaries, confuse friends and confound the servicemen and servicewomen who depend on their president for clear, principled leadership, especially when they are putting their lives at risk.
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President Obama made an unusual public push for the reclassification in a video message that was widely shared and appeared to embolden the last F.C.C. chairman, Tom Wheeler, to make the change.
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That will likely trigger a long legal fight possibly stretching into Trump's 2020 re-election bid, and embolden critics who already accuse him of authoritarian tendencies and unpredictable swerves in policy-making.
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Should a French withdrawal embolden similar movements from Denmark to the Netherlands to Austria, even Italy, the entire European system could crumble and with it would arrive a host of new tariff barriers.
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"Such selective and discriminatory acts will only serve to embolden the radical narratives of extremists and will provide further fuel to the advocates of violence and terrorism," the group added in the statement.
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The blowback Daniel Russel, assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, recently warned that the continued mistreatment of the Rohingya could embolden Islamist extremism in Myanmar and nearby countries.
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While race doesn't play the same role elsewhere in the continent, activists there who have fought against bitter divisions sown by hate speech worry events in the US could embolden those at home.
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European farmers, meanwhile, fret that the judgment will embolden France, which wants to ban glyphosates in the EU. On August 11th its environment minister declared the "beginning of a war" against the chemical.
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"The belief is that a poor showing for the ANC would embolden Ramaphosa's opponents and risk a potential leadership challenge," Razia Khan, chief Africa economist at Standard Chartered, said in a research report.
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A victory would embolden Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to amend the constitution and shed light on whether he will delay the second stage of the consumption tax hike, which is scheduled for 2017.
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If an A-list actress hears that her industry peer is making significantly more than her on a similar scale project, it can embolden her to speak up in her next contract negotiation.
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Shareblue, which promotes its goal to "delegitimize Trump, embolden opposition, & empower Americans" on Twitter, claims a woman seen accompanying officers "raised an objection" to Stark's presence at a Gillespie event the night before.
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To this end, the appointment of a "tough on crime" hard-liner like Sessions may embolden the DEA and other federal agencies to lash out, even without an explicit order to do so.
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"It will embolden junta leader Prayuth to think he has millions of Thais behind him and it will extend military control not for one or two years but 20 years," Sunai told Reuters.
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Failure to hold the election in December could embolden militia groups whose attacks have increased since Kabila's mandate expired and have forced many people to flee their homes, deepening a severe humanitarian crisis.
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Leading lawmakers, including some of Obama's fellow Democrats, chided the White House for delaying the sanctions package and suggested it could embolden Iran to further threaten its neighbors and destabilize the Middle East.
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Opponents say the measures will embolden gun owners to shoot first, citing the 2012 death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, which spurred national protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Those steps, which Trump has promised to pursue as president, would embolden foreign hard-liners and meet heavy resistance from within the CIA, Director John Brennan said in an interview with the BBC.
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Correll said the decision, which removes one tool that party leaders and the Trump campaign had to enforce primary results, will embolden anti-Trump delegates in the other states that have similar provisions.
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Not satisfied to embolden the former KGB agent by merely weakening America's defense industry and most important international strategic partnerships, Trump is poised to give Russia's economy a "yuuuge" gift basket as well.
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Abortion rights activists, meanwhile, argue that Trump's moves on the issue will only embolden women to turn out at the polls, just as they took to the streets in marches after Trump's election.
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But Mr. Trump's antagonistic posture could embolden those in the Cuban government who have always been suspicious of the Americans and were against the warming relations brokered by President Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother.
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But the planned withdrawal from Syria of 2,000 U.S. troops, announced by President Donald Trump last month, alarmed U.S. allies across the region, including Israel, which worries that the move could embolden Iran.
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Clinton said the responses to the Brussels attacks by the leading Republican candidates, Donald J. Trump and Mr. Cruz, amounted to "reckless actions" that would alienate American allies, demonize Muslims and embolden Russia.
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The deal could yet embolden the government to press ahead with other big asset sales, although the more lucrative but politically trickier disposal of airports operator ADP is still hanging in the balance.
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They said that such a large-scale effort would be counterproductive, as it could embolden the Vermont lawmaker's argument that the establishment is trying to force him out of the race, they said.
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The case before Westminster Magistrates' Court has ramifications far beyond London, and, given changes the city has already wrung from Uber, it could embolden others grappling with how to regulate ride-sharing services.
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In one exchange, Yamiche Alcindor, a black PBS reporter, asked Trump about his recent self-avowal as a "nationalist," and whether he was concerned that using that language could further embolden white nationalists.
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But some experts have raised concerns that tensions between the US and Iran may actually embolden a common enemy, the Islamic State, which could seek a resurgence amid the chaos created in Iraq.
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Shanahan said a total Islamic State resurgence would be surprising, and that Soleimani&aposs death was "unlikely to embolden whatever supporters Islamic State has elsewhere," including active franchises in West Africa and Afghanistan.
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Jeff Van DrewJeffrey (Jeff) Van DrewVan Drew challenger talks congressional bid Van Drew challenger responds to concerns: 'I'm running for the people' Gabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump MORE for his seat.
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Mr. Xi appears to have no serious rivals for power, but cooperating with the United States could embolden potential detractors who see Washington as the enemy, especially if the cooperation ended in failure.
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It could embolden other judges who increasingly confront maps that were produced by sophisticated software and voter patterns to ensure that a single party prevails and election outcomes are essentially a foregone conclusion.
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The deal could yet embolden the government to press ahead with other big asset sales, although the more lucrative but politically trickier disposal of airports operator ADP is still hanging in the balance.
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"The misguided Democrat impeachment strategy is meant to appease their rabid, extreme, leftist base, but will only serve to embolden and energize President Trump's supporters and create a landslide victory for the President."
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But the rise of Syria's Kurds has alarmed another American ally: Turkey, which fears that this could aid or embolden the Kurdish insurgency within its own country, especially the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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The defeat will also embolden critics who say that despite Messi's incredible talent he lacks the ability to inspire weaker Argentine sides in the manner of Diego Maradona, the country's other great No. 10.
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The contents of the leaked confidential government documents will likely embolden Zuma's opponents in the ANC who want to oust him or prevent his chosen successor from becoming party president in December, analysts say.
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A stream of recent encouraging data, including Friday's fourth-quarter U.S. GDP numbers, could embolden the Fed to raise rates sooner than expected even as central banks around the world consider more stimulus measures.
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Mr Trump's administration will not be able to overturn a resolution that may embolden the International Criminal Court to take action over settlements; Israeli officials will have to consider the risks of building more.
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Data released Thursday showed the U.S. goods trade deficit with China shrank to its smallest level in five years in March, which could further embolden Trump as he escalates his trade war with Beijing.
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Asked whether labeling himself a nationalist on the campaign trail has helped embolden white nationalists, President Trump responded by calling the question itself "racist," citing a spike in his approval rating among African-Americans.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. federal prosecutor Lisa Osofsky was named the head of Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on Monday and said she wanted to embolden an agency whose future has been in doubt.
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Justice Samuel Alito said a ruling favoring South Dakota could embolden states "tottering on the edge of insolvency" to seek to collect as much sales tax as possible by targeting out-of-state businesses.
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And a ruling late last month by a federal judge in Wisconsin is likely to further embolden companies to prod workers to join these programs, despite growing concerns over employee privacy and health management.
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And — this one I don't really know — does this embolden the president to push harder in China because this is a signal that they're feeling a lot of pain, or is this their counterpunch?
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Any watering down of U.S. nuclear weapons deployment legalization would embolden Putin, especially if Russia decides to try retaking some of its former possessions in the Gulf of Finland or in the Baltic Sea.
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Ankara is determined to prevent the Kurdish YPG militia, which it sees as a hostile force, from joining up cantons it controls along the Turkish border, fearing that would embolden Kurdish separatism at home.
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Market watchers said the departure of economic adviser Gary Cohn, a former Wall Street banker, would embolden protectionist forces in the U.S. administration as Trump seeks to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium.
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Turkey is worried that advances by Syrian Kurdish fighters will embolden Kurdish militants in its southeast, where it has been fighting an insurgency for three decades led by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Market watchers said the departure of economic adviser Gary Cohn, a former Wall Street banker, would embolden protectionist forces in the U.S. administration as Trump tries to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium.
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We the people must embolden these electors by expressing our support in the public square, by reading and discussing the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, and by debating who the compromise candidate should be.
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"Any price rebound will only embolden U.S. shale producers at a time when rumors have started to emerge that the U.S. shale boom is slowing," PVM oil analyst Stephen Brennock said in a note.
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Its majority in parliament will almost certainly give Zuma political cover against any attempt to impeach him, but the judicial rebuke may embolden anti-Zuma factions within the ruling party to mount a challenge.
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The U.S. missile attack on the Syrian government airbase is unlikely to deter North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's missile and nuclear-weapons development and could embolden the despotic regime in Pyongyang, experts say.
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Turkey is determined to prevent the Kurdish YPG militia, which it sees as a hostile force, from joining up cantons it controls along the Turkish border, fearing that would embolden Kurdish separatism at home.
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The decision that could embolden state lawmakers to engage in redistricting that's favorable to their political party and have a widespread impact on how much influence some voters, especially minorities, have in national elections.
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But a dip below the symbolically important threshold of 60 percent — which the A.N.C. has never dropped beneath — could embolden his rivals within his party, many of whom have close ties to Mr. Zuma.
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Those who voted for Rouhani are afraid these moves could hurt the reformist, progressive wing of Iranian politics, and embolden conservative hardliners who oppose the social freedoms that have been granted in recent years.
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Data released Thursday showed the U.S. goods trade deficit with China shrank to its smallest level in five years in March, which could further embolden Trump as he escalates the trade war with Beijing.
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If Mr. Trump were to succeed in pulling troops from the Korean Peninsula, it could embolden Mr. Abe to push through a constitutional change while citing the reduced American military presence in the region.
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She is smiling slightly and regarding the manicured garden in peaceful contemplation, or perhaps so she will not inadvertently make affable eye contact with a gawking visitor and embolden them to invite themselves over.
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Among climate-change scientists, there were increasing fears that Mr. Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord, which at first seemed a lonely act of defiance, may embolden other countries to leave it as well.
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And Roy Moore's victory over the establishment-backed Luther Strange in the Alabama Republican Senate primary this week could further embolden primary challenges to G.O.P. House incumbents, increasing the chances that they step aside.
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Mr. Meng's appointment as president in 2016 — amid the Chinese leader Xi Jinping's sweeping anticorruption drive — alarmed some human rights organizations, fearful it would embolden China to strike out at dissidents and refugees abroad.
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Collin PetersonCollin Clark PetersonGabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump House GOP vows to use impeachment to cut into Democratic majority Gabbard under fire for 'present' vote on impeachment MORE (Minn.) — voted against impeachment.
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Giving Erdogan advance warning that we may abandon the Syrian Kurds will embolden him and allow him to plan further onslaughts against the Kurds, to the detriment of our Kurdish allies on the ground.
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A crazy optimist might have hoped that the impeachment trial, gutted though it was by Senate Republicans, would chasten rather than embolden President Trump, prompting a new judiciousness in his execution of his duties.
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" House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) warned that Trump's "reckless strike" will "embolden hardliners in Iran, increase the likelihood of extremist retaliation throughout the region, and encourage more anti-Americanism in Iraq.
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But the verdict, if sustained anywhere close to its current magnitude, could embolden employers frustrated by labor disruptions while chilling the activities of unions that are just finding their footing after decades of setbacks.
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China's space agency should now have "a lot of confidence in the system that they've produced" which could embolden the agency to take it elsewhere in the solar system, geologist Clive Neal told Axios.
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Jennifer Rokala, executive director of the Center for Western Priorities, told the Oregonian that Thursday's verdicts could embolden militia groups across the country and prompt similar armed standoffs over federal control of public land.
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A weaker American presence in the Islamic republic is widely expected to embolden local militant groups such as the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 before losing power to a U.S.-led coalition.
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The evidence of the past months is that populist success in one country can "embolden, enlighten and maybe even detoxify" populists in other places (as I, hands up, wrote yesterday about Mr Hofer's presidential run).
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Abortion rights activists, meanwhile, argue that Trump&aposs moves on the issue will only embolden women to turn out at the polls, just as they took to the streets in marches after Trump&aposs election.
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"Brexit could embolden the increasingly popular DF to push for its own referendum project … the DF may at the very least further limit the pragmatic Venstre party's room for maneuver on EU issues," Barroso said.
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If Trump loses this election even by a relatively close margin, his defeat will embolden the GOP to sweep away all traces of the Trump campaign, the Trump team, and of course Trump's running mate.
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Not only did neocons fail to anticipate that the Iraq War would embolden Iran, but they predicted the opposite -- that a yearning for democracy would transform the Middle East into a replica of the West.
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"In a context of strong anti-Muslim sentiment, rampant hate speech on social media, and virulent Buddhist nationalism propounded by some senior monks, this crime could embolden others and unleash further violence," the ICG said.
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That said, there's a slightly delusional quality to the victory lap being taken in comment sections and online forums, an assumption that these fans have made a statement that will only further embolden such demands.
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Just as a withdrawal of U.S. presence in Afghanistan can embolden extremist groups worldwide, a peace agreement there could serve as a groundbreaking precedent for the international community and the insurgent groups they are fighting.
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But the sweeping condemnation of its activities by the court could raise tensions in the South China Sea further, embolden other countries to launch copy-cat court actions, and possibly lead China to react strongly.
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GENEVA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights official said on Wednesday that derogatory remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about journalists could amount to incitement and embolden followers to attack certain communities.
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Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor who is CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies, called the move "an important step forward for public health" and said it should embolden other cities and states to follow suit.
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Success in any of these races has the potential to not only shape the 2018 field but embolden a future crop of progressives -- and signal a shift further to the left within the Democratic Party.
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"The misguided Democrat impeachment strategy is meant to appease their rabid, extreme, leftist base, but will only serve to embolden and energize President Trump's supporters and create a landslide victory for the President," he added.
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But the storied venture capital firm is worried that selling its shares would embolden Kalanick and allow him to change Uber's ownership structure, or cap table, according to a person familiar with the firm's thinking.
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"In a context of strong anti-Muslim sentiment, rampant hate speech on social media, and virulent Buddhist nationalism propounded by some senior monks, this crime could embolden others and unleash further violence," the ICG added.
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But fears about the future of the euro zone have crept back as Britain readies for a referendum on European Union membership that threatens to choke the bloc's fragile growth and embolden breakaway movements elsewhere.
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EU officials have stood by their commitment to fight global warming, but fear that a leadership vacuum created by a U.S. change of heart would embolden those within the bloc seeking to slow their efforts.
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Her departure, along with a hard Brexit with no deal, might well embolden Scottish nationalists to push for a second independence referendum within the next year and hasten the end of the union with Britain.
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Mr. Banlaoi said the Jolo cathedral bombing could embolden other groups to mount their own assaults, noting that thousands of troops had poured onto the island since the Marawi siege but that attacks had continued.
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This also comes from a certain worldview that says that America should maintain a posture of maximal hostility toward adversaries, and that anything less is therefore a surrender that will only embolden the scary enemy.
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And while Trump can't revoke the EV tax credits on his own since the subsidies for electric cars were put into place by Congress, he may embolden Republicans in Congress who want to eliminate them.
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"That's going to embolden him to impose more tariffs and threaten more in the hopes of getting a better deal out of China," said Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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House members are not afforded the luxury of the Senate's six-year terms, which supply a longer runway for congressional accomplishment and can embolden some in the upper chamber to defy Mr. Trump more freely.
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"The conditional sanctions announced today will be viewed by Turkey as a tepid response and will embolden Erdogan even more," Graham said, adding Congress will pass severe sanctions with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
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According to attendees, the officials, including Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, and Mark T. Esper, the secretary of defense, cautioned them against questioning the president's judgment on Iran, arguing it could embolden the Iranians.
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The other is that if the evidence falls short, Democrats have no escape route other than to wage a losing impeachment battle or back down, either of which will embolden Trump and demoralize Democratic voters.
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"An absence of international resolve to take concrete action may embolden the attackers and indeed put the world's energy security at greater risk," he told the Oil & Money conference in London in rare political comments.
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Obviously all bets are off were the President to win reelection, as that would further embolden him to run roughshod over the rule of law (and send many a frustrated civil servant into early retirement).
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The letter, signed by all of the House Democratic leadership, says that decertification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) could "embolden" Iran and compromise the international effort to contain the country's nuclear development.
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Some critics of the administration say that allowing the attacks on the Saudi oil facilities and the oil tankers to go unchallenged by the United States military and its allies will embolden strikes by Iran.
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Under Pai, net neutrality protections are not expected to remain in place; he once warned it would embolden authoritarian regimes to interfere with their citizens' internet, so it's safe to say he is Not A Fan.
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For Congress, gaining heavyweight states such as Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh could embolden its leader Rahul Gandhi, — the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi — to form a coalition with other opposition groups for the 2019 polls.
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Any perverse entertainment value of his presidency has waned, particularly as his actions and those of his administration erode faith in American institutions and embolden some of the darkest actors in our society, including white supremacists.
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Their reasoning: Any edits or changes to the article itself would suggest CNN had done something wrong, which would only embolden its army of enemies, many of whom believe the network is hopelessly biased against Trump.
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" According to the Post, citing anonymous aides, "Trump has wanted to attack George Conway on Twitter before but has been talked out of it by aides, who argued it would embolden [George] and cause unnecessary drama.
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Some thought he should have quit for the good of the museum while others believed that stepping down would embolden protesters to call for more resignations of board members with ties to other unsavory business investments.
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Jungmeyer said he worried that reducing the number of customs officers could embolden drug smugglers, who send the vast majority of hard drugs directly through ports of entry rather than between them, as Trump has claimed.
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The best way to understand Trump's interview Wednesday with The New York Times is to realize that his purpose is to embolden America's enemies by suggesting the country is so weak that they can challenge it.
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If Mr Cameron is seen to have been too successful his renegotiation could embolden Eurosceptics (like the Danish People's Party and Alternative für Deutschland), agitating for their governments to put on a similar display of brinksmanship.
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Not only would an "out" vote change and complicate the dynamics of European reform, recent polls indicate it would embolden the Scottish separatist movement, potentially leading to a radical change in the constitution of Britain itself.
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The Washington Post reporting comes on the heels of news that the FBI launched an unprecedented counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump posed a threat to national security -- a news story that will only embolden Putin further.
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Though the agreement was marketed in part as a way to embolden moderate voices within Tehran, the story suggests that it was part of a broader effort to refocus American foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Last but not least, Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty of the Golan Heights, the territory Israel conquered from Syria during the 1967 war, may well embolden the Israeli government to annex parts of the West Bank.
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But some White House advisers now worry that the US stock market downturn -- and Trump's anxiety over its impact on his re-election chances -- could embolden the Chinese and make them less willing to make concessions.
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But the outcome could embolden progressive challengers and signal how widely this fall's crop of Democrats will include moderate and conservative lawmakers - a group that has shrunk dramatically since Democrats lost their House majority in 2010.
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In short the Empire has struck back — the lesson of Huelskamp is that it will make Freedom Caucus members take note not embolden them and that would make the House under a Republican majority more runnable.
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Feeding bears to foster dog-bear interaction isn't just dangerous for dogs; it's also dangerous for bears — it can discourage them from hunting and embolden them to seek food in human communities where they'll be shot.
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The Jordanian government has warned the move would embolden extremists in the region, while the Palestinians have said they would withdraw their recognition of Israel, effectively killing any hope for peace talks between the two parties.
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Saudi Arabia sees the Iran nuclear deal as something that will only embolden Tehran and, perhaps more importantly, interpreted its signing as proof that Washington was looking beyond Riyadh to position itself in the Middle East.
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D.C. candidates to run, said the ouster of the renegade group's former members would embolden Democrats to pass legislation that may once have given them pause, for fear of pushing the I.D.C. back toward the Republicans.
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Polls like this one will only embolden Trump and his supporters to make the case that if Democrats win in 2020 they will move to abolish ICE, institute single-payer health insurance and bust the budget.
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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said at a press conference Wednesday that Trump's comments responding to the Charlottesville, Va., white supremacist rally could embolden people to attack journalists, according to Reuters.
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Some members of Congress and experts on right-wing nationalist movements say the singular focus on Islamic terrorism could both hamper efforts to deal with acts of domestic terrorism and embolden right-wing and antigovernment extremists.
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Garnett's early success with the Minnesota Timberwolves helped embolden Bryant to make the same leap out of high school the following year, and he soon emerged as one of the league's most dominant — and popular — figures.
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Collin PetersonCollin Clark PetersonGabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump House GOP vows to use impeachment to cut into Democratic majority Gabbard under fire for 'present' vote on impeachment MORE (D-Minn.) voted no, while Rep.
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He told me that the story would embolden Hamas and Hezbollah in the Middle East, harden Iran's negotiating stance in international nuclear talks, and make China and Russia even more unwilling to threaten sanctions against Iran.
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He told me that the story would embolden Hamas and Hezbollah in the Middle East, harden Iran's negotiating stance in international nuclear talks, and make China and Russia even more unwilling to threaten sanctions against Iran.
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Collin PetersonCollin Clark PetersonGabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump House GOP vows to use impeachment to cut into Democratic majority Gabbard under fire for 'present' vote on impeachment MORE (Minn.) and Jefferson Van Drew (N.
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Pramila JayapalPramila JayapalDemocrats worry impeachment acquittal will embolden Trump Jayapal criticizes Indian official for refusing to meet her: It's 'a sign of weakness' Gabbard under fire for 'present' vote on impeachment MORE (D-Wash.) told MSNBC.
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HSBC warned in a note to clients after the U.S. election that a global surge in anti-establishment feeling — exemplified by the U.K. referendum and the U.S. presidential election — could embolden populist views already widespread in Italy.
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The decision could embolden members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to vote against Zuma and puts him in a precarious position as he struggles to fend off opposition accusations of corruption and mismanaging the economy.
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CHUCK SCHUMER (D), NEW YORK: It was implemented in a way that created chaos and confusion across the country and it will only serve to embolden and inspire those around the globe who will do us harm.
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After his return two weeks later, my colleague Julia Alexander spoke to some streamers and pointed out that the short length of his ban was a slap on the wrist, something that might embolden other bad actors.
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" NetChoice, an e-commerce association that also includes major tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, said the bill would turn the internet into "a hub of extremism," and "embolden extreme political movements, such as the KKK.
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High oil prices "embolden junior classes to fight harder, meaning possibly fewer agreements, and hence more need for a court process to resolve the issues," said Patrick Hughes, a Denver-based bankruptcy lawyer at Haynes and Boone.
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Some are worried it could embolden the entrenched elite in Iraqi Kurdistan, which has long been plagued by political disunity and where Barzani has been a powerful force for more than two decades and president since 2005.
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On Monday, the rand had rallied to 13.1125 after the parliamentary speaker said she would allow a secret vote, with markets betting it could embolden members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to vote against Zuma.
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His victory could embolden Orban to put more muscle into a Central European alliance against EU migration policies, working with other right-wing nationalists in Poland and Austria, and further expose cracks in the 28-nation bloc.
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"If one of the biggest emitters doesn't wish to take advantage of that flexibility and stay part of the solution, I bet it will only embolden those who want to reach for more punitive approaches," he said.
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Turkey fears the Syrian Kurds carving out a self-governing territory analogous to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, a move that might embolden Turkey's own large Kurdish minority to try to forge a similar territory inside its borders.
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Ankara fears advances by Kurdish fighters as Islamic State is pushed out are aimed at establishing a Kurdish enclave along Syria's northern border, a move which could embolden a three-decade-long Kurdish insurgency on Turkish soil.
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Some Republican hawks accused Bush of not being tough enough: when the Soviet Union fell he refused to celebrate the West's historic triumph, worrying that gloating could embolden hardliners in Russia and reverse the tide of change.
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Such failed policy positions embolden South Sudan's political and military elites to tighten their grip on power, while using the country's valuable national resources to protect themselves from domestic and international pressure to seek genuine political reform.
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Opponents have said the amended law will embolden gun owners to shoot first, citing the 2012 death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in the Orlando area, which spurred national protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Still, some non-proliferation experts fear the decision could trigger a succession of events that weaken the deal, embolden critics in the US and hardliners in Iran who always opposed it, and lead to its eventual collapse.
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"If the party is dissolved, its support bases will likely just shift to proxy parties," Thitinan said, adding that legal moves against the Thaksin camp could even embolden voters if they see them as unfair political persecution.
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A more hopeful and prosperous future for citizens across Africa, as well as the long-term security of the United States, will depend on these private sector commitments to embolden democratic voices and advance sustainable social change.
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Trump has already signaled that he'll be increasing funding for law enforcement, an infusion of cash that would either discourage police departments from resorting to forfeiture or one that could simply embolden them to pursue even more.
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An infusion of money into media, grassroots mobilization, lobbying and policy analysis into the domestic debate on free trade could embolden Republican candidates in the November congressional elections to part ways with the president on the issue.
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The victory could embolden Orban to put more muscle into a Central European alliance against EU migration policies, working with other right-wing nationalists in Poland and Austria, and further expose cracks in the 28-nation bloc.
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And advocacy groups like the Committee to Protect Journalists were moved to point out that such words, issued from the presidential pulpit, can embolden dictators who are more empowered than Mr. Trump to shape or censor coverage.
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He added that Mr. Basuki's defeat would embolden hard-line Islamic groups to further pressure the Jakarta and national governments to put in place an ultraconservative agenda, including instituting Islamic law and banning the sale of alcohol.
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If the Court sides with the President, it will embolden Republicans as he gears up for the presidential election and represent a striking blow to his critics who are trying on several fronts to obtain the documents.
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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese popularly known as "Ahok", was jailed on May 9 for a longer-than-expected term in a ruling that critics fear will embolden hardline Islamist forces to challenge secularism in Indonesia.
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Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp warned Bill Maher to not use the term climate change "denier," saying it could embolden figures like talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who earlier this week called Hurricane Irma a climate change ploy.
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Market watchers said the departure of economic adviser Gary Cohn, a former Wall Street banker, would embolden protectionist forces in the U.S. administration as U.S. President Donald Trump tries to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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These inane scenarios plague today's institutions of higher learning as helicopter administrators fail to provide venues for the free exchange of ideas and embolden violent agitators who run roughshod over the First Amendment freedoms of conservative students.
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Analysts say that another strong showing for the Greens on Sunday could reverberate all the way to Berlin and embolden one of her reluctant partners to bolt, causing the collapse of Ms. Merkel's government and her downfall.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Voters in London are expected to punish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party at local government elections this week which could embolden critics of her Brexit strategy, but are not expected to trigger her downfall.
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Significantly, Trump has also not articulated what he would do if his policies were to destabilize Tehran, which has been at odds with Washington since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, or if U.S. pressure were to embolden hardliners.
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Environmentalists have warned that Bolsonaro's strong remarks calling for the development of the Amazon and criticizing the country's environmental enforcement agency Ibama for handing out too many fines would embolden loggers and ranchers seeking to profit from deforestation.
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's demand on Monday to hold a new Scottish independence referendum in late 2018 or early 2019, once the terms of Britain's exit from the European Union are clearer, may help embolden Catalan campaigners.
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However, in the event that the DOJ wins the case, it would embolden its antitrust chief Makan Delrahim to pursue a tougher line on mergers and acquisitions, likely by forcing companies to sell off assets, the Times wrote.
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" Not only would that spur more dangerous actions by Russia, Power said, it would embolden "other rule-breakers like Iran and North Korea, which are constantly testing how far they can move the line without triggering a response.
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Multiple Democratic members and aides over the past several days have told CNN that this stonewalling by the White House could end up bolstering their case for impeachment, and embolden Democrats' charges that the President is obstructing proceedings.
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If the United States alters its behavior based on the Russian recent aggressive intercepts, it may embolden the Chinese to act in a similar confrontational matter, hoping to keep American reconnaissance flights from operating close to their coast.
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But Ankara fears that, if Kurdish militia create an unbroken swathe of territory, it could embolden the Kurdish militant PKK group which has fought a three-decade-long insurgency on Turkish soil to demand autonomy in Turkey's southeast.
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Washington (CNN)In a move that will likely embolden President Donald Trump's claims that social media companies are biased against him and his supporters, Twitter suspended an account Tuesday evening that the President had retweeted just hours earlier.
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Dozens of human rights groups, which are encouraging people to boycott the ballot, have warned that approval would embolden further attempts to chip away at the rights of minority groups and push Romania onto a populist, authoritarian track.
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While the Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on 17 Saudis for their role in Khashoggi's killing, many lawmakers think the United States should take a tougher stance, and the CIA's findings are likely to embolden that view.
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Turkey wants to stop Kurdish forces gaining control of a continuous stretch of Syrian territory on its frontier, which it fears could embolden the Kurdish militant group PKK, which has waged a three-decade insurgency on Turkish soil.
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S. voice within the 28-nation bloc, as a result of the "Brexit" referendum, threatens to weaken Washington's influence in European policymaking and embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin to further challenge the West, analysts and former diplomats say.
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" Sean Vitka, policy counsel with civil liberties group Demand Progress, told The Hill he hopes the letter will "embolden people who are rightfully concerned about the possible restart of a program that spies on ... millions of innocent people.
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"Expressly affirming appointees' authority to issue final determinations may embolden future senior officials and increase the chances -- under any administration -- that final FOIA determinations are unnecessarily delayed or driven by political considerations rather than the law," they wrote.
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Even before Jessica Leeds alleged last week that Donald Trump touched her inappropriately during a flight in 22015, many frequent fliers had concluded that increasingly cramped planes with fewer flight attendants walking the aisle seem to embolden gropers.
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Bill Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, also testified that the US withholding aid and signaling less support for Ukraine could further embolden Russia to take more aggressive military action and contribute to further destabilization of the region.
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"Expressly affirming appointees' authority to issue final determinations may embolden future senior officials and increase the chances — under any administration — that final FOIA determinations are unnecessarily delayed or driven by political considerations rather than the law," they wrote.
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If the listing goes smoothly, it could embolden the government to press on with other big asset sales, such as the more lucrative but politically trickier sale of airports operator ADP and a stake in power group Engie .
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If that approach works, it would probably embolden other moderate Democrats to go their own way in deep-red areas, and perhaps encourage candidates across the board to distance themselves from Ms. Pelosi as a partisan lightning rod.
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The attacks in the Gulf of Oman this past week, in which two tankers were crippled, embolden the hard-liners in Washington and Tehran, each able to argue their longtime adversary is itching for war, our reporters explain.
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Mr. Trump's move could embolden hard-line forces in Iran, raising the threat of Iranian retaliation against Israel or the United States, fueling an arms race in the Middle East and fanning sectarian conflicts from Syria to Yemen.
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The unstated one was to thwart the prospect of Kurdish autonomy inside Syria, which would embolden Turkey's own Kurdish nationalists (the Kurdistan Workers' Party, from which the YPG stems, has fought an insurgency in Turkey for 35 years).
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But Texas's move could embolden the remaining states to follow suit in refusing to do so — including Georgia, home to the city of Clarkston, which has been dubbed the "Ellis Island of the South," attracting thousands of refugees.
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Several diplomats said they worried that Mr. Trump was trying to discredit a tenet of American democracy — a free press — and in so doing, might embolden despots around the world into further challenges to freedom of the press.
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Rather than cowing Democrats, Mr. Trump's tough talk is more likely to embolden the opposition in ongoing negotiations, particularly since he has now twice suggested he was willing to shutter government agencies if he didn't get his way.
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Violence in Saturday's election, in which President Ashraf Ghani is widely expected to win a second five-year term, could deepen political instability, embolden the Taliban and set back efforts to get stalled peace talks back on track.
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As secretary of state, Pompeo could "embolden those within the Trump administration who seek to further amplify a more assertive posture within the Syrian crisis," The Middle East Institute, a Washington-based research firm, said in a note.
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Maya Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, blasted Tuesday's ruling, saying the court had sent "a terrible message that will likely embolden the government to prosecute more peaceful activists, further chilling free expression in Hong Kong."
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The Chinese leadership is worried Mr. Trump will make its goal of reunification even more difficult to achieve and embolden those in Taiwan who want to pursue greater international recognition and a more formal break with the mainland.
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If Los Angeles teachers can build on those gains, the victory will embolden others to push for more, just as teachers on the rainy picket lines this week draw inspiration from the successful #RedforEd movements around the country.
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The fact that Mexico yielded to Mr. Trump's threat of more tariffs, promising on Friday to take tougher measures to secure its shared border with the United States, could embolden the president further when it comes to China.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Faced with a U.S. retreat from international efforts to tackle climate change, European Union officials are looking to China, fearing a leadership vacuum will embolden those within the bloc seeking to slow the fight against global warming.
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While entry into a gang database alone does not automatically trigger deportation proceedings or incarceration, being identified as a gang member does embolden federal agents to selectively carry out deportation procedures and allows prosecutors to call for sentence enhancements.
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And if Twitter were to suspend POTUS, as Harris suggests, wouldn't that only embolden Silicon Valley's critics (on both sides of the aisle) in their belief that these companies are too powerful and have undue influence on public discourse?
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Mattia Toaldo, Libya expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said the fall of Sirte to Misrata may now embolden them: Haftar to push while Misrata is recovering from Sirte, and for Misrata to resist pressure to compromise.
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This election has already shown that grassroots online communities can be a powerful political force, in the form of largely white men coming together on the internet to collectively embolden each other, on places like Reddit, Twitter, and 4chan.
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Clinton's campaign aides said the speech, which she will deliver in San Diego, would be the start of a persistent assault to portray a potential Trump presidency as a dangerous proposition that would weaken American alliances and embolden enemies.
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But the fact that Shari Redstone has a more secure position on the seven-person trust, which has not previously been reported, could embolden her in efforts to wield more influence at Viacom as it struggles with falling ratings.
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There is also the possibility that America's reliance on paramilitaries throughout Africa and the Middle East will only embolden sectarian divisions within those societies and exacerbate tensions — continuing the downward spiral of instability and the entrenchment of autocratic regimes.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - China's resounding defeat in a legal battle with the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea could embolden other states to file lawsuits if Beijing refuses to compromise on access to the resource-rich region.
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The Obama administration is issuing regulations to reduce leaks, but environmental opposition to fracking, and events like the huge methane plume released at a storage facility in the Porter Ranch neighborhood near Los Angeles, have helped embolden the movement.
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In fact, Trump's tactics will likely embolden hardliners in Tehran, who will see an opportunity to sideline rivals tainted by an association with the U.S. — in which case everything that worries the U.S. about Iran will only get worse.
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They also worked in unison to scuttle scuttle state-level privacy rules in California, falsely claiming that such efforts would only "embolden extremists," harm children, and somehow increase internet popups, according to an analysis by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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At a classified briefing about the agreement, Rubio, a vociferous critic of the Cuban government, argued that it would embolden the country's dictatorial rulers, who, he believed, wanted to ease Cuba's financial difficulties without loosening their grip on power.
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" Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin and a member of the Armed Services Committee, warned that without some sort of retaliatory move, the United States risked "a massive deterrence failure in the region, and it will only embolden Iran.
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Without any real strategy, and with a commander-in-chief declaring his readiness to remove American troops from the battlefield before the war is over, Trump will not only fail to punish Assad, he will embolden the Syrian President.
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Given the treatment of Liu and the government's massive crackdown on lawyers and activists since July 2015, observers say the disappearing pressure over China's rights record could in turn embolden Beijing to turn the screws further on dissident voices.
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" But she argued that federal pushback actually reinforces California's position, and could embolden other states and provinces, by showing the necessity of forging new agreements despite "the failure of national governments to take action on the climate change crisis.
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Were the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Theresa May to lose control of bastions like Westminster or the borough of Wandsworth, it could embolden those opposed to leaving the European Union and renew speculation about a challenge to Mrs.
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Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineUS faces new crisis in Iraq Democrats worry impeachment acquittal will embolden Trump FDA officially raises tobacco buying age to 21 MORE (D-Va.) said the Trump administration should be "demanding justice" following the sentencing.
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Some have argued voting to acquit would embolden future presidents to seek foreign interference in elections, as Democrats allege Trump has done (most Republicans, including me, don't accept that's what happened here, but for arguments sake bear with me).
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At the Pentagon and in national security circles, the lightning series of events has raised a sharp question: Did the Haley-Tillerson-Spicer remarks embolden Mr. Assad to believe that he could get away with the chemical weapons attack?
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In the end though, I will remember him most as the president who betrayed Israel by abstaining from the United Nations resolution that will embolden the Palestinians to continue to reject any and all prospects of peace with Israel.
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"If conservative justices issue a strong dissent, asserting a very strong notion of the presidency, that would certainly embolden Mueller's critics," said Rebecca Roiphe, a former prosecutor who now sits on the faculty of the New York Law School.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. goods trade deficit with China, a focus of the White House's "America First" agenda, shrank to its smallest in five years in March, which could embolden President Donald Trump as he escalates his trade war on Beijing.
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"Just like the Trump administration and the state politicians they embolden, Missouri Governor Parson's inspections process has become just another vehicle to intimidate doctors like me and to push abortion out of reach for patients," she said in a written statement.
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The speaker of parliament, Baleka Mbete, had earlier ruled that the vote - unlike other no-confidence votes Zuma has faced - should be by secret ballot, a decision the opposition hoped would embolden ANC members unhappy with Zuma to vote against him.
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The worries facing 5-Star, coupled with Salvini's surging popularity, are certain to embolden the far-right League as it pursues its anti-immigrant, Italy-first agenda, confident that if the coalition fell apart it would triumph in a snap election.
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The show of military force at the border and the threat of sanctions reflects the depth of concern in Turkey that Monday's referendum could embolden the outlawed Kurdish PKK, which has waged a three-decade insurgency in Turkey's southeast since 1984.
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"The consequences of a ruling against the Hernández family is one to embolden border patrol agents — who are already predisposed to excessive use of force — to believe it's open season on persons at the border," he said in a February interview.
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His victory will embolden Steve Bannon, Mr Trump's erstwhile advisor and campaign architect, who backs Mr Moore and is waging a "season of war" against the Republican establishment by supporting primary challengers to senators he deems disloyal to Mr Trump.
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Forward-looking indicators in the survey suggest the sector won't rebound any time soon and will likely embolden policymakers at the European Central Bank, who last week all but promised to ease policy further as the bloc's growth outlook deteriorates.
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Forward-looking indicators in Thursday's survey suggest manufacturing will not rebound anytime soon and is likely to embolden policymakers at the European Central Bank, who last week all but promised to ease policy further as the bloc's growth outlook deteriorates.
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