And Mr. Obama not only is not deterring our enemies, he is legitimating, enriching and emboldening them.

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Earlier in the day, No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast stunned second-seeded Georgetown, perhaps emboldening the Sun Belt champions.

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"I think what we've seen in the past is that Tunisia had the effect of emboldening the opposition in Egypt, " he said.

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Sunday's result is an important endorsement of Mr. Hollande, emboldening the French Left's best chance of winning a presidential election in 24 years.

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Fourth, they have signaled great competitive weakness emboldening deep-pocketed emerging competitors, Google-YouTube, Amazon, WalMart and others, to exploit the Netflix-created business opportunity.

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Panelists hearing the cases were notorious for their lack of baseball knowledge, emboldening agents and team officials to try duping them with misleading stats.

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In other words, America's presence in Iraq has succeeded in emboldening Syria's would-be reformers, more because it is seen as a threat than as a promise.

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Two initial British attempts failed to rescue Lucknow, only emboldening more Indian soldiers and landowners to revolt until 30, 000 rebels, by some estimates, bombarded the Residency with artillery fire.

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Tough environmental regulations and the anticipated widening in 2014 of the Panama Canal are emboldening competitors, particularly across the entire southern tier of the country , most notably in Houston.

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