• Ethiopia has given support to the opposition Alliance of Eritrean National Forces (AENF), now based in Ethiopia.

    BBC: Ethiopia's war strategy

  • He is not eligible to stand again, but, given the weak and fragmented state of the opposition, whoever Frelimo chooses to succeed him is almost certain to win the next presidential election in 2014.

    BBC: Mozambique: From Marxism to market

  • It is unclear how many civilians remain in Qusayr and whether the figure given by opposition activists is accurate.

    WSJ: Syrian Forces Push to Retake Rebel Stronghold

  • Independent International Commission of Inquiry for Syria, said the notion isn't surprising, given the infiltration of foreign fighters into the Syrian opposition.

    CNN: Turkish PM calls Israel's Syria strikes 'unacceptable'

  • The opinion poll, conducted between April 28 and May 2 in Peninsular Malaysia, which accounts for about three-quarters of the parliamentary seats, show 42% of 1, 600 respondents believed the opposition should be given a chance to govern, while 41% said the ruling coalition should continue.

    WSJ: Malaysians Turn Out in Record Numbers in Tight, Historic Election

  • Still, given the numerical and procedural odds against it, the opposition will struggle to make headway.

    ECONOMIST: A far cry from real representation

  • Dennis Gusick, who owns a distribution business that serves automotive customers, said he voted for Mr. Romney despite the former governor's opposition to the federal aid given to General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC.

    WSJ: Romney Wins in Michigan, Arizona

  • That second effort now looks like a diplomatic blunder, given Russian and the implacable French opposition.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Get on with it

  • Members of Dublin city council voted unanimously to confer the honour, which is also being given to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize while living under house arrest.

    BBC: News | Entertainment | Capital honour for U2

  • Former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a onetime rival of Mahathir who once bolted UMNO but has since returned to the ruling camp, has been given the task of winning back Kelantan, currently ruled by the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia.

    CNN: PARTY ON THE MOVE

  • "Given Harbinger's opposition to the deal, it's quite possible it will fail, " Robson said.

    FORBES: Cleveland-Cliffs' Buyout Tiff

  • Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was hesitant to accept causes given for the death last week of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and rejected claims of any government role.

    NPR: Cause of Bhutto's Death Uncertain, Musharraf Says

  • Minister for Economy and Transport Ieuan Wyn Jones AM criticised the opposition for electioneering given their manifesto pledge to ringfence spending on the Welsh NHS, which would in turn result in a reduction to his departmental budget.

    BBC: Welsh Conservatives debate on the economy

  • The largest opposition party, the Ivorian Popular Front, was given four posts but then walked out complaining that these were not enough.

    ECONOMIST: C?te d��Ivoire

  • But actually we did, you know, drop votes from even our '97 performance, anybody who imagines that we've got a God-given right to be the principal party of opposition isn't looking at history.

    BBC: News | BREAKFAST WITH FROST | STEVEN NORRIS CONSERVATIVE VICE CHAIRMAN

  • Former Tory local government minister Bob Neill told the BBC's Daily Politics that it would be "very tough" for the Conservatives to defend all the seats they won four years ago and, given Labour's lead in the national opinion polls, the opposition was expected to do "very well".

    BBC: Local elections 2013: Cameron attacks council 'waste'

  • The bill was given its third reading in the Commons, but is expected to face strong opposition in the Lords.

    BBC: Lib Dems reject 'secret courts' plan at spring conference

  • All 32 opinion polls since the election was called on January 18th have given the government a lead of between seven and ten points over the Social Democrat-led opposition.

    ECONOMIST: The centre-right heads for victory in next week's election

  • Given his opposition to same-sex marriage and the pressure an openly gay staffer faced from conservatives, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be hard-pressed to get similar support from the gay and lesbian community.

    CNN: Obama tries to reset with gay community

  • He was happy to once again admit New Labour probably went too far in trying to handle, and manipulate the media when in opposition - but that, he suggested, was because they had given Labour such an appalling time in the past.

    BBC: Analysis

  • George Soros has given money to the Super PAC American Bridge, which produces opposition research for liberal candidates.

    NEWYORKER: Schmooze or Lose

  • Mr Tsvangirai is threatening to take his opposition to the streets, but, given the rows in his party, he may struggle to muster enough supporters to avoid being crushed by the country's powerful security forces.

    ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe's downward spiral

  • Given what you've said about not wanting to arm the opposition at this point, is that not a proposal that you guys would consider?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

  • Putin's allies - many of them rich businessmen, colleagues from when he worked as a city adviser in St Petersburg and fellow KGB veterans - have given no hint of transferring their support to anyone else and the opposition remains divided.

    MSN: At nearly 60, is Russia's Putin losing his macho image?

  • Reagan's achievements are even more impressive given that most of his programs faced serious opposition every step of the way.

    FORBES: Magnificent Man

  • Although America's Congress has passed an Iraq Liberation Act, which would authorise it, the United States has not yet given any military training to Iraqi opposition groups in exile.

    ECONOMIST: Dealing with Iraq

  • Kerry was asked to explain why, given his opposition to same-sex marriage, he voted against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which withheld federal recognition of gay and lesbian marriages.

    CNN: Dems spar -- gently -- over electability, gay marriage, Iraq

  • But China is likely to be cautious in granting Cathay additional flights given opposition from home carriers including Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines as the fragmented Chinese airline industry consolidates.

    CNN: Cathay Pacific returns to China

  • But it will be interesting to see whether the motion is waved through by the opposition parties, or whether any of Mr Trench's questions are given a public airing.

    BBC: The new CG and some raised eyebrows

  • Given that both London and Dublin, in the shape of Theresa Villiers and Enda Kenny, have made plain their opposition to a 'border poll' any time soon, the question remains rather academic.

    BBC: Dual mandate on Irish unity

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