Both Mr Geithner and the White House deny the rumours, but the constant battle with a stonewalling opposition has surely taken a toll.

而无论是盖特纳本人还是白宫均否认了该谣言，但是不断与反对意见的斗争想必确实带来了一定的损害。

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Divisions inside his own party and the constant opposition to the agreement of Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, have weakened him.

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He had no better luck in Florida, meeting constant opposition from municipalities to his phone tower projects--with the result that he never built anything or earned a penny.

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