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• “Lesson to be learned: Activists on the left are much more interested in exacerbating their differences to the point of sectarian bickering than in uniting their efforts to accomplish even one thing they can mostly agree on, which leads to the prominence of rightwing maniacs that no one agrees with but that at least present a unified front of crazy instead of 37 different flavors of it.”

  Progressive activists tussle over Islam and homophobia - Boing Boing

• “Bob McDonnell, citing the rising influence of the Christian right in exacerbating “discrimination” against gays and women.”

  Think Progress » Stimulus Hypocrite Gov. Bob McDonnell Now Wants The Federal Government To Give Virginia More Money

• “Many of his supporters had a hand in exacerbating our credit crisis problems.”

  A Republican Among Democrats - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

• “I think some of it had to do with the post 9/11 moment and some of it was due to their complicity in exacerbating the permanent campaign culture.”

  McClellan on McClellan - Swampland - TIME.com

• “Though nature played a part, human action played a key role in exacerbating this disaster.”

  Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: January 2006 Archives

• “Church leaders blamed feminism for 'exacerbating' problems within marriage and described same-sex unions as an 'eclipse of God'.”

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• “A clear lack of guidance on the part of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration, added to mixed signals on whether China should be regarded as an ally or a friend amid efforts to lower tensions in the Taiwan Strait, are exacerbating the situation.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Taiwan Is Losing the Spying Game

• “By S&P's own explanation, it was the political "brinksmanship" of the recent debt-ceiling debacle that informed their decision to downgrade the United States' credit rating, a decision that has had an exacerbating effect on an already vulnerable global economy.”

  The Huffington Post: James Peterson: Tea Party Tar Babies

• “The big question for U.S. banks: How will they fare with weak economic growth exacerbating problems such as falling house prices and weak loan demand?”

  The Wall Street Journal: Bank Woes Take Center Stage

• “Many locals say the length of the downturn and the wobbly recovery is exacerbating the disconnect.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Soft Economy Lingers in Obama Vacation Spot

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