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Two months later, he assailed George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism," declaring, "Compassion means reserving the surplus until we save Social Security first ...
Media fragmentation is the marketing concept that there can be too many outlets for a successful sales campaign: customers are assailed by so many appeals for their business that the campaign backfires.
The NRA assailed the ban, and promised to seek relief in Congress and the courts.
The WP lead says that Gates was "assailed" at the hearings, for suppressing competition, by some of the business rivals he appeared with, as well as by some senators.
The truce was shattered when Bush ran an ad that assailed McCain's proposed tax plan.