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The Ottoman Empire was weakening, however, and in 1821, the peoples of the Greek mainland achieved nationhood for the first time.
A fine is unconstitutional, and censure would weaken the presidency without weakening Clinton.
A WSJ editorial takes its cue from the standoff, using it to decry the weakening of the U.S. military.
If the president mortgages our future by weakening defense, the price of land will fall.
Given the need to pay such high rates on its debt, the government needed to borrow even more, further weakening confidence and pushing the rates still higher.