They were presumably less pleased when the coup attempt collapsed.
The last attempt collapsed in July 2008, when India insisted on more protection for its farmers against sudden surges in imports than America was willing to accept.
The first attempt collapsed in disarray in March, with opposition from both moderates and conservatives inside the Republican party.
12 Venezuela to Hold Elections Venezuela, two months after a first attempt collapsed, will try again today to hold the biggest vote in its history, an election in which thousands of candidates, from President Hugo Chavez down to state legislators, are competing.
A first attempt collapsed in 2004 amid corruption charges involving a proposed leasing deal with Boeing.
A SELLOUT, ON SECOND ATTEMPT The Rockies sold out all three World Series games at Coors Field on Tuesday, one day after their first attempt collapsed in a computer-system crash caused by people trying to fool the system to hoard tickets.
Two months after a first attempt collapsed in ineptitude and scandal, Venezuela will try again on Sunday to hold the biggest vote in its history, a "mega-election" in which thousands of candidates, from President Hugo Chavez down to state legislators, are competing.
The New York hedge fund, which is one of Yahoo's largest shareholders with 1.7% of outstanding shares, says Mayer has not worked hard enough to find a buyer for Yahoo or to pursue new methods to spin off its lucrative Yahoo Japan and Alibaba holdings after an earlier attempt collapsed because of tax concerns.
The maintenance worker survived the intial beating and managed to stumble into the staff quarters of the hotel after the attack but collapsed despite attempts by staff to help him.
The choreography is a chaotic melange of samey moves that, when something different is attempted, collapse through lack of discipline and style.
