And while the government worked to influence theological debates, its failures in other fields – rendition, torture, detention without charge – undermined the legitimacy and trust which might have enabled it to play a genuine role in such discussions.
The inscription, one Albanian political party charged, "undermines the Albanian national identity and represents usurpation of Mother Teresa's origin".
"There is a danger the charge undermines the principle of sentencing that punishment is determined and then adjusted to reflect the individual circumstances".
In the race to define the Democratic nominee, the Kerry campaign faces challenges that Mr. Dukakis never did: an incredibly complex world of Web sites, e-mail, talk radio and 24-hour cable shows that gives the opposition any number of outlets, at any time of the day, to move an argument or make a charge, undermine a strength or highlight a weakness.
He argued that Kelley's charge was undermined by another Prairie View officer who didn't report hearing the trooper wonder how to charge Bland.
With Alonso's 2012 title charge ultimately undermined by a slow start to the season and a lack of qualifying pace throughout the year, Domenicali hopes things will be different this time around.
The Guardian leads with David Cameron's claims yesterday that families will face a £3,000 tax rise if Labour are elected, with the newspaper saying the charge was "undermined" by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
This charge seriously undermined Beloteau's testimony and Le Gris' defence.
Today: Former first lady of the Ivory Coast denies charges of undermining state security, two Thai nationals jailed on charges of "insulting the monarch" in theater performance, district of Sierra Leone's capital under lockdown because of spike in new Ebola cases, and North Korea bans foreign tourists from participating in annual marathon.
