But the turnaround in this case would appear to show that international anger has done some good.
The apparent collapse of Manafort's cooperation agreement is the latest stunning turnaround in his case, exposing the longtime Republican consultant to at least a decade behind bars after he pleaded guilty in September to charges of cheating the Internal Revenue Service, violating foreign-lobbying laws and attempting to obstruct justice.
The turnaround in her case, from imminent deportation to possible resettlement in a third country, has largely been credited to a social media campaign that the young woman and some of her friends launched largely on Twitter.
Alternative strategies such as large F2 crosses, RI mapping experiments with larger mapping panels [18], [21] especially in conjunction with transcriptome-QTL and genetic correlation approaches [22], [23], RIX crosses, [24] or construction of congenics [25], offer more rapid turnaround and, except perhaps in the case of the RIX, much simpler analysis procedures.
The news represents a significant turnaround in a case that has been plagued by charges of apathy and jury tampering.
But if China pursues the lesser charges, it will be an important turnaround in a case that has strained Australia's relations with China for two weeks.
The indictment of the former prosecutor and one of his star witnesses marked a dramatic turnaround in a case once hailed by President Bush and John Ashcroft, his first attorney general, as a major breakthrough against terrorism plotted on American soil.
Add to these figures separate evidence from falling unemployment claims, and the case for a turnaround in the gloomy jobs market seems increasingly robust.Still, it is too early for Mr Bush's team to relax.
"I think there's been a real turnaround with the State Liquor Authority," said Barry Mallin, the lawyer who represented local groups in the case.
