The threat that many Republicans perceive with an aggressive attack on Sotomayor is that they would simply aggravate these negative trends and lose anyway, given Democratic control of Congress and her credentials.
The Bernanke Fed has been characterized by an aggressive attack on Treasury yields through all possible means: zero-bound interest rates with a pledge to keep them at record-lows for years to come, purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities through several programs of quantitative easing (QE), and a maturity extension program dubbed Operation Twist that should push longer-term rates even lower.
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Meanwhile, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, meanwhile, has used his Easter message later to attack "aggressive secularism".
The males can be very aggressive and have been known to attack deer, dogs, sheep and even humans if they are disturbed.
Though some in Labour's ranks are agitating for a more aggressive approach, the prevailing line of attack against the government appears to be less about welfare reform in principle and more about whether or not the measures are being implemented intelligently, fairly or competently.
His choice of aggressive treatments helped him survive until a heart attack claimed him on an aircraft ferrying him from one climate meeting to the next.
So the Yankees remain a team that draws walks and hits home runs, but the aggressive, speedy element that has balanced that attack in recent years is missing.
More moderate politicians, such as India's foreign minister, Jaswant Singh, have suggested a less aggressive posture: a capability to respond to a nuclear attack, along with a promise that India would not itself be the first to use nuclear weapons.
And even when on the attack, the Scalpel didn't come off as aggressive.
Ms. EVELYN ZEBRO: I'd like him to, maybe if anything, without being an attack dog like John McCain, maybe be a little bit more aggressive.
"A cat can withdraw, stop eating, develop a medical problem, deviate from normal cat habits -- urinate or defecate outside of box, become destructive, anorexic, aggressive, " says cat therapist Carole Wilbourn, adding that a very anxious cat could even attack the baby or other family members.
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