It's what vice president Spiro Agnew used to call the nattering nabobs of negativism.

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But Microsoft is surrounded by naysayers wringing their hands over the Justice Department's negativism.

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At that point, nattering nabobs of scientific negativism will no longer be given the time of day.

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Much current negativism stems from imbalances in national accounts, namely the huge U.S. importation of capital and goods.

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There is simply too much "negativism" here, says Ms. Barry, co-owner of the Wharf Shop, a toy and gift store on Main Street.

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Alas, the approval process, testy enough in Seoul, comes as the U.S. is going through one of its periodic bouts of negativism and nativism.

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Bloomberg and CNBC also stand as nabobs of negativism.

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So, are you a nattering nabob of negativism?

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