Last month, ETA appeared to suffer a further setback when the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), which advocates independence from Spain through peaceful means, won 33 seats in the 75-member parliament in Basque regional elections.

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But a posting to Northern Ireland saw him suffer a setback.

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And the prime minister desperately needs to avoid a rout if his leadership is not to suffer yet another setback.

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When you do suffer a setback, take some time to understand why it happened and how it may be prevented in the future.

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Indeed, Voinovich could suffer a setback if a ballot initiative on his administration's plan to fund schools by raising the state sales tax by one cent is defeated May 5.

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