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• n  a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
• n  a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

• Hagel, who I guessed wouldn't accept and didn't know his name was on the list, was a nonstarter because he had a zero rating from the League of Conservation Voters.
• Jawad al-Malaki, a Shi'ite committee member and adviser to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, calls the Sunni approach a nonstarter, warning that it could lead to a new dictatorship.
• The obvious solution price cuts to jump-start sales is a nonstarter since this would, the Champenois insist, undermine their product's luxury (read expensive) image.

• failure
• loser
• unsuccessful person

• achiever

News & Articles

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• Immigration
  While the Senate is poised to pass sweeping immigration reform Thursday afternoon, top Republicans in the House are calling the Senate bill a nonstarter.
  June 27, 2013 - CNN
• GOP House leader calls Senate immigration bill a 'pipe dream'
  While the Senate is poised to pass sweeping immigration reform Thursday afternoon, top Republicans in the House are calling the Senate bill a nonstarter.
  June 27, 2013 - CNN
• Top House Republican calls Senate immigration bill a 'pipe dream'
  Washington (CNN) - While the Senate is poised to pass sweeping immigration reform Thursday afternoon, top Republicans in the House are calling the Senate bill a nonstarter. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday reiterated his position that the House would not vote on the Senate immigration bill.
  June 27, 2013 - CNN Political Ticker

Quotes

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• Dan Bartlett in New York Times
  It would unnecessarily handcuff our generals on the ground, and it's safe to say it'sa nonstarter for the president,said Dan Bartlett, a senior White House adviser, speaking to reporters as he traveled with Mr. Bush to Latin America.
• Bill Nelson in San Jose Mercury News
  Remember what the goal was,Nelson said. "The goal is to stabilize Iraq. I felt like that that was a nonstarter for them to say that I should ignore the (Iraq Study Group) report."
• Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem Post
  To stop all construction - Jewish construction in Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem - is totally, totally a nonstarter,said Netanyahu.