Posts Tagged ‘fight’

Newlywed hero’s 1970 sacrifice honored

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Rose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love.

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For Republicans in Connecticut, Hope and Dread as 2 Fight for Senate

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Linda E. McMahon and Christopher Shays each want the Republican convention’s endorsement for an open Senate seat, but the fight could leave both damaged.

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Falling Limbs: Suits Over Tree Injuries Show New York City’s Aggressive Legal Tactics

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Some strategies, including secret video surveillance of one victim, show a combative approach to the way New York City fights personal injury claims.

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Falling Limbs: Suits Over Tree Injuries Show New York City’s Aggressive Legal Tactics

Panetta curtails F-22 flights after pilot complaints of blackouts

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta ordered the Air Force Tuesday to curtail flights of its F-22 Raptor fighter jet and accelerate the installation of backup oxygen generators in response to pilot complaints of wooziness and fainting spells in the cockpit. Read full article > >

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Obama Gives Rousing Barnard Commencement

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Urged female grads to fight to lead the nation.

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Eight Die in Afghan Violence

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Three NATO troops killed in fighting Saturday.

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Eight Die in Afghan Violence

‘Top Gun’ training for UK pilots

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The Royal Navy pilots learning to fly state-of-the-art US fighter jets

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‘Top Gun’ training for UK pilots

Culture war looms as Israel pledges to end ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

Friday, May 11th, 2012

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically bolstered his ruling coalition this week with a unity deal meant to help him thwart challenges from fringe factions. But Yoel Krois, a man with sidelocks past his shoulders and a record of confronting authorities, says he remains ready for a fight. Read full article > >

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Congo clashes as deadline expires

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Heavy fighting breaks out in eastern DR Congo as a deadline expires for army mutineers loyal to the warlord known as the ‘Terminator’ to surrender.

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Congo clashes as deadline expires

DealBook: A Shock From JPMorgan Is New Fodder for Reformers

Friday, May 11th, 2012

JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss could aid supporters of tighter industry regulation as they fight a last-ditch battle with the banks over new federal rules.

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DealBook: A Shock From JPMorgan Is New Fodder for Reformers

Two Sudans Brace for a War Both Thought Was Over

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Years of fighting were supposed to end when South Sudan won its independence from Sudan last July, but instead both countries are once again mobilizing for war.

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Two Sudans Brace for a War Both Thought Was Over

U-turn over fighter plane choice

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The government has changed its mind over the type of fighter planes it is ordering for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers.

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Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan rematch is canceled after Peterson is denied license in light of failed drug test

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was called off after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday night declined to issue Peterson a license to fight in the state in the wake of his positive test for a banned substance . Read full article > >

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VIDEO: Inside Syria’s ‘ghost town’

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The BBC’s Lyse Doucet has travelled with UN observers to the devastated city of Homs, which has been at the centre of the heaviest fighting since the uprising began in Syria 14 months ago.

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Nationals vs. Phillies: Jayson Werth homers to spark 7-1 rout for Washington

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Saturday afternoon, over nine resounding innings, the Washington Nationals made clear they have finished chasing the Philadelphia Phillies . For years, the Nationals played doormat as the Phillies captured pennants. Their meetings felt “like going to a gunfight with a knife,” General Manager Mike Rizzo said. Not anymore, not after the thorough, 7-1 thumping the Nationals delivered at Nationals Park before 39,496, a mixed crowd that, by the end, had been drained of its Philadelphia influence. Read full article > >

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