Word: assaults
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...might think that what remains unfinished for the New England Division I Player of the Year is his assault on Harvard's all-time rushing record...
...Iranian and Iraqi mischief making. Iran, which is said to support the P.U.K. clandestinely, has been sending small units into the area for months under the pretext that they were subduing Iranian Kurds. On Aug. 17, the P.U.K., with military hardware allegedly supplied by Iran, began a serious assault on the K.D.P. Iranian forces joined the action by shelling K.D.P. positions from Iranian bases...
...Connecticut Avenue any weekday after 5 p.m., when the Piedmont winds are racing through the marshes and lobbyists have dispersed their Benjamin Franklins to the elected officials who call this marbled burg home, and you're likely to have to face off some Pellegrino-bloated Republican freshperson, waving an assault weapon or, worse, a bill to bring those hand cannons back to every suburbanite with a dandelion-free lawn to defend. Which is when you have to talk fast or else prepare to exit feet first, and just hope it doesn't take the undertaker too long to scrape...
...troops attacked and disarmed a Russian convoy near the Chechen capital Grozny, reportedly without inflicting a single casualty. Russian commanders demanded a return of the weapons, threatening to cut off talks and end their withdrawal. The rebels said the arms will be returned, but their point was made. The assault was yet another example of the embarrassment the determined Chechen troops have been able to inflict on the dispirited Russian forces. The attack may delay the mutual withdrawal from Grozny scheduled to begin Tuesday. It may also remind Russian commanders that their fortunes in Chechnya don't look good. -->