Word: blows
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...verdict, the first against the Mafia as a criminal enterprise, was the most damaging blow to La Cosa Nostra struck by the Justice Department in its highly successful crusade to disorganize organized crime. "The Mob," exulted Chertoff, "has been decapitated...
...coincidence that Moscow's smiling offensive comes at a time when U.S. interests in the region are taking a beating. The collapse of the ANZUS treaty in August, after New Zealand's refusal to permit any nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships in its waters, was the most serious blow to any U.S. alliance in 20 years. Antinuclear activism, spurred in part by continued French nuclear testing in Mururoa, has spread through the South Pacific. According to Harry Gelman, a political analyst at the Rand Corp., the Soviets hope to benefit "by identifying the United States in Asian eyes with...
...have to come out and play really hard," senior Jodi Cassell said. "We can't blow the first sets and expect to do well...
Newspaper executives have traditionally supported U.P.I. as the main source of competition for the Associated Press, the nation's No. 1 wire service. But a few more major customer defections could deal the final blow to the struggling runner...
...Blankemeier, 31, a regional sales manager for ITT in Oak Brook, Ill. Blankemeier moved 70% of his portfolio into mutual stock funds after taking a mild beating on several of his own stock picks. Says he: "Half the time, I'd do O.K., and half the time I'd blow it. I'd rather have someone invest for me who has the time and the expertise...