Word: blows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crowning blow came in the fall of 1988, when Shearson lost the $25 billion buyout battle for RJR Nabisco, the largest takeover fight in history. Wall Street insiders contend that Cohen -- whose firm had advised F. Ross ( Johnson, then the head of RJR, in his original bid for the company -- stumbled badly by assuming that takeover specialist Henry Kravis would stay out of the running for RJR. Kravis surprised Cohen with a higher bid and eventually outmaneuvered the Shearson executive...
...Captains of more than 50 merchant ships from Caspian Sea oil refineries blockaded Baku harbor, threatening to blow up tankers and drilling platforms unless they were allowed to inspect ships leaving port. Rumor had it that Soviet troops had killed thousands and were dumping the corpses at sea. Army artillery barrages broke up the blockade, and troops boarded several of the ships. Lieut. General Mikhail Kolesnikov reported that one soldier was killed and two were wounded in the operation...
...junior forward, who returned to action last night against Princeton after sitting out two months with a broken collarbone, has always been known for his coolness in pressure situations. In his first game back last night, Donato led a Crimson resurgence just when it appeared Harvard was going to blow the game, and then later fed a game-winning miracle assist to John Weisbrod with two seconds left in overtime...
...really a severe blow for everybody involved with the democracy movement," said Sao Haiching, the Harvard post-doctoral fellow who chairs the National Committee on Chinese Affairs...
...charges is to argue that the Government entrapped him by enticing him to use cocaine. U.S. Attorney Jay Stephens, however, claims the sting was "scrupulously fair" and there is evidence that Barry was "predisposed" to obtain the crack. At the very least, Barry's credibility has suffered a crippling blow that could be exploited by his political opponents. Four Democrats have already declared their candidacy. If Barry runs and gets past them, he faces a formidable challenge from Republican Maurice Turner, a popular former police chief...