Word: combated
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...slow the growth of Medicare spending by $270 billion over seven years. For all the flammable rhetoric it generated, the move was only part of a much larger showdown over budget balancing that could ultimately unhinge Wall Street and rock the whole American economy. And what is this mortal-combat phase really about? The G.O.P. freshmen and their allies insist that the deficit must be balanced according to their timetable and not a minute more; the White House wants to take it slower...
...said the "black tradition of combat and spirituality" is an example of endurance in the struggle against brutality and insensitivity, which he deems prevalent...
...hundred and forty-seven Americans gave their lives in combat in the Gulf; another 236 died from accidents and other causes. Small losses as military statistics go, but a tragedy for each family. I have met some of these families, and their loss is heartbreaking. I am relieved that I don't have to say to many more parents, "I'm sorry your son or daughter died in the siege of Baghdad." I stand by my role in the President's decision to end the war when and how he did. It is an accountability I carry with pride...
...weeks later, Powell got the news he was waiting for: he and his 400-man battalion would embark on Operation Grasshopper, an extended patrol down A Shau Valley. The journey marked Powell's introduction not only to combat but also to its deadly consequences...
...year-olds, who now play video war games, will be ready. They'll never even know why they're so good at violence, anger and computer warfare. But this aptitude is even now being embedded in their unconscious. And you can forget about all that intelligence stuff and fancy combat gear like that you showed. It's already obsolete. These kids surely are not going to get dirty just to fight a war. James Cooper Shaker Heights, Ohio...