Word: dammed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...critical bridge. On Friday both sides were still shelling each other. Yet these battles produced few casualties and even fewer refugees. In fact the biggest headache for Erbil's nearly half a million residents was that almost all water had been cut off by the P.U.K., which controls the dam outside of town. The streets were choked with water trucks, while two ice factories were besieged by thirsty crowds. "There's no water in the house," explained Fatima Mohammed, 6, who was carrying two empty tins. "I still have no water for two days." There was also no electricity, which...
Then again, it may be a while before Lane is back in plays by McNally or anyone else. He has a commitment to remain in Forum for a year, and after that the dam could burst on Hollywood offers. Which suits him fine. "I would certainly like to do more films. Theater is harder. It takes a lot of stamina. As one gets older, one wants different things." A pause, then the familiar Nathan Lane whine: "I'm tired...
...Julie K.L. Dam. Reported by Mary Binks/Hong Kong, Jaime A. FlorCruz/Beijing, Jacqueline Savaiano/Los Angeles and Donald Shapiro/Taipei
...example of a case where Powell made the popular decision instead of the correct one relates directly to the Gulf War. Reluctant to enter the conflict in the first place, Powell made no effort to take the war to its logical conclusion: the removal of President Sad-dam Hussein from power. As a result, Iraq was left under Hussein's despotic rule, and it is only a matter of time before Iraq begins to destabilize the region once again...
...overrun and hard to find. Its exhibits are outdated and the roof leaks. Employee housing is so critically short that some government workers are living in the medical clinic and an old laundry. Others are billeted in rickety trailers that were hauled to the site from nearby Glen Canyon Dam, where they housed the dam's construction crew 33 years...