Word: fighting
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...Everyone on the team is really proud of how we did this weekend," co-captain Kristen Schaeffer. "We were down 2-0 in many of the matches that we played, but we were able to pull it together and fight back to win. I am just really proud of this team...
Kaminer responded by saying that the only way to combat such notions is to continue to fight for laws that offer greater equality to women both in education and the workplace...
...political settlement and avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Chechnya. The issue is set to dominate next week's summit of the 54-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which will be attended by President Clinton. "Western pressure may actually stiffen the resolve of the generals to fight on," says Meier. "The last thing they want is to be seen to be caving into the West." But some in the military hierarchy are also wary of being caught in the potential quagmire of a guerrilla war in a Chechen winter. If anything, though, that fear may propel them...
...hard to fight an enemy that doesn't fight back. If Russia moves to seize their capital, Grozny, Chechen fighters are likely to simply retreat into the hills rather than fight to the end. That pattern was established Friday, when Russian troops advanced into Chechnya's second city, Gudermes, only to find its Chechen defenders already gone. "Chechen sources say most of their fighters are retreating into the mountains and drawing Russia into the cities as winter sets in," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "They see it as a trap, because winter will hamper the Russian attack helicopters...
...This week the United States Army complained that because of peacekeeping commitments, two of its 10 divisions aren't battle ready. According to current military doctrine, how many regional wars should the U.S. be able to fight at one time...