Word: fought
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Shultz's start is encouraging. Two weeks ago, the question of who should chair a Cabinet group on international economic policy came before Reagan. It held the potential for a turf battle, the kind former Secretary Alexander Haig fought continuously, to the discomfort of the President. Shultz spoke up. "When I was Secretary of the Treasury, I felt I should chair the council. Just because I am Secretary of State, I see no reason to change that. Let Don [Regan] have it." Controversy was avoided; Shultz's influence subtly enlarged...
...Iraq's second largest city, which lies only 14 miles from the Iran-Iraq border. Once again the fighting involved tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, and in scope and intensity resembled the desert battles of World War II. The Iraqi forces of President Saddam Hussein fought tenaciously to hold their positions, and at week's end had managed to blunt the Iranian attack...
...country's population, would rise up against the Saddam Hussein government and welcome the Iranian liberators. After that, Khomeini believed, it would be an easy matter to overthrow Saddam and his ruling Baath Party and to establish an Islamic republic in Iraq. But so far, the Iraqis have fought bravely and the Iraqi Shi'ites have shown no signs of mass rebellion...
...acquaintance who had been indirectly linked to a Jewish Defense League bombing in New York. Dershowitz acknowledges Siegel's complicity. But, observes, the government tricked Siegel into confessing. It destroyed tapes crucial to Siegel's case and reneged on its promise of legal immunity. As a result, attorney Dershowitz fought to exclude any evidence that had resulted from Siegel's coerced confession. Without it, the government had no case. Hence, defense attorney as watchdog...
...entertaining and engrossing as Star Wars was, its themes had virtually nothing to do with contemporary reality. It represented a world of absolutes, where good and evil fought it out for control of the galaxy. Its hero, the vapid Luke Sykwalker, relied on "The Force"--some ESTian kind of energy source--instead of on his own abilities. It is no wonder that the more self-assured rogue, Han Solo (Harrison Ford), emerged as the true hero of the Star Wars saga. But even he was too good to be true...