Word: goliaths
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...August 1, 1944, the Polish Underground resistance started fighting the Nazis on the streets of Warsaw. The city erupted in a valiant rebellion. But the rocks and slings of these modern-day Davids were no match for the armor of the German Goliath. The Soviet Red Army, parked only 10 miles from Warsaw, coldly watched thousands of Poles being slaughtered. The Western democracies were outraged and this became one of the prime pieces of evidence on the side of those who believed that the Soviets could not be trusted in the post-war world...
...Murdoch, the investigation is a product of partisan revenge, obsolete law and the machinations of an embittered rival. To others it is a David-vs.-Goliath story in which an obscure Washington attorney (named David, in fact) "took a swing in the dark and hit someone on the chin," as one media lawyer describes it. Still others see the probe as a case study in how companies can abuse the regulatory process. It is nearing its climax just as Congress prepares to jettison a battery of obsolete media regulations and launch an era of explosive competition...
...join Chiles' Dream Team. Meanwhile, 60 U.S. law firms have pledged $100,000 each to support the New Orleans class action, attracted, no doubt, by speculation that the damage award could run as high as $100 billion if the antismoking forces prevail. "It's no longer David vs. Goliath," says John Banzhaf, executive director of the antismoking group Action on Smoking and Health. "The big law firms are willing to put up lots of money because they think there's a big payoff...
...days of being the darkhorse and taking inspiration from David and Goliath are over for the Harvard women's basketball team. The image of the underdog made famous by the Amazing Mets of 1969, NC State's NCAA basketball title in 1983 and Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass against Miami in 1984 are now images to fear for a team that has exceeded all expectations...
...Forrest Gump," the box office Goliath in which Tom Hanks' optimistic simpleton bobs along through history, grabbed a near-record 13 Academy Award nominations, including best picture, best actor (Hanks), best director (Robert Zemeckis) and best supporting actor (Gary Sinise). The sweep was one shy of the record: 14 for "All About Eve" in 1950. The next-closest films -- "Pulp Fiction," "Bullets Over Broadway" and "The Shawshank Redemption" -- had seven nominations apiece. The other best picture nominees were "Pulp Fiction," "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Quiz Show" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral." TIME Los Angeles correspondent Jeffrey Ressner says...