Word: pursuits
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...also wants Washington to use its influence with Iraqi Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq, who nominally control the region from which the PKK is operating, to crack down on the guerrillas. A failure to do so could lead Turkey to send its own troops across the border in pursuit of the PKK, an outcome that the U.S. wants to avoid not only because Iraq is ostensibly America's ally as well but because the Iraqi Kurds are that war-torn nation's only economic success story. Any large-scale movement of Turkish troops into Iraq raises the chances...
...countries are not state parties to the court--the ICC has raised its profile in recent months, opening its first two trials against warlords from Congo. It will gain wider public attention with the Nov.2 U.S. release of Darfur Now, a Syriana-style documentary that chronicles Moreno-Ocampo's pursuit of Harun. Appearing at screenings of the film this fall in Toronto and New York, Moreno-Ocampo received standing ovations, not to mention an audience with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie...
...they sometimes can be. I was stunned, and so was my family. Since immigrating to the U.S. as a teenager, I have enjoyed more opportunity and freedom of choice than either my mother or grandmother. But I now see that I am paying the price for multitasking and the pursuit of the American Dream, with the accompanying stress and ceaseless consumerism. Focusing on the treatments of breast cancer is necessary, but I feel more emphasis should be given to prevention, which received little attention in your article. Frederica Sagiani, New York City...
...large-scale attack in recent weeks. Eight Turkish soldiers are still missing after the incident. Sunday's attack may well prove the last straw for Turkey's hawkish military - NATO's second largest army after the U.S. - which has been readying to cross the border into north Iraq in pursuit of the PKK for several months. Public outrage over a mounting death toll finally led Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to approve an incursion last week. Meanwhile, U.S. and Iraqi diplomats are trying frantically to come up with a non-military solution...
...have been a fantastic four leading the young crew this year is now a triple threat: junior commodore Sarah Moore and captains Larsen-Strecker and Demers. The missing piece to the puzzle is Esther Lofgren, who is taking the year off to train with the U.S. National Team in pursuit of a spot on the 2008 Beijing Olympic squad.Losing Lofgren provides another challenge for the Black and White, but the triumvirate at the head of the crew remains focused on the goal: returning to the medal stand at the end of the year.Bolstering the Black and White?...