Word: retook
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...Marines and other U.S. units that fought their way to the heart of the city street by street displayed mesmerizing combat capability, bringing to bear withering firepower from land and air against which the those insurgents who stood and fought had no chance of surviving. U.S. forces retook the city at a cost of 38 casualties against the upward of 1,000 insurgents they claim to have killed. The number of civilian casualties remains unknown - the U.S. military and Iraqi interim government insists the number is negligible, but media sources suggest there may have been substantial numbers of Iraqi civilians...
After Cornell retook the lead 24-21 in the third quarter on an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback D.J. Busch to wide receiver Chad Nice, Mazza and Edwards would not be outdone. With Edwards double-teamed again, Crimson quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick found Mazza alone down the sideline for a huge 34-yard gain that left the Crimson on the Cornell...
...REPUBLIC OF CONGO President Joseph Kabila said that his government was in control after loyal troops put down a coup attempt by members of his presidential guard. It was the second attempted putsch against Kabila's power-sharing government since it was formed last year. His armed forces earlier retook the eastern city of Bukavu , which had been under rebel control for a week. Chávez Faces a Recall VENEZUELA The National Electoral Council set August 15 as the date of the recall referendum on the presidency of Hugo Chávez. If Chávez loses the vote...
...life of fear. When the Sudanese military captured the nearby city of Rumbek in the mid-'80s, the villagers walked for two weeks to a quiet area in another tribe's lands, far from the fighting. They weathered famine, sometimes eating leaves, and when the southern rebel army retook the city in 1997, began their slow trickle back. But they have been too poor and felt too vulnerable to put down roots. Outside government-held towns, there are no telephones in southern Sudan, no electrical grids, water pipes, sewage lines or paved roads. Even Rumbek, the closest thing the rebel...
...second, Harvard retook a one-run lead. Freshman third baseman Josh Klimkiewicz led off with a homer before the Crimson returned to small ball. Freshman leftfielder Chris Mackey drew a walk and was moved over to second on junior centerfielder Bryan Hale’s groundout...