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...Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi), renowned assassin of virtuosic sword-wielding abilities, to put an end to Ying Zheng's reign of tyranny. Haunted by the ghosts of his victims but redeemed by the love that springs up between him and Lady Zhao, Jing Ke sets off for a final showdown with Ying Zheng...
...experts suggest the case falls outside of the Florida family court's jurisdiction - the option may have become politically unpalatable for Washington. Sending Elian home against the wishes of his Florida family would require the INS to issue a deportation order. That would force the Clinton administration into a showdown with Florida's anti-Castro exile community, with Republicans only too eager to collect the dividend. So with an election looming, it may be some time before Juan Gonzalez is reunited with...
...country. But a masterly 17-year campaign employing diplomacy, the sword and great good fortune made him lord of Egypt, Syria and much of Mesopotamia. The lands bracketed the Crusader states, and their combined might made plausible Nur al-Din's dream of a Muslim-Christian showdown...
...women's hockey game at Bright Hockey Center tonight is not just any game. It's a showdown between one of the best teams in college hockey and one of the best teams in the world...
...No.2 Harvard women's hockey team, last night's showdown with No.4 Brown was supposed to quiet the skeptics...