Word: spates
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...Nguyen said. “He’s been coming into his own in the past two dual matches.”Ermakov clinched the Crimson’s victory at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-4 win in which he overcame a frustrating spate of early unforced errors and a frustratingly vocal opponent.Clayton and Omodele-Lucien each finished their matches with 10-point supertiebreakers after splitting their first two sets. Omodele-Lucien—who looked to be out of contention down after losing the first set 6-3—sprang back to life...
...complications. Edwards announced his candidacy in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, redoubling up on his pledge to fight corruption in Washington on behalf of the neglected and needy. But he was plagued by a series of missteps that damaged his image as a crusader for the poor. First came a spate of stories when Edwards built a $6 million home on 100 acres outside Chapel Hill in 2005. Then came an embarrassing disclosure that he paid $400 for his carefully coifed haircut. Finally, it turned out working with non-profits wasn't the only thing Edwards, a former trial lawyer whose...
Naivasha and the nearby city of Nakuru have seen a spate of killings in recent days as Kikuyus launched revenge attacks against people they say were responsible for attacks that killed dozens of their tribesmen further north and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes. Those killings have changed the tenor of the violence, which the opposition initially characterized as a spontaneous surge of rage among people furious about the vote. It now appears to have devolved into simple revenge killing...
...Lebanese police investigator into a spate of bomb attacks as well as the activities of al-Qaeda-inspired groups in the country, Captain Wissam Eid had no shortage of potential enemies. One of those foes got to Eid Friday morning, killing him and at least three other people in a powerful car bomb explosion, nearly identical to the attacks he had been investigating...
Congress watchers may feel a little unsettled when the Senate returns to work Tuesday. In recent days there has been a spate of oddly bipartisan comments, even a can-do tone among lawmakers. Just last Friday, the normally contentious Republican Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell said, "If we can work together... we can quickly have a significant accomplishment to start the year." Across the Capitol on that same day, the usually combative Democratic Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said, "Democrats welcome President Bush's willingness to work together with Congress," and promised to work with Republicans in the coming weeks...