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...Factors:: Veterans Stadium turf vs. Michael Vick. The possibilities for injury are too tragic to think about. Both of these defenses are masters at creating turnovers, a trait that can turn momentum in any game...
...alleged Iraq connection makes the case especially troublesome on RJR's home turf. To circumvent economic sanctions against Iraq, the lawsuit alleges, RJR used a former employee, who had become a cigarette distributor in Cyprus, to guide its Winstons and Aspens (the top-selling brand in Iraq) to Baghdad. There, Saddam's son Uday, 38, collected "taxes" on them. The trade is so lucrative, the E.U. alleges, that the Iraqi government allows the Kurdish Workers' Party--considered by the U.S. to be a terrorist organization and by Iraq to be a threat to the regime--to deal in cigarettes...
...It’s a way to do further damage to the school system,” she said. “What I see happening is that Cambridge will descend even further into the turf wars that have surrounded us. I see teachers and parents paralyzed by another year of meetings...
Defending Their Turf...
...they see it, by requiring the Bells to lease access to their networks at a price that doesn't cover the cost of running and maintaining them, the states are essentially forcing the Bells to subsidize the competition. But given how vigorously the Bells have protected their turf and helped push up local rates over the years, few outsiders are shedding tears for what many view as a bunch of crybabies. As often happens in this combative, litigious industry, both sides are waging the battle as furiously in the regulatory arena as in the marketplace, sparking debate about the very...