During that time, the United States waged multiple wars, built a lot of weapons and engaged in a hair-trigger nuclear standoff with a geopolitical adversary with hegemonic designs.
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In a nutshell, there's an enduring standoff between a French-led group of member states wary of ceding more sovereignty and a German-led one wary of sharing more risks.
So we have a bit of a standoff here and we have a lot of mixed messages, as well, coming from Iran.
Blunt-talking Murdoch and flamboyant, media-friendly Branson are now squared up in a standoff that risks turning into a personal duel, according to commentators.
The United Federation of Teachers also asked a state labor board to intervene in a standoff with the city over a teacher-evaluation system at most of those schools, though the city said the board had no right to weigh in on the matter.
The current standoff over a U.S. reconnaissance airplane and its crew certainly provides more fodder for those who view China as America's No. 1 threat.
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The developments came three days after a shootout, standoff and fire at a cabin in the mountains east of Los Angeles.
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There is also a standoff with the Indian army who prevented refugees from entering India in a bid to return to Bhutan - and a picture of some boarding a plane to emigrate to Canada, which has been crossed out, indicating that this refugee child will only be satisfied with a return to Bhutan.
After that, though, the personality differences manifested on a daily basis, eventually ending in a standoff and legal battle that devastated both sides, but somehow preserved the business, at a great personal cost.
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Bhutto and her supporters had spent much of the day in a standoff against security forces, who placed barbed wire and barricades around her Islamabad home, preventing her attending a planned rally banned by the government, she told CNN.
But in Illinois, where Chicago gang shootings have driven demands for a response, a standoff between legislators representing rural and urban voters with very different views and the uncertainty raised by a court ruling on the state's concealed carry law show that concerns about such backyard gun violence alone is not enough.
It is a bitter standoff between the Nagas and the Manipuris who share a history of animosity.
When the federal government shut down in 1995-1996 because of a budget standoff between Republicans and President Clinton, the GOP faced a huge backlash when Americans were unable to access basic government services, such as obtaining a passport or visiting the national zoo.
"Police were in a standoff with the vehicle just down the hill, " Ramirez said.
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The U.S. and North Korea have been in a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program since 2002.
Authorities had said in a criminal complaint there was a standoff between the boat's occupant and police involving gunfire.
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But saying that both parties are at risk sounds more like a standoff.
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The suspect locked himself into the home after the shootings, starting a standoff that lasted more than 10 hours.
Big labor and big business were at a standoff over wages for low-skill workers and which industries would be included.
The Bush administration and House Democrats are locked in a standoff over an electronic surveillance bill passed by the Senate.
Tsvangirai will again face Mugabe in a presidential runoff set for Friday, after the March 29 election resulted in a standoff.
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The board's deputy chairman, Denis Bradley, said he did not think a standoff had arisen between Sir Ronnie and Mrs O'Loan.
As dawn rose over the base, Maxwell told reporters that there were no barricades or a standoff but did not elaborate.
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This involves deploying civilians to help soldiers enter Palestinian homes, or approach besieged militants to negotiate an end to a standoff.
Protesters overnight waged a standoff outside the Nile TV offices, with some tossing Molotov cocktails and police responding with tear gas.
Some would say that the current tension is just the latest flare-up in a standoff that has been unresolved for 60 years.
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Mr. Kerry was visiting South Korea as part of a three-nation North Asia tour focused on defusing a standoff with North Korea.
Hiller was taken into custody after a standoff with the SWAT team.
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Such a standoff would likely kill the bill, aides and lawmakers said.
Singapore police arrested the theater company president after a standoff with officials who closed the drama center she had booked for the evening.
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