His second was less aesthetically pleasing than the first, guiding home in a mis-directed effort by Vieira.

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I've directed Secretary of State Rice to lead a diplomatic effort to engage moderate leaders across the region, to help the Palestinians reform their security services, and support Israeli and Palestinian leaders in their efforts to come together to resolve their differences.

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I've directed my administration to launch a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti.

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The BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Barnaby Mason, says Mr Straw's visit to Tehran comes as the western powers are making a concerted effort to persuade Muslim governments that the coalition against terrorism is directed at fanatics - not at Islam.

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President Nixon resigned not because campaign aides plotted a burglary for political espionage but because the president himself directed an all-levels effort to conceal it.

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Innograd, a high-technology research hub in Skolkovo, is perhaps the largest state-directed effort to establish an innovation ecosystem for pioneering the next-generation technologies in the fields of telecommunications, life sciences and nuclear energy.

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Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris directed the TV spots, which mark a sharp departure from the company's previous ad effort.

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