His first public utterance as IBM chief hardened the hired-gun image.

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It happens that Mr Graham is a close friend of the former presidential nominee, John McCain, an erstwhile campaigner for immigration reform who has hardened his heart as he confronts a strong anti-immigrant primary challenger for his Arizona seat.

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He returned to Algeria as a hardened fighter with a new nickname "Belaouar" -- the "one-eyed" -- after his battlefield injury, and joined forces with the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in its brutal campaign against the Algerian regime and civilians deemed to be its supporters.

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He returned to Algeria as a hardened fighter with a new nickname "Belaouar" -- the "one-eyed" -- after a battlefield injury, and joined forces with the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in its brutal campaign against the Algerian regime and civilians deemed to be its supporters.

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The key question is whether voters' opinions have hardened during what many observers regard as having been a low-key campaign - and in particular to see whether either side has managed to impress the quarter of voters who told these pollsters in January that they simply didn't know which way to vote.

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As conceived, the MOAB was to be used against large formations of troops and equipment or against hardened above-ground bunkers.

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