At least another eight players have been arrested for charges that range from illegally pulling a fire alarm to aggravated assault.

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The Distinguished Flying Cross was given to Flt Lt Alexander Duncan for his "consummate professionalism and strength of character while recovering an aircraft and pressing ahead with an air assault in the face of intense fire".

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And while it may well be that background checks will ultimately do more to stop gun violence than the other two, there is simply no argument in 21st century America for anyone to own an assault weapon or magazine clips that can fire more than 10 bullets in rapid succession.

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The assault came 11 days into a fragile cease fire and as political leaders were attempting to inject some impetus into deadlocked peace talks.

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Ridsdale and Bluebirds boss Dave Jones are hopeful of re-signing Chopra to boost their fire-power as they strengthen their assault on promotion.

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Blitzen Trapper is known for a dizzyingly rapid-fire approach to its musical influences, channeling both the ramshackle slacker assault of Pavement and the roots-rock swagger of Creedence Clearwater Revival, all while throwing in psychedelic prog-rock riffs and ferocious punk energy.

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Automatic fire capability, not an "evil" look, is what makes assault weapons dangerous -- and automatic firearms have been banned for eighty years.

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Notably, the fire-in-the-belly attitude that marked Australia's assault on Israeli embassy personnel had no parallel in an Australian federal courtroom last week as Judge Neil McKerracher adjudicated an extradition request from Hungary.

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