My husband too, from being a bush fighter, was now integrated into the army, based in Ayod in Jonglei State.

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Americans may not fully appreciate the extent to which strong constituencies in Tokyo who are demanding a totally indigenous fighter aircraft industry are being bolstered by delays and efforts on Capitol Hill to block the sale.

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At the Hekma hospital in Misrata, a 19-year-old fighter is being rushed into surgery.

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Richard Westwood-Brookes from the auctioneers said the letter was being sold by a man in India who was a freedom fighter with Gandhi.

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Mr Wellstone's image as a fighter has been enhanced by a limp, which he used to claim was the product of being a wrestler while at college (a proper one, unlike Mr Ventura).

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We are taking a closer look at the F-35 fighter jet at Lockheed Martin's Fighter Demonstration Center just outside our nation's capital, but, being in the middle of a corporate complex, there's no actual Lightning II on hand.

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