Troops moved forward block by block, hunting for cover behind crumbling mud-brick walls and houses.

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The administration had earlier proposed providing temporary block grants to states to help cover the drug costs for elderly residents, but lawmakers rejected that plan.

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Dunes, which had provided some cover in the past, have now been decimated by Superstorm Sandy and no longer block the view, she said.

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The second suggests that a rod-like plug can block the hole by slipping across it sideways and stopping large ions from passing, rather like a drain cover stops leaves from entering the mouth of a pipe.

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