In a breach-of-contract suit in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Davis contends the Flynns double-crossed him.

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Uganda and Rwanda, believing themselves double-crossed, angrily set about trying to overthrow Mr Kabila, backing local Congolese rebels and sending their own troops deep into the country.

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Such logic hasn't saved his rivals from being double-crossed.

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The pharmaceutical industry itself nearly got double-crossed during the health debate when it looked like Rep. Henry Waxman, then chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, would ignore the deal cut with the White House by adding a reimportation provision to the legislation anyway.

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Akamai's chief since mid-2005, he believes this star-crossed company has arrived at a magical moment in tech history, able to at least double its capacity every year and in the process disrupt vast swathes of the global economy.

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