He referred to a drop in attacks on U.S. troops, on Iraqi civilians, and a reduction in sectarian violence.
O'HARA: Referendum day wasn't totally free of violence, but the senior military official quoted previously says there was a significant drop in attacks that lasted for several days.
Now, two large studies suggest that communities that pass laws to curb secondhand smoke get a big payoff -- a drop in heart attacks.
CNN: Big drop in heart attacks after smoking bans, studies say
These claims are accompanied by the statistics from one area or another and of course a significant drop in heart attacks just as the smoking ban becomes active in that area.
Some singles that were getting relatively heavy airplay have fallen since the attacks, although some of the drop could be attributed to stations shifting to news coverage after the attacks.
US-based parent company Expedia.com reported a "steadily recovering travel business", while the UK's Lastminute.com has said it does not expect a significant drop in takings following the attacks.
While 80% of donors say they watch the show, donations on a whole rose just less than 1% since the show began, but that's not bad considering most charities struggled with massive donation drop-offs after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001--unless you were a Sept. 11-related charity.
Online services and exchanges dealing in Bitcoins have been hit by hack attacks that led to a drop in the value of the virtual currency.
It prevented 145 more non-fatal heart attacks than Plavix, a 23% drop.
When I drop by, he is still smarting from the environmentalists' scathing attacks.
Al-Maliki, whose campaigning in the last elections trumpeted recent security gains and a drastic drop in violence, has been affected by a series of deadly attacks in Baghdad and in northern Iraq.
Det Supt Joanne Chilton, head of the gang task force at West Midlands Police, said the figures include domestic incidents and random attacks as well as gang-related crime but the overall drop in deaths was encouraging.
Mr Russomanno had led opinion polls for weeks but had seen a drop in support in the last few days before polling which he blamed on fierce attacks from his two leading opponents.
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