"There is a limit, " Peter Struck, the parliamentary head of the ruling Social Democrats and former Defense Minister, said this week when asked whether Germany could do more to help defeat the Taliban.

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There were also electrical shocks, as two separate bolts of lightning struck St Peter's.

BBC: What is the chance of lightning striking St Peter's?

After returning to Maine, tragedy struck again at age 26 when her husband, Peter Snowe, a state lawmaker, died in a car crash.

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Peter is more philosophical than most businesspeople I meet and was therefore struck by various ironies surfaced by this string of events.

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Gloucester boss Dean Ryan brought on Mike Tindall and Gareth Delve for Anthony Allen and Peter Buxton respectively immediately after the try, but it was Munster who struck next.

BBC: Gloucester 3-16 Munster

"I believe we've struck a balance between the values of predictability, consistency and flexibility, " said Peter Kiernan, chairman of the Law Revision Commission.

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Tottenham, with former Pompey boss Harry Redknapp in charge and with one-time Fratton Park stars Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch in their starting line-up, edged a colourless first 90 minutes before Grant's underdogs struck in the extra period.

BBC: Tottenham 0-2 Portsmouth (aet)