He said he wanted those angry about the flag decision to support the legal challenges and his promises of a campaign to re-assert British cultural identity within Northern Ireland.

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Mainstream scientists are still struggling to find a word that implies that further warming is expected to re-assert itself - maybe a pause in warming, or a hiatus, or an apparent standstill.

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In bold move to re-assert its position in the Web navigation business, Yahoo tonight is launching Yahoo Axis, a mobile browser and search tool that adds some new twists to a crowded space.

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So the government's prospects for a whole flotilla of major bills now depends on the Lib Dem whips' ability to re-assert party discipline - and some senior figures seem quite content at what one called "last night's controlled detonation".

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Sure, her agency missed warnings about the grand thievery of Bernie Madoff, the 2008 meltdown and failed to enact a pro-investor fiduciary standard for brokers, but she can say that she revived the agency at a time when it needed to re-assert itself.

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After being plagued by either injuries (starting after his last major victory at the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines) or troubles stemming from his marital infidelity (which arose in late 2009) that contributed to no victories in 2010 or 2011, it seems reasonable to assert that Tiger Woods has re-established himself in many ways.

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