If one straggles from the flock it becomes easy prey for larger, smarter predators such as hawks.

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George Bush has been accused of letting his foreign policy be steered by super-hawks such as Mr Perle.

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George W. Bush is surrounded by veteran hawks such as Vice President-elect Cheney and Defense Secretary-designee Donald H.

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It has helped the HAA win the support of a bipartisan group of 16 senators, including such Republican budget hawks as Judd Gregg.

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Other leading hawks, such as John Bolton and Paul Wolfowitz, are gone.

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Predictably, this incurred the wrath of the hawks -such as Sens.

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After public pressure and leadership from a local councilman and the corps' commander, officials at several levels of government created the Los Angeles River Pilot Recreation Zone along a lush segment that features tree-lined islands, vistas of the San Gabriel Mountains and abundant wildlife such as herons, egrets, hawks and kingfishers.

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The party is a fractious coalition of groups that coalesce every few years to fight elections: they include foreign-policy hawks, isolationists, social conservatives (such as anti-abortion groups and gun lobbies) and fiscal disciplinarians.

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Black Hawks carry special pods on each side for specialist equipment, such as medical gear.

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