The Army of the Potomac the strongest of the Union armies had tried to seize Richmond, the Confederate capital.

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But Johnson refused to stand aside in the face of radical attempts to seize all powers of government.

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It did not have enough soldiers to stop any real attempt by Confederate forces to seize the city.

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Still,the line moved forward. A few Confederates reached the Union line, but not enough to seize it.

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Their goal was to seize the federal arsenal and use the weapons to arm an anti-slavery rebellion.

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The commander was to use force to oppose any attempt by Texas to seize the territory.

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The governor then ordered state soldiers to seize the other two forts in Charleston Harbor.

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Radical lawmakers took other steps to seize control of reconstruction efforts in the South.

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They wanted to seize the territory and Fort Union in an effort to find paths to the Pacific Ocean and to the gold fields of Colorado.

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Union General Ulysses Grant had been trying to seize Vicksburg for several months.

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There are reports that pirates cooperate with each other to seize ships.

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If successful,he would turn south to seize Baltimore and Washington.

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The government has new powers to seize failing financial companies.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Speaking to reporters later, he dared the forces of the provisional government to try to seize or destroy him.

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The same day,U.S.prosecutors moved to seize property belonging to companies accused of transferring money illegally to the Islamic Republic.

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(SAYING) He cautions that anyone standing outside offices trying to seize anyone's property illegally will be blocked from such attempts.

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Mr.Zelaya told reporters he feared the interim government would provoke violence and might even invade the Brazilian embassy compound to seize him.

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But he urges these new graduates to seize the opportunity to make the world a better place.

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Mr.Obama also endorsed Geithner's request for power to seize financial institutions other than banks when they fail.

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At least 15 people were killed and 19 wounded Thursday during heavy fighting that began after government troops attempted to seize the town of Bula Burte from al-Shabab.

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The fact there is no clear-cut front-runner, as is the norm in more stagnant, authoritarian states nearby, has led many voters to seize their chance to make a difference.

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who are increasingly trying to seize the lead. The Intelligence Ministry has clamped down on both the Internet and on mobile phone communications during opposition demonstrations to disrupt communications.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

(No Transcripts here) President Obama says the decision to send the reinforcements is designed, in part,to seize the initiative from the Taliban, which has been gaining ground in recent years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

On Tuesday,Geithner told Congress that the government must have the authority to seize non-bank entities, arguing that massive destabilizing dangers can come from financial institutions - a lesson learned from the rescue of American International Group,or AIG, a giant insurer that received a $180 billion taxpayer bailout.

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"If we refuse to take into account the full costs of our fossil fuel addiction - if we don't factor in the environmental costs and the national security costs and the true economic costs - we will have missed our best chance to seize a clean energy future."

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Some said it was a plot by members of the stock market to ruin farmers and seize their land.

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If any boat carrying troops refused to stop, the state soldiers were to sink it and seize the fort.

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Admiral Nimitz of the Navy wanted to capture the small groups of Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, then seize Taiwan,and finally attack Japan itself.

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