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As U.S. Forces Pound Fallujah, Fighting Rages on City's Edge (washingtonpost.com) The escalation of fighting in Fallujah came as hundreds of insurgents arrived from other cities for a long-anticipated offensive by U.S. forces, according to witnesses. The city was nearly empty except for the insurgents, who prayed in the streets and celebrated iftar, the evening meal that marks the end of each day's fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A39798-2004Oct17.html   (738 words)

Startup 'escalates' e-biz strategy Tech News on ZDNet The customers will essentially be renting the infrastructure developed by Escalate and hosted at its $6 million data center in Sunnyvale, Calif. Companies will either pay per-transaction fees or a flat monthly fee ranging from $2,000 to $10,000, he said. Escalate Inc. was started in January under the code-name 'Just Like TV'. Other services include contextual selling -- including ways to link featured products to the content featured on the site. news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-515992.html?legacy=zdnn   (437 words)

Telegraph News America strikes back as warplanes bomb guerrilla hideouts The sharp escalation of the American military campaign against the growing Iraqi insurgency came in swift response to the death of six soldiers killed when a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down on Friday. American warplanes bombed suspected Iraqi guerrilla hideouts in their first air attack since President George W Bush declared major combat over in May, as a senior US official said the situation inside Iraq was now "pretty close to war". It was the third helicopter brought down within three weeks. www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/11/09/wirq09.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/11/09/ixnewstop.html   (644 words)

US Escalates GM Food Row with Europe In a move which raises the prospect of a fresh trade war just a month before crucial world trade talks in Mexico, America requested the formation of a WTO dispute settlement panel to decide once and for all who is right on GM technology. A de facto EU moratorium on all new GM product approvals has been in place since 1998 because of widespread public unease about the technology. The EU has recently finalised strict new rules on the authorisation and labelling of such products which it argues means that the moratorium is now dead in the water and that new GM products can be approved. www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0819-02.htm   (735 words)

Relationships Reacts with deep personal feelings when stress escalates to conflict. enthusiastically expressing emotion -- complies with the wishes of their leader or group when stress escalates to conflict. www.emc.maricopa.edu /faculty/bradley/organizational_leadership/mgt101/rel/conrel.htm   (28 words)

AFROL Background - Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa It is disturbing that the issue of violence against women are escalating in Africa, largely due to the increasing conflict on the continent. Whenever they speak out about violations of their rights, they are told that they are becoming "western" or that they are adhering to the views of international agencies. Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. www.afrol.com /Categories/Women/backgr_abuse_aids.htm   (1652 words)

CNN - iolence escalates along Israel-Lebanon border - December 23, 1998 CNN - iolence escalates along Israel-Lebanon border - December 23, 1998 JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Wednesday to retaliate for a Hezbollah rocket attack that wounded 16 people in northern Israel. www.cnn.com /WORLD/meast/9812/23/lebanon.03   (491 words)

Augusta Georgia: Technology:Battle over Internet piracy escalates 04/09/02 WASHINGTON - When David Reese was a kid and heard a catchy song on the radio, he'd turn on his tape recorder and hold it up to the speakers. A bill introduced last month by Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., would give the entertainment, consumer-electronics and information-technology industries one year to develop standards and technology to protect digital content from unauthorized copying. They are at the center of the battle over Internet piracy - a fight that has escalated in recent weeks with Congress and consumer rights' groups weighing in. chronicle.augusta.com /stories/040902/tec_UE0500-7.shtml   (749 words)

Democratic Underground Forums - US escalates Colombian military intervention Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC. Democratic Underground Forums - US escalates Colombian military intervention The downing of the US spy plane over Caqueta is only one in a series of setbacks for this counterinsurgency campaign that together could pressure Washington to increase its direct military involvement. www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID38/10948.html   (354 words)

ABC News: S. Korea-Japan Islets Dispute Escalates The move by the Masan city council came two days after a Japanese regional government asserted Tokyo's claims to the Korean-held outcroppings called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. SEOUL, South Korea Mar 18, 2005 — The territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan over uninhabited islets in the Sea of Japan escalated Friday when a South Korean city council passed a resolution staking Seoul's claim to other islands controlled by its neighbor. RETRANSMISSION; this graphic moved as JPN KOREA DISPUTE, Wednesday, March 16; map locates islands in a territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea; with BC-Disputed Islands. abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=593593&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (389 words)

National Liberation Army Escalates Conflict With the occupation of Aracinovo, the extremists have escalated the conflict and pose a potential threat to NATO supply lines. We call for an end to the violence and for the National Liberation Army to withdraw immediately, beginning with Aracinovo. National Liberation Army actions run directly counter to political reform efforts, harming the true interests of ethnic Albanians in Macedonia and throughout the region. www.state.gov /p/eur/ci/mk/index.cfm?docid=3408   (239 words)

Sri Lanka: Ethnic Violence Escalates (Human Rights Watch, 1-11-2000) Human Rights Watch said today that ethnic violence in Sri Lanka would continue to escalate without decisive government action against those responsible for a prison massacre last week. The international monitoring group also called on all groups involved, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), to refrain from retaliatory attacks. Sri Lanka: Ethnic Violence Escalates (Human Rights Watch, 1-11-2000) www.hrw.org /press/2000/11/srilanka1101.htm   (558 words)

Washington escalates military buildup in Latin America : SF Indymedia Plan Colombia funding approved in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks already marked a dramatic escalation of US operations in the country. Washington has shifted the axis of its intervention from a "drug war" to the "global war on terrorism." Legislation approved last year by the US Congress specifically sanctioned the Colombian government's use of US military aid for counterinsurgency operations against the country's guerrilla movements. Washington escalates military buildup in Latin America : SF Indymedia sf.indymedia.org /news/2003/01/1565221.php   (1595 words)

CNN - AOL spam dispute escalates - Dec. 31, 1997 CNN - AOL spam dispute escalates - Dec. 31, 1997 NOIC, a non-profit trade organization representing small businesses and bulk-mailers, originally set Thursday as the day it would reveal the e-mail addresses of 1 million of AOL's 10 million customers. AOL vowed to fight NOIC in court, if necessary, and said it hoped the group would reconsider. www.cnn.com /TECH/9712/31/aol.addresses   (589 words)

Aljazeera.Net - Israel escalates war of words with Syria Effecting this campaign, Israeli officials have been in contact with the Netherlands, which assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union, in an effort to get the EU to condemn Syria. Moreover, Israel and its powerful supporters in Washington, are reportedly planning to present "intelligence information" indicting Syria, which Israel hopes would push the Bush administration to further escalate pressure on Damascus. Aljazeera.Net - Israel escalates war of words with Syria english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/1AB05A39-EAE4-43EA-952A-043197531A01.htm   (811 words)

Byron York on Charles Pickering on National Review Online n a move to escalate the already-intense battle over the nomination of Charles W. Pickering Sr. www.nationalreview.com /york/york021502.shtml   (1128 words)

USATODAY.com - SEC probe escalates debate over Grasso pay NEW YORK — The battle over New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso's princely pay package escalated Tuesday when Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson demanded to know why the NYSE board of directors extended Grasso's contract before an internal review of the Big Board's corporate governance procedures was completed. USATODAY.com - SEC probe escalates debate over Grasso pay The NYSE announced last week that it was extending Grasso's employment contract through 2007. www.usatoday.com /money/markets/us/2003-09-03-grasso3_x.htm   (482 words)

Independent Online Edition > Middle East At least 20 people were killed yesterday in a car bomb blast aimed at shoppers in Basra in one of the worst attacks in British-controlled southern Iraq since the war. Basra bomb kills 20 as Iraq violence escalates news.independent.co.uk /world/middle_east/article323780.ece   (226 words)

Bredesen, Cohen lottery squabble escalates - Saturday, 02/08/03 A power struggle between Gov. Phil Bredesen and state Sen. Steve Cohen over control of the state lottery escalated yesterday, with Cohen accusing the governor of wanting to stack the lottery board to funnel business to political friends. Bredesen, Cohen lottery squabble escalates - Saturday, 02/08/03 Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press. tennessean.com /government/archives/03/02/28647787.shtml?...   (1002 words)

TEENMUSIC.COM - The Game-50 Cent War Escalates - 3/7/2005 A hip-hop war has escalated as The Game took a verbal shot at his ex-mentor, 50 Cent, during at concert at the Vault 350 club in Long Beach, Calif. The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, called "Fitty" names and said "I ain't scared" to get shot by him, his lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman confirmed to the New York Post. Share it by sending an email to a friend! www.teenmusic.com /d.asp?r=93088   (164 words)

White House escalates pot war / It asks high court to let doctors be punished The reaction began under former President Bill Clinton and has escalated under President Bush, whose drug enforcers have raided local pot clubs and filed criminal charges against their suppliers. The federal government, which classifies marijuana in the same prohibited category as heroin -- drugs with a high potential for abuse and no medical value -- has fought Prop. White House escalates pot war / It asks high court to let doctors be punished www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/11/MN290994.DTL   (859 words)

ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Seventy dead as Guinea violence escalates CONAKRY, Oct 1 (AFP) - Violent clashes over the weekend between Guinean soldiers and armed groups operating from across the country's southern borders left 77 people dead in the latest round of fighting that continues to bring misery to civilians and hundreds of thousands of refugees in the area. ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Seventy dead as Guinea violence escalates With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source. www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/a0de715f489d5811c125696c00453c0c?OpenDocument   (448 words)

Classless warfare escalates - The Washington Times: Commentary The New York Times just escalated next year's rhetoric to authentic class warfare, not mere income envy. Somebody is hoping to pit everyone with an individual retirement account, mutual fund or 401(k) against everyone else. Classless warfare escalates - The Washington Times: Commentary www.washtimes.com /commentary/20031229-091558-7878r.htm   (1091 words)

WJLA - Trade Dispute Escalates on Airbus Pledges The escalation came a day after Airbus won approval from parent European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. to build the mid-sized A350, designed to rival Boeing Co.'s long-range, fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner. WJLA - Trade Dispute Escalates on Airbus Pledges Announcing ambitious performance targets for the airliner on Friday, Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert said the company had received "legally binding" letters pledging financial support from all four supporting governments — France, Germany, Britain and Spain. www.wjla.com /headlines/1005/266832.html   (792 words)

Armenia The Karabakh Crisis Escalates, 1989 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict escalated steadily in the summer and fall of 1989. Both the APM and the newly formed Azerbaijani Popular Front (APF) called for abolition of the Special Administrative Committee that Gorbachev had established to manage Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia The Karabakh Crisis Escalates, 1989 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System workmall.com /wfb2001/armenia/armenia_history_the_karabakh_crisis_escalates_1989.html   (382 words)

CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup ticketing controversy escalates - Monday June 03, 2002 03:03 PM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- With World Cup teams playing to many empty seats, the flap over unsold tickets escalated Monday as South Korea and Japan considered ways to recoup their losses. Shiro Asano, governor of Japan's northeastern state of Miyagi, said the government might sue Byrom Inc., a Britain-based ticketing agency hired by FIFA, world soccer's governing body. CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup ticketing controversy escalates - Monday June 03, 2002 03:03 PM Sports Illustrated Writers Online sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/06/03/tickets_ap   (420 words)

Worldandnation: Millionaire's bizarre feud with Scientology escalates What's clear in this bizarre battle is that each side is consumed with painting the other as evil and their warring continues to escalate. Scientology leaders now say he is a hopeless liar and criminal. www.sptimes.com /Worldandnation/80398/Millionaire_s_bizarre.html   (1243 words)

Boston.com / News / Politics / Kerry escalates pace, message in Iowa DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Now in the fight of his political life, presidential candidate John F. Kerry is drawing strategy and energy from memories of hard-fought New England campaigns as he seeks a political upset in Monday's Iowa caucuses. Boston.com / News / Politics / Kerry escalates pace, message in Iowa www.boston.com /news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/01/15/kerry_escalates_pace_message_in_iowa   (746 words)

Gateway Pundit: Violence Escalates! France in Retreat! Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's government has promised to restore order but is battling to paper over differences between ministers over the best way to tackle the unrest. As the violence continues to escalate in France, the attacks against Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy continue to increase as well. Sarkozy is one Frenchman who looked through the multiculturalist smoke from the exploding molotov cocktails to call the rioters "thugs". gatewaypundit.blogspot.com /2005/11/violence-escalates-france-in-retreat.html   (3295 words)

Santa Monica Mirror: Lincoln Place Struggle Escalates Meanwhile, Mei and fellow residents are busy attempting to intercept plants as they are uprooted, hoping to transplant them in yards where they won’t be the in crossfire as the battle to save Lincoln Place escalates once again. To protest what the LPTA characterizes as Bisno’s “end run around the law,” residents and neighbors will hold a demonstration at noon on Saturday, July 14, Bastille Day in France, in front of Lincoln Place Apartment’s rental office, 1042 Frederick Street (one block east of Lincoln Boulevard, between Lake Street and California Avenue). Note: For a Lincoln Place tenant’s point of view, see Sad Story Unfolding the Editorials Page. www.smmirror.com /volume3/issue4/lincoln_place_struggle.asp   (708 words)

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