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That is less than one-fifth the level during organized labor's prime, when union leaders were confidants of presidents and the mighty Teamsters threatened strikes that could cripple much of the nation's commerce.

Since March this year, bombing raids and a blockade of ports imposed by the Saudi-led coalition of Sunni Gulf states have crippled much of Yemen.

What the January travel warning describes as "violent clashes and confrontations" continuing throughout the West Bank and Gaza have crippled much of the Israeli tourism industry.

In a report to Congress last September, the last before this week's, the administration essentially gave Pakistan's counterterrorism operations a pass, citing the effects of the floods that crippled much of the country.

Tuesday marked the third day of a nationwide strike that has crippled much of Nepal as thousands of Maoist protestors took to the streets, shouting antigovernment slogans and clashing violently with police.

Ginger Thompson (NYT) ARGENTINA: UNIONS STRIKE A 24-hour national strike by dissident unions and some student groups to protest government austerity policies crippled much transportation of goods around the country.

The fund was created with the passage of the SERVE America Act last year and quickly became one of the hottest topics for discussion in the nonprofit sector, which saw it as a means of getting government financing for young but promising programs at a time when the economy has crippled much fund-raising and hobbled many endowments.

"The Apple SDK, as many have come to find, has arguably crippled much of the functionality that set the iPhone apart when first released.

But the Fed's primary cause of concern wasn't the economy as much as the risk of contagion from the financial crisis that has crippled much of the emerging markets as well as Japan.

The attack crippled much of the U.S. battleship fleet.

The attack crippled much of the U.S. battleship fleet and precipitated an open and formal state of war between the two nations.