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Al Qaeda in Iraq has focused its attacks on Iraqi security forces, but senior American officials have also expressed fears that the group may export its violence.

Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, has focused its attacks mainly on government and police sites in the north, and has also threatened to kill any Christians living there.

The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility, but Afghan and American officials suspect that, more specifically, it was the fearsome Haqqani faction, whose fighters have proved better trained and organized than many Taliban, and which in recent months especially has focused its attacks on military targets rather than civilian ones.

In the battle over seniority rules, for example, Mr. Cuomo was able to secure the support of the city's teachers' union, which has focused its attacks on Mr. Bloomberg even as Mr. Cuomo calls for a sharp cut in state school aid.

Up to now the PJA has focused its attack on the severity of the punishments issued but it is possible that Struthers may broaden that to include the question of whether the low, rigid limits on whip use per race should stay in place.

But the virulent form of Islamic fundamentalism professed by Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network, which was apparently behind the attacks, has focused its hatred on the United States as the chief power and symbol of a despised, secular West.

Not surprisingly, the enemy has increasingly focused its attacks on Iraqi soldiers and police officers as the United States withdraws, although Iraqi losses are still far below what they were earlier in the war.

All three of his opponents are tied to the nation's capital, but he has focused his attacks on Mr. Santorum as an insider who does not understand the economy.

In three weeks of campaigning since the election's first round (in which Lula won 46.4%), Mr Serra has focused his attack on his opponent's spending promises.

Since 2010, the right has been focusing its attacks on public sector workers, one-fourth of whom are represented by unions with collective-bargaining rights.

The campaign has taken an unusual turn because Ms. Roberts has focused her attacks not on Mr. Ensley, but on his running mate for treasurer, Mark Rosenthal.