Sheriff Anderson and Postal Service officials provided only sketchy information on the woman's background and the circumstances of her previous confrontation with employees and departure from the job.
Ammon Bundy, whose father became a folk hero among rightwing constitutionalists after his previous confrontation with federal authorities in Nevada, appeared to be a key figure.
In a previous confrontation with the police, 14 persons were arrested last Dec. 7 after the Young Lords interrupted a church service to press their demands.
CBS had already been slammed down in a previous confrontation with cable operators in 1993, when its previous owner, Laurence W. Tisch, tried to get cash for its broadcast signals.
But although Maven had lost a previous confrontation with humanity -- a brief two-game contest at a scientific conference last year -- Sheppard was confident that it would win the full best-of-11 match at The Times.
"As soon as the police put on their gas masks, I knew that they were coming on us," said a 66-year-old woman who gave her name only as Tulin, and who showed the bruises on her legs from a previous confrontation with the police.
Fishermen from both countries have had previous confrontations with opposing naval vessels.
In addition, many observers note that in previous confrontations with police, Mr. Africa always left before violence erupted, reappearing later to assert control.
As the United States continued to build up its forces for a possible attack on Iraq, an eerie silence on the diplomatic front has made this crisis different from previous confrontations with Saddam Hussein.
Much of the violence and vandalism was attributed to black-clad anarchist elements within the Occupy movement who have been involved in previous confrontations with police, marring what began as a peaceful anti-Wall Street protest movement.
