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Mr Bush scored two costly home goals first when he spent his post-election political capital on a doomed bid to reform Social Security, and second when he nominated a light-weight family retainer, Harriet Miers, for the Supreme Court, provoking a fire-storm on the right.

In early August, ISIS forces attacked the Lebanese Syrian refugee border town of Arsal, provoking a major fire-fight with the Lebanese Army.

Nearby Singapore has threatened legal action against several Indonesian companies whose activities have been linked to the fires, provoking a serious diplomatic spat between the two nations.

Ever since he provoked a strike and fired many of the strikers three years ago, its output has plunged.

It provokes a rapid-fire outburst of evidence to the contrary; when the monologues first became a hit, for example, CNN famously ran a 20-minute profile of Ensler without using the word vagina.

LIBYA Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi attacked rebel fighters on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf, a strategic refinery town, provoking a response that included the firing of missile fusillades and rocket propelled grenades.

Russia responded to the apparent Georgian preparations by dispatching 400 paratroopers and a battery of howitzers to a staging area not far from the cease-fire line, provoking a strong protest from NATO.

RAS LANUF, Libya — Forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, attacked rebel fighters Wednesday on the outskirts of this strategic refinery town, provoking a response that included the firing of missile fusillades and rocket-propelled grenades.

Whereas TMS changes how often the brain cells fire, provoking a flurry of activity, tDCS doesn't affect the neurons directly.

But the plane carrying peacekeepers from the African Union decided to ignore the threat and touched down Friday, provoking a barrage of mortar fire from the militants.

The fate of Mr. Bakiyev — openly defiant but apparently powerless — has been a source of tension around the country since he fled the capital last week after riot police officers opened fire on antigovernment demonstrators, provoking a violent backlash.

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