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A1 Thousands of enraged Palestinians at the funeral of a slain Hamas official vowed to take sweeping revenge against Israel, which signaled that it would continue to hunt down the leaders of militant groups.

Montagliani warns that unless a critical issue is addressed – that Canadian players are treated as equal to Americans under MLS rules – Soccer Canada may take sweeping and dramatic action to block Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps from continuing to play in the league.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's decision to take sweeping new powers is a huge political gamble that has divided Egypt.

Although the Obama administration suspended a portion of Egypt's military aid in August, it has been reluctant to take sweeping action against its longstanding ally in the Middle East.

He praised Gov. Christie Whitman for making New Jersey the first state to take sweeping measures to stop racial profiling.

Mr. Wen stated, are testament to the advantages of a government that need not consult with political factions or voters to take sweeping action.

As the government has taken sweeping measures to respond to the economic crisis and enacted broad reforms, some of America's most prominent and wealthiest companies have focused their attention on Washington, D.C., with defense contractor Northrop Grumman going so far as to move its headquarters to the region.

In her report, Ms. Cohen said many companies had "cleaned their books" by taking sweeping charges against their earnings, clearing the way for profits to resume rising in 2002.

But more recently, the government has appeared to shift into campaign mode, taking sweeping aim at the Venezuelan opposition and playing up the opposition's real or alleged ties to the United States.

In his final years in power, Mr. Bourguiba took sweeping measures against Islamic militants, and he was deposed after he ordered retrials and death sentences for several of them.

Further, the officials said, the president, who saw Mr. Arafat on Thursday, would be trying to prevent either the Palestinians or Israelis from taking sweeping unilateral actions that would inalterably change the political landscape of the Middle East.