Posts Tagged ‘foes’

Gadhafi is gone but other US foes remain (AP)

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, a Libyan former rebel fighter kicks a graffiti depicting Moammar Gadhafi with the words in Arabic reading, 'God is Great', on the Libyan-Tunisian border checkpoint of Ras Ajdir. The death Thursday of Gadhafi, two months after he was driven from power and into hiding, decisively buries the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP – Moammar Gadhafi now joins the ranks of powerful foreign figures who have battled the United States only to come to a bad end.


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Analysis: GOP foes seek cracks in Perry’s record (AP)

Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry gestures during a Republican presidential debate Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)AP – Rick Perry’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination will rise or fall on his 10-year record as Texas governor.


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Foes say Chavez’s health should not be mystery (AP)

AP – Opposition leaders accused Hugo Chavez on Sunday of failing to fully inform Venezuelans about his health, saying the president’s condition following surgery in Cuba should not be shrouded in secrecy.

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Blood in Cairo square: Mubarak backers, foes clash (AP)

Pro-government demonstrators, bottom, watch as cars burn during clashes with anti-government demonstrators, not seen, in Tahrir square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, early Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo's main square all day Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence as soldiers stood by without intervening.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP – Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak charged into Cairo’s central square on horses and camels brandishing whips while others rained firebombs from rooftops in what appeared to be an orchestrated assault against protesters trying to topple Egypt’s leader of 30 years. Three people died and 600 were injured.


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Mubarak backers attack foes with firebombs, bricks (AP)

A man, left, tries to calm down an Egyptian army captain atop an armored personnel carrier, who fired live rounds into the air to disperse anti-government demonstrators, who charged to clash with pro-government protesters in Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP – Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo’s main square Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence as soldiers stood by without intervening. Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody.


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O’Donnell blames foes for funds allegations (AP)

Christine O'Donnell waves as she walks onstage during a Tea Party Express rally in Wilmington, Delaware, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Tim ShafferAP – Former Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell went on the offensive Thursday following reports that federal prosecutors are looking into whether she illegally used campaign money for personal use, saying the accusations are politically motivated and stoked by disgruntled former campaign workers.


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Even Dem foes of tax cut plan see it passing soon (AP)

In this image provided by CBS, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod talks about tax cuts on CBS's Face the Nation in Washington Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher)   NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES.AP – The White House expressed confidence Sunday that President Barack Obama’s deal with Republicans will pass by year’s end, averting a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes for nearly all Americans, even the highest earners. In a sign of fading resistance, a Democratic leader said the lame-duck House will try to make changes, but won’t block the bill.


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