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  • Showdowns like these often concluded with a financial settlement, and many thought that the negotiating sessions between the parties would do just that.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • Showdowns like these often concluded with a financial settlement, and many thought that the negotiating sessions between the parties would do just that.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • Showdowns between Occupy Wall Street groups and police are the latest red flags for Democrats, as they weigh whether to embrace the five-week-old movement.

    Greek Deal, Gupta Charges, H-P Turnabout 2011

  • Our to-see (and hear) list: a pair of festivals — music in Beijing, film in Tokyo; Formula One Showdowns on three Asian tracks; and a glam overflow all over the region courtesy of Adam Lambert

    Time Off 2010

  • Incite the atheists and and the faithful - Showdowns like this make us all look bad or at least intolerant.

    Can you love God and feminism? - Feministing 2008

  • I do not know what kind of country you intend for your children or grandchildren to grow up in, but wouldn't it be great if we the people had the power and there wasn't a need for Showdowns in any cities twenty, thirty, or forty years from now?

    Printing: What I See at the Showdown in Chicago 2009

  • I do not know what kind of country you intend for your children or grandchildren to grow up in, but wouldn't it be great if we the people had the power and there wasn't a need for Showdowns in any cities twenty, thirty, or forty years from now?

    What I See at the Showdown in Chicago 2009

  • Showdowns are all about certainty, and for me, Iraq has always been a place of ambivalence.

    Tish Durkin: Iraq: A Place of Ambivalence 2008

  • Showdowns between the legislative and executive branch are unpredictable.

    Hullabaloo 2008

  • The Democrat Showdowns in Ohio and Texas Begin The latest polls suggest the Democratic primaries and caucuses in Texas and Ohio, formerly expected to settle things once and for all, could hand no clear victory to either Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama.

    Lending a Hand 2008

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