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CNN's Rick Sanchez Highlights 'Defecting' Conservatives Against Palin
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CNN's Rick Sanchez Highlights 'Defecting' Conservatives Against Palin Will Media Report ACORN Voter Registration Fraud and Obama Ties?
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Defecting Syrian military officers, calling themselves Free Officers in the spirit of the Egyptian military that ousted a monarchy in 1952, have begun turning their arms against Damascus.
Russia, China Veto U.N.'s Syria Move Joe Lauria 2011
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Defecting soldiers cite security forces opening fire at protesters, and rows of security officers backing up troops ordered to shoot.
Syria Broadens Military Effort to Quell Protests A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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Minister for Defecting to get a Cabinet Job: Shaun 'I used to love IDS' Woodward;
Reshuffle "More of a Slight Jiggle" Dungeekin 2009
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Defecting soldiers in the town of Rastan, 20 km north of Homs, this month announced the formation of a battalion called "Khaled bin al-Walid," after an Arab Muslim commander who conquered Syria.
Syrian forces kill seven in raids, two police shot Reuters 2011
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Defecting soldiers cite security forces opening fire at protesters, and rows of security officers backing up troops ordered to shoot.
Syria Broadens Military Effort to Quell Protests A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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Ammar Awad/Reuters Defecting army soldiers shouted slogans as they rode a vehicle during a rally against Mr. Saleh.
Unrest in Yemen 2011
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Defecting is called a dominant strategy in a game with this payoff matrix.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Defecting soldiers in the town of Rastan, 20 km north of Homs, this month announced the formation of a battalion called "Khaled bin al-Walid," after an Arab Muslim commander who conquered Syria.
Syrian forces kill seven in raids, two police shot Reuters 2011
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