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Tower Books, back when there was a Tower Books, has a section called Outposts—it was radical literature, conspiracy theories, music books by Creation, Chronicle, etc.
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The force detailed to protect troops at rest is known as Outposts, and their duty is to preserve the security of the Main Body.
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You can find Tim's weekly column "Outposts" in the New York Times.
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"Outposts," an LA Times outdoors-oriented blog, Pete Thomas sets the record straight on so-called "assault weapons" by quoting extensively from the National Shooting Sports Foundation's press release last week containing accurate information about semi-automatic rifles and pointing out the futility of a renewed assault weapons ban, which Attorney General Eric Holder brought up during a news conference (see previous blog post).
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In Balance of Terror the Romulans attacked Federation Outposts near the neutral zone.
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Outposts are settlements that have been built in the West Bank without Israeli government authorization, in violation of Israeli law.
Lara Friedman: As the Illegal Outpost of Migron Goes, So Goes All of Israel Lara Friedman 2012
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Outposts are again taking center stage in the settlements debate, as the Netanyahu government announces two new policies aimed at legalizing illegal outposts.
Lara Friedman: Outposts & the Abuse of Law in Service of the Settlements Lara Friedman 2011
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This development is the next stage in this same outposts saga, with the Netanyahu government now obliged to update the Court by November 1 on its plans to remove outposts on private land, per the policy it announced in March for details see Peace Now's "Six Outposts" petition.
Lara Friedman: Outposts & the Abuse of Law in Service of the Settlements Lara Friedman 2011
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In Balance of Terror the Romulans attacked Federation Outposts near the neutral zone.
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In Iraq, General David Petraeus 'troop "surge" ushered in Combat Outposts (COPs) and Joint Security Stations (JSSs), small compounds in Iraqi villages and neighborhoods.
Stewart Nusbaumer: From Bush's War to Obama's War to My War 2009
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