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SCHAPER: Ludwig and other Wisconsin voters who backed the newcomer Ron Johnson say his quiet campaign to topple the once-mighty Russ Feingold signals a political shakeup both in Wisconsin and the nation's capital.

In Wis., GOP's Johnson Beats 3-Term Sen. Feingold 2010

It represents Spain's latest effort to confront the structural problems of the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, which has been badly damaged by the implosion of its once-mighty real-estate sector.

Spain Unbowed on Cajas Christopher Bjork 2011

Detractors of the federal rescue have disparaged both the government's handling of the bailout and the Wall Street banks that directly benefited from it, and taxpayers have yet to recoup a sizable portion of their huge investment in the once-mighty insurance giant.

AIG, a symbol of financial crisis, repays bailout loan and finds new foothold Brady Dennis 2011

In another example of the humbling of this once-mighty beast, on Tuesday he and his son James will be dragged unwilling to answer to a committee of MPs.

Ten days in which we saw Ed Miliband throw off his L-plates | Andrew Rawnsley 2011

Detractors of the federal rescue have disparaged both the government's handling of the bailout and the Wall Street banks that directly benefited from it, and taxpayers have yet to recoup a sizable portion of their huge investment in the once-mighty insurance giant.

AIG, a symbol of financial crisis, repays bailout loan and finds new foothold Brady Dennis 2011

Detractors of the federal rescue have disparaged both the government's handling of the bailout and the Wall Street banks that directly benefited from it, and taxpayers have yet to recoup a sizable portion of their huge investment in the once-mighty insurance giant.

AIG, a symbol of financial crisis, repays bailout loan and finds new foothold Brady Dennis 2011

The small mine, burrowed into a steep and isolated hillside, is one of the few remainders of Britain's once-mighty coal mining industry, which for decades dominated the economy of South Wales.

4 U.K. coal miners trapped in south Wales 2011

Mr. Boparai and many of the other dozen farmers interviewed in this part of Punjab, a half hour's drive from the old industrial city of Ludhiana, say they face the sorry reality they don't have any other job opportunities as the state's once-mighty agricultural industry falters.

On Punjab's Farms, 'Everybody Has No Jobs' Geeta Anand 2011

VOLGOGRAD, Russia—Sergei Fetisov, a 23-year-old welder, signed on for one of the most ambitious projects in Vladimir Putin's Russia: rebuilding the remains of the once-mighty Soviet Red Army.

Russia's Fading Army Fights Losing Battle to Reform Itself Richard Boudreaux 2011

Mr. Gosling previously worked for decades at Sun Microsystems, the once-mighty technology giant that was acquired last year by Oracle for $5.6 billion.

Google Taps Java Guru Amid Lawsuit With Oracle John Letzing 2011