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  • Assad and his fellow henchmen in Syria may now seek a way to calm tensions with the West and Turkey, either by re-igniting talk of peace talks with Israel, weakening its support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations, or less likely by distancing itself from Iran and Hezbollah.

    Joshua Gleis: Fall of the Gaddafi Regime: A Brief Analysis Joshua Gleis 2011

  • We're re-igniting the latent feeling that people have about Burger King, says Gordon Bowen, chief creative officer at McGarryBowen.

    Burger King freshens fast-food image, kicks King to the curb 2011

  • In Japan, the government approved an extra budget of 4.851 trillion yen ($60 billion) to finance an economic stimulus package aimed at re-igniting the country's stalling recovery.

    World Watch 2010

  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says fighting in the west coupled with clashes in the political capital, Yamoussoukro, and continued fighting in the commercial capital, Abidjan, are a disturbing escalation of the political crisis that is drawing the country closer to re-igniting civil war.

    Ivory Coast Government Troops and Rebels Fight Near Liberian Border 2011

  • TOKYO — The Japanese government Tuesday approved an extra budget of 4.851 trillion yen ($60 billion) to finance an economic stimulus package aimed at re-igniting the country's stalling economic recovery.

    Japan Cabinet Approves Extra Budget for Economic Package Kazuhiro Shimamura 2010

  • Violence in Iraq has fallen dramatically since the bloodletting of 2006 and 2007, but militant attacks still appear aimed at re-igniting the nation's volatile ethnic and religious divide.

    Explosions strike Iraq holy city, 10 dead 2011

  • This is a big start toward re-igniting the American Dream for the millions of Americans who are still out of work.

    Natalie Pace: Putting America Back to Work Natalie Pace 2011

  • The report, presented by the Center for an Urban Future and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation looks at the needs of the creative sector and cites its role as a means of re-igniting and diversifying the city's economy.

    Bust Can be Plus for Arts Shelly Banjo 2010

  • More on Currencies Official Denies Report on Greece Mulling Euro Exit U.S., China Agree On 'Direction of Reform' for Yuan Japan Watching Yen; No Intervention Threats Yet Even if it is simply a negotiating ploy, talk of Greece giving up the euro raises sovereign-debt problems that could weigh on the common currency in the near term—re-igniting fears that had dissipated in recent weeks as the euro has surged.

    Euro Plunges on Greece Report Stephen L. Bernard 2011

  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says fighting in the west coupled with clashes in the political capital, Yamoussoukro, and continued fighting in the commercial capital, Abidjan, are a disturbing escalation of the political crisis that is drawing the country closer to re-igniting civil war.

    Ivory Coast Government Troops and Rebels Fight Near Liberian Border 2011

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