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Retaliatory violence escalated between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip late Friday, as Israeli airstrikes continued and Palestinians fired rockets back into Israel.
Egypt Withdraws Ambassador to Israel Following Shootings 2011
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Retaliatory violence by Christians soon followed, and officials say more than 40,000 people have now fled their homes.
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Retaliatory violence escalated between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip late Friday, as Israeli airstrikes continued and Palestinians fired rockets back into Israel.
Egypt Withdraws Ambassador to Israel Following Shootings 2011
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Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment.
China-Bashing, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Retaliatory military action by the United States may bring some satisfaction and short-term results but it will not root out the problem of terrorism.
Relevant comments by HH The Dalai Lama subsequent to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the US 2010
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Retaliatory military action by the United States may bring some satisfaction and short-term results but it will not root out the problem of terrorism.
Relevant comments by HH The Dalai Lama subsequent to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the US 2010
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Retaliatory military action by the United States may bring some satisfaction and short-term results but it will not root out the problem of terrorism.
Relevant Comments by HH The Dalai Lama Subsequent to the Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the US 2010
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Retaliatory feedback (undeservered negative to a buyer in responce to a well deserved negative to a seller) is rampant on eBay and always has been.
Some eBay Sellers Will Get a Price Break, but Hated Feedback System Stays - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Retaliatory military action by the United States may bring some satisfaction and short-term results but it will not root out the problem of terrorism.
Relevant Comments by HH The Dalai Lama Subsequent to the Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the US 2010
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Retaliatory strikes from the Pakistani Taliban -- including a deadly blast in a village on the border with South Waziristan that killed over 89 people and pointed attacks against Pakistani Shias -- continue in Pakistan, despite the fact that the government claims to have made great gains in its offensives against the group and the US claims its drones killed key leadership over the holidays.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet: Foreign Affairs Roundup 2010
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