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The deal was almost derailed at sunrise yesterday, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened not to sign the accord unless the U.S. released Jonathon Pollard, a well-known spy for Israel.
Joseph Ralston 's candidacy for the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was derailed because he had had a relationship with another woman while separated from his wife.
Recent ill-timed blunders (including the failed attempt to assassinate a Hamas leader) have derailed the peace process.
Who derailed the tobacco deal?
Critics are intrigued by the dramatic story of successful 19 th -century gynecological surgeon Mary Amanda Dixon Jones, whose career was derailed by a smear campaign.