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For by stipulating that the head of Saddam Hussein is the sole token of success, the GOP has staked out a comfortable position from which to criticize any Clinton administration assault on Iraq.
The presidential candidates have staked their places on the Web to raise money, to distribute speeches and position papers, and to show off their cybersavvy.
The LAT lead about managed care reform covers ground first staked out by a NYT lead a few months ago.
The vice president has staked out doomsday as a favored issue, and will brook no optimists.
In 1648, the French staked claim to their part of Saint-Martin and to nearby Saint-Barthélemy.