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The nuclear standoff between Pakistan and India--Issue 2--frightens just about everyone.
Meanwhile, he courted Russia's support for his escapades, raising the specter of a Cold War-style standoff.
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The standoff cost international population programs more than a third of their 1995 funding levels.
This sounds crass, but I can't deny it: I desperately wanted the standoff at the Republic of Texas trailer-trash compound to last longer than it did--for selfish reasons.