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“It would be impossible, if things should go wrong, for the Soviets to come in possession of the equipment intact,” CIA Director Allen Dulles had promised the president.

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Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, including that of Mr Crean, two counts of possession of a bladed article and one count of actual bodily harm.

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He is charged with murder and other offences including possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife, with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of a class C drug on the 3 November.

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Namewee, who denies charges of illegal drug use and possession for which he was granted bail, is now back in custody to "assist in the investigation", police said after reclassifying her death as murder.

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Bilbao briefly mounted a determined response to that blow and twice came close to drawing level as sloppy Newcastle conceded possession too easily.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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