This evening it is harder to imagine the horror of a 13thcentury sea battle, the timber-clash and slaughter, than the young Marco, 27 years earlier, filled with the fear and curiosity that begins all great journeys, sailing off between these islands for the Far East.

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This T-shirt had a certain factual, hyperbole-denied charm one could imagine its scrupulous screen-printer, one eye turned to the AL East standings, taking a red pen and crossing out BATTLE, CONFLICT, SHOWDOWN, CLASH, and even FACE OFF.

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Feinstein is also a member of the Judiciary Committee, and she is expected to clash during Wednesday's hearing with LaPierre, a longtime adversary in the political battle over gun control.

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With Ralf Schumacher's clash with the same driver so fresh in the memory, particularly after the protracted legal battle, Williams shared his frustration.

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But what looks like a clash between parliamentary sovereignty and fundamental rights is in fact just a new front in an old political battle.

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