The ferocity of the fighting was captured on video, with Marines unleashing a withering barrage of machine-gun fire.

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In the game, the US comes under attack by an angry Russia during what amounts to World War III, hence Manhattan being under fire by a barrage of missiles.

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For investors, it was bad enough that the action alone indicated the Fed believes the economy and threat of a global recession have become so alarming that it could wait no longer and had to fire off such a huge barrage of measures all at once, virtually emptying its arsenal of meaningful weapons.

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Both Western and Israeli sources say Israel is holding fire, at the moment, aside from its verbal barrage.

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Chesapeake Energy, one of the biggest positions in their flagship mutual fund, Longleaf Partners, was hit by a barrage of negative publicity as its brash billionaire chief executive, Aubrey McClendon, came under fire for alleged self-dealing.

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