They defended it against both French and Spanish forces, and against raids by Yamasee Indians and by pirates.

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He defended his decision to end the Constellation program that NASA began under former President George W.Bush.

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Lincoln then defended his statement that the United States could not continue half slave and half free.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

The Republicans defended high tariffs, which they said were necessary to protect American industry and labor.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

At first,Comcast denied it, but then defended its actions as "reasonable network management."

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The automakers defended their plans Wednesday as Congress heard from angry dealers.

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And he said Fort Sumter would be defended against all hostile action.

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General Toral defended the city as best he could.

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That fort was easy to attack and not well-defended.

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And you have defended your flag bravely.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

Washington was not strongly defended.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Mr.Obama defended his efforts to strengthen the U.S.economy, which included unpopular moves to bail out banks and rescue automakers.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The Queensland government has defended its response to the disaster thus far amid accusations that it failed to act quickly enough.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

Vaccine court is a system where government attorneys defended a government program using government funded science, decided by government judges."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Government officials defended the crackdown, saying they are not opposed to democratic rights, but merely want to maintain security.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Geithner also defended President Barack Obama's decision last week to oust the chairman of ailing U.S.automaker General Motors.

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