The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.

这位焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近说他被自己的士兵扣留当人质的说法。

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Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.

双方都表示想设法为处于战乱中的岛屿北部和东部找到政治解决方案。

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Some wondered whether the embattled firm would go the way of those two investments.

有人怀疑这家四面楚歌的公司会步那两家公司的后尘。

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Tony Hayward had become the embattled public face of BP and the Gulf oil disaster.

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In an effort to reduce the number of violent criminals in Juarez, the United States has stopped deporting released prisoners of Mexican nationality to the embattled city, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Leticia Zamarripa.

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Embattled President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was seated on the podium close to the Ayatollah, in an apparent gesture of support, in the wake of attacks and criticism against him, following the disputed June 12 election.

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Again, there's been compliance and tons of humanitarian aid is reaching the embattled capital.

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But the embattled CEO sustained at least one defeat, losing a big safety net.

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He could care less about the embattled middle-class UAW workers earning more than a hundred grand.

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