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Soon after, she asserted a right to a share of the estate and demanded a formal DNA test to prove McGuire was her father.

Much to the fans' delight, he asserted himself in the opening round, snapping a jab to the body before ripping in stinging uppercuts that clearly troubled TKV.

EU officials have asserted that the risks for Belgium of a successful legal challenge are small -- an argument rebutted by the straight-talking De Wever.

But the special master appointed to oversee the sale preferred Elliott’s because it included a settlement with bondholders who asserted collateral rights over Citgo.

Perhaps he got the message, which is why he asserted that he had a cause as a pretext to fire Ms. Cook.