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That is also how you shut up an opposing crowd: limit the momentum for their team.

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“Any time you can create traffic, especially in the postseason, it puts a lot of pressure on the opposing pitchers,” Max Muncy said.

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The California School Boards Assn. opposed AB 772, saying that it wasn’t appropriate for school officials to take responsibility for student actions outside of school.

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But Netanyahu has refused, calling it corrupt and inept, and he is wary of advancing the possibility of a Palestinian state, which he opposes.

Clinton, who negotiated in meticulous detail, had sparred with Netanyahu, Israel's long-serving prime minister who has adamantly opposed the prospect of a Palestinian state and the Oslo process.

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