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Both cities have been caught up in turf wars between drugs gangs fighting over lucrative smuggling routes.

The intent to override "turf wars" is a clear hint to Congress that political rivalries will not be allowed to stymie reform.

Such a change is likely to spark political turf wars over control of the banks' huge dividend streams.

And turf wars could yet hobble the diplomatic service, with the commission, council and national governments fighting for jobs and power.

Conversations can quickly degenerate to fights and turf wars when personal opinions take the place of facts and ideas.

Theoretically, beefed-up supervisors will reduce turf wars and be better placed to wield some influence at the macro-economic level.

The secretary said that "turf wars" among regulatory agencies contributed to the lax oversight that preceded the recession.

The wave of violence, it said, mostly emanated from deprived inner city areas where groups of youths fought turf wars.

Meanwhile Hamas has redirected its energy inward, setting off turf wars for control of business in the strip.

The Federal Reserve will get powers to police almost all big firms, ending some regulatory turf wars.

Taking out the capos unleashes bloody turf wars.

But with a younger son at home, "there are turf wars for the car, the living room, the TV and more, " Pearlstein said.

Skinny gunmen in their 20s menaced each other's territory in gang turf wars when not battling Israeli troops.

In reality Googlers are as prone to turf wars and office politics as anyone else.

In fairness, you can reach back a decade to find examples of turf wars over how best to protect the nation's infrastructure.

But soon, the drug gangs set up shop, and the turf wars began.

In Mexico, turf wars between drug gangs have killed about 2, 300 people so far this year,