The last thing we need are more self-inflicted wounds from Washington - like the across-the-board spending cuts that are already hurting many communities; cuts that economists predict will cost our economy hundreds of thousands of jobs.
What does SIW stand for?
SIW stands for Self-Inflicted Wounds
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- School of Infantry Weapons (Singapore Armed Forces)
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- Shipping Intelligence Weekly (publication; Clarkson)
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Samples in periodicals archive:
But some self-inflicted wounds may have garnered more attention.
Their mother Fiona Donnison, 43, was arrested on suspicion of their murder and is in a stable condition at Eastbourne District General Hospital, where she is being treated for apparent self-inflicted wounds.
Donnison, who was estranged from her husband, was discharged from hospital after being treated for apparently self-inflicted wounds.
Recording the open verdict, the Coroner said: "Dr Lucas cannot exclude the possibility of a self-inflicted wound and Mr Currier has something of a history of self-inflicted wounds.
Recording an open verdict, Mr Williams said: "Dr Lucas cannot exclude the possibility of a self-inflicted wound and Mr Currier has something of a history of self-inflicted wounds.