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WASHINGTON -- When a writer for The New Republic, the 92-year-old doyen of elite Washington opinion journals, accused the nation's most prominent political blogger of using his online clout to hush up a potential scandal involving a former business partner, he knew there might be some backlash from the so-called ``new ...
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Despite the prominent political role he played, Dobson dismissed the notion that he is a presidential kingmaker. ''It's clear that there is a growing awareness among conservative Christians that it ... In these and other ways, Dobson had served notice that he would not hesitate to wield his political clout like a hammer.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Census 2000 numbers show a dramatic rise in the number of Hispanics and Asians in the United States, but scholars and political observers say it remains unclear whether these increases have translated into increased political power.
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Yet, American Indians have been steadily and quietly building new clout on Capitol Hill. ... Not Only About Casinos The newfound political strength of American Indians grows out of a long history of political disenfranchisement.
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Despite its confusing name, corporate welfare is generally not needs based, but rather is determined by the political clout of the recipients.
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Before he was alleged to have become a spy for Saddam Hussein's regime, Muthanna Al-Hanooti's charity work and political ... Al-Hanooti's political clout remained intact. The spring 2005 LIFE newsletter showed him with political heavyweights ranging from Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
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Chronicling the high cost of our legal system ... A friend points out a little nugget of absurdity and political mendacity in the Pelosi health-care bill. Remember Obama’s effort to try a “test” for tort reform?
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But this time, the issue that GOP strategists once relied on to provide crucial votes in close elections has lost much of its political punch. The NRA may have become a victim of its own success. Congress hasn't passed major legislation to restrict gun use in 14 years.
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Sarah Palin, adding unwelcome public drama for the former vice-presidential nominee as she seeks to solidify her clout within a Republican Party that is smarting from the November election and sorely in need of a leader. ... The latest round in the Sarah Palin political celebrity saga began last week. The former fiance of...
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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/16/palin-family-dramas-shake-political-clout/
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