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Lots of action in New York, where state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) is running well ahead of gaffe-prone Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino (R).
New York Election results 2010: Andrew Cuomo defeats Carl Paladino for Governor Washington Post Staff 2010
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For a gaffe-prone papacy whose handling of the abuse scandal has been problematic at best, the potential for pitfalls looms large.
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They move back to Nashua, marry in a MacGruber-themed wedding, and raise three infinitely quirky, gaffe-prone children.
Hulu.com: Exit Strategy: Seven Ways Michael Scott Could Leave The Office Hulu.com 2011
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Reid was already known as a gaffe-prone, awkward public figure before Nevada earned the dubious distinction of the highest unemployment and foreclosure rates in the nation.
Senate leader Reid fends off challenge by tea party's Angle in Nevada Amy Gardner 2010
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They move back to Nashua, marry in a MacGruber-themed wedding, and raise three infinitely quirky, gaffe-prone children.
Hulu.com: Exit Strategy: Seven Ways Michael Scott Could Leave The Office Hulu.com 2011
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He managed to generate largely positive coverage for the gaffe-prone Biden and surprised some of his former colleagues in the news media by sharply criticizing stories that Carney did not like.
New press secretary Carney is long-time D.C. insider, but newcomer to West Wing Perry Bacon Jr. 2011
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It's "not a Democratic district," Israel said, pointing out that Carl Paladino, an outspoken and gaffe-prone conservative, carried the area in his 2010 gubernatorial bid, in a race where Gov.
Democrats uncertain on race for Chris Lee's seat Rachel Weiner 2011
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In the updated version of the story, the reporter dropped John Major in favor of a whopper by our own gaffe-prone gasbag of a Vice-President, Joe Biden.
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Tester won narrowly in 2006 thanks to a series of flubs by gaffe-prone incumbent Conrad Burns R but this time around will have to defend six years of Senate votes.
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No doubt Biden remains one of the more gaffe-prone VPs of all-time.
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