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THE BORGIAS SEASON ONE ($65.99 BluRay; Showtime/Paramount) -- Whether you're jonesing for The Sopranos or The Tudors, this costume drama about the sleazy, power-mad Borgias (led by an oily Jeremy Irons) delivers the goods according to my brother Chris, who recommends it highly.
Michael Giltz: DVD: Woody Allen Back On Top, Ready For Oscar Love Michael Giltz 2011
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(Those who accuse 24 of being a right-wing fascist fantasy haven't been watching; if anything, its view of power-mad executives and duplicitous officials borders on the anarchic.)
Pay attention: '24' is ticking again, and this one's a blast 2009
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And while Bernstein the Libertarian thinks that every government in the world is full of power-mad meddlesome bureaucrats, it turns out that Bernstein the Israel Supporter believes that the individuals who comprise the Israeli government have no other motives but the survival of Israel.
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I am all for taking shots at Amazon and its popular Kindle, because the company is showing the unmistakable ticks of the power-mad monopoly, but Franzen was talking nonsense and was being a mite precious to boot.
Jonathan Franzen is wrong: the digital age is making us smarter | Henry Porter 2012
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David Bernstein: LN: “And while Bernstein the Libertarian thinks that every government in the world is full of power-mad meddlesome bureaucrats, it turns out that Bernstein the Israel Supporter believes that the individuals who comprise the Israeli government have no other motives but the survival of Israel.”
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LN: “And while Bernstein the Libertarian thinks that every government in the world is full of power-mad meddlesome bureaucrats, it turns out that Bernstein the Israel Supporter believes that the individuals who comprise the Israeli government have no other motives but the survival of Israel.”
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After twelve years of living in the African nation of Batanga, at the mercy of Jean-Claude Baptiste, a sadistic, power-mad dictator, Charlie flees for home to face his murder charge, when Baptiste learns about Charlie's affair with the tyrant's favorite wife.
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Something that alludes to the fact that everything they know about this country comes from a bunch of evil morons who are directed by a power-mad Australian who is funded by a Saudi prince.
Think Progress » New poll finds more Americans in favor of eliminating the filibuster. 2010
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On the bridge of the media leviathan stands Darth Rupert - the cunning, power-mad old fox.
Julian Kossoff: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp and the War of the Worlds Julian Kossoff 2011
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Lincoln was simply power-mad and in the pocket of the big bankers and industrialists.
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