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Behind the wonderfully engaging smile of this president there is the increasingly disturbing suggestion of a cynical power-grabbing politician whose swift rise in power reflects less the earnestness of his message and far more the skills of a traditional political hack.
Robert Scheer: Obama Hires a Hustler Robert Scheer 2010
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Behind the wonderfully engaging smile of this president there is the increasingly disturbing suggestion of a cynical power-grabbing politician whose swift rise in power reflects less the earnestness of his message and far more the skills of a traditional political hack.
Robert Scheer: Obama Hires a Hustler Robert Scheer 2010
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The great depression was caused by the Federal Reserve together with meddling by Hoover and FDR (= Hoover on stilts), in my view, yet it became the rationale for still more federal power-grabbing: a common pattern.
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Sue Keil is a friend of Yvonne Deckard, the power-grabbing head of Human Resources who helped suggest the Purge.
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They are to be ignored whenever they conflict with the democrats 'greedy, power-grabbing agenda.
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Sue Keil is a friend of Yvonne Deckard, the power-grabbing head of Human Resources who helped suggest the Purge.
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Over the past several decades, the power-grabbing right has built a powerful infrastructure of radio and TV networks.
Norman Lear: Looking Back on 30 Years Norman Lear 2011
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Over the past several decades, the power-grabbing right has built a powerful infrastructure of radio and TV networks.
Norman Lear: Looking Back on 30 Years Norman Lear 2011
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But most people are going to tune in for a peep-show window into power-grabbing mendacity and murderously nasty doings.
Ask Matt: FX (Lights Out, Archer), Game of Thrones, Southland and More! 2011
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Personally, I don't see with all of the corruption and power-grabbing by both parties in power, why anyone in their right mind would possibly trust a single motive by their government.
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