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MC: So can you tell us how the journey across the Heartland is going so far, since you whistle-stopped out of Philadelphia?
COMIC-CON 2010: DC's DAN DiDIO talks Superman, Wonder Woman & why he loves fan interaction 2010
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On his own, with few big-time allies and nearly penniless, Truman whistle-stopped across the country from Labor Day to election eve, castigating the Republicans as the selfish exploiters of everyday Americans.
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"Watch out, Middle America," a feisty and enthusiastic Bush warned as his campaign train whistle-stopped through Georgia and the Carolinas.
Running Scared 2008
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He drew 6,000 people to the Main Line Wynnewood train station on Saturday as he whistle-stopped his way across the southeast, south central portion of the state.
What to Watch When You Are Watching the Pa. Returns - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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He drew 6,000 people to the Main Line Wynnewood train station on Saturday as he whistle-stopped his way across the southeast, south central portion of the state.
What to Watch When You Are Watching the Pa. Returns - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Bush whistle-stopped along I-75 in Ohio and ended the day in my old hometown of Perrysburg.
August 2004 2004
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From 1968 to 1974 with the speed of the CN Turbo he whistle-stopped through the positions of VicePresident, Corporate Planning and Finance; Vice-President, Great Lakes Region; President, Grand Trunk Western Railroad; Executive Vice-President, Finance and Administration to President and Chief Executive Officer.
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