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It also brings us to the trouble of ` Scruff 'Mackenzie, which occurred in the old days, before the country was stampeded and staked by a tidal-wave of the che-cha-quas, and when the Klondike's only claim to notice was its salmon fisheries.
The Sun of the Wolf 2010
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He may be switching in order to survive what he thinks will be a Republican tidal-wave, but the tea-baggers are already sharpening their knives for him.
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Barring earthquake or tidal-wave, the worst had already befallen him.
Chapter 3 2010
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So America is placed in a special moment in our history -- brought about by the deep recession, Mr. Obama's ambitious agenda, and the pending fiscal tidal-wave of red ink brought forward by the looming insolvency of our entitlement programs.
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The 15 seats that the party needs for a bare majority is well below the range of minority-party gains in past tidal-wave elections.
Expert: Dems Poised To Retake House Amid Building Electoral Tidal Wave 2009
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The 15 seats that the party needs for a bare majority is well below the range of minority-party gains in past tidal-wave elections.
July 2006 2006
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That is a far cry from penning an article innocently – or from the heart – then being hit by a tidal-wave of media attention in spite of the fact no bait was offered up seeking that end.
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How it could come to pass that the electorate remains conviction-less after the slow, un-anesthetized amputation of american morality which this war has exacted, is as much a mystery to me as the lack of tidal-wave support for Dennis.
OpEdNews - Diary: New Hampshire, Kucinich & ABC's Dirty Trick 2008
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Since Obama captured the nomination his immediate turn to the right angered and dismayed many progressives that were gathering like a tidal-wave behind him, his support of FISA was the start and every position since has been to abandon what gave him that momentum and nomination to begin with.
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Sri Lanka/Aceh = Relief ops after tidal-wave tragedy give rebels and authorities reason to cooperate.
PERISCOPE 2007
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