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But if Durbin and consumer groups are upset about the delay, all the political water-carrying Senators like Tester and Nelson are doing for the banks has gotten stock analysts like these guys very enthusiastic ... about investing in Visa stock.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Debit Card Sharps: The Fight Over Wall Street's 'Invisible Tax' RJ 2011

But if Durbin and consumer groups are upset about the delay, all the political water-carrying Senators like Tester and Nelson are doing for the banks has gotten stock analysts like these guys very enthusiastic ... about investing in Visa stock.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Debit Card Sharps: The Fight Over Wall Street's 'Invisible Tax' RJ 2011

Leinster also won without a certain Brian O'Driscoll, whose damaged hamstring restricted him to water-carrying duties.

Derick Hougaard injury adds to Saracens' sense of loss against Leinster Ian Malin at Wembley 2010

The rest of the piece at least stakes out a principled legal view; this is just water-carrying for Republicans.

Rogering the Constitution 2008

The household expanded: we had our own water carrier now, Mohammed, who spent at least one hour every morning walking back and forth from the Nile with his balaas—a clay water-carrying pot—on his head, filling up the household ziir, an enormous clay water-storage urn, as tall as me, that sat in one corner of the ground floor.

The Mistress of Nothing Kate Pullinger 2009

Photo: Model of a pavement slab with water-carrying pipes showing temperatures in different colors, courtesy of Rajib Mallick.

Sustainable: Solar 2009

This is a case of a voter club testing a candidate for water-carrying skill.

Top Conservative Group Wants To Know: Does Rudy Agree With Robertson On 9/11? 2009

The household expanded: we had our own water carrier now, Mohammed, who spent at least one hour every morning walking back and forth from the Nile with his balaas—a clay water-carrying pot—on his head, filling up the household ziir, an enormous clay water-storage urn, as tall as me, that sat in one corner of the ground floor.

The Mistress of Nothing Kate Pullinger 2009

I have lost a lot of respect for Tom Brokaw due to his water-carrying for the McCain campaign vis-a-vis NBC.

Will Brokaw Let McCain Change Subject To Ayers? 2009

The household expanded: we had our own water carrier now, Mohammed, who spent at least one hour every morning walking back and forth from the Nile with his balaas—a clay water-carrying pot—on his head, filling up the household ziir, an enormous clay water-storage urn, as tall as me, that sat in one corner of the ground floor.

The Mistress of Nothing Kate Pullinger 2009