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Likening the Salafis to the American conservatives whose electoral gains have helped move the Republican Party to the right, Mr. Hamid said these Islamists have the potential to alter the political platform of the Brotherhood, which has been comparatively more moderate.
Egypt's Islamists Pushed to Right Matt Bradley 2011
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Likening the decision to poll taxes, literacy tests and voter ID laws, he notes that its effect is an apportionment of House seats that disenfranchises millions of largely minority voters.
Charles Seife's 'Proofiness,' reviewed by John Allen Paulos John Allen Paulos 2010
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Prof. KOZLOWSKI: Likening it to intelligence is what I find - I wouldn't call it controversial.
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Likening the genomic medicine effort to the creation of the Internet, Mr. Perry in 2005 said the institute was a "public-private partnership that will help mankind take the next giant leap in scientific innovation and make Texas an international focal point for medical research."
Behind Perry's Jobs Success, Numbers Draw New Scrutiny Mark Maremont 2011
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Prof. KOZLOWSKI: Likening it to intelligence is what I find - I wouldn't call it controversial.
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Prof. KOZLOWSKI: Likening it to intelligence is what I find - I wouldn't call it controversial.
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Likening it to the failed Schumer-Graham bill of last spring, Lal notes that the bill's prioritization of enforcement isn't bi-partisan so much as a slap in the face of those who have fought hardest for comprehensive reform.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: Will Immigration Reform Bills Bring Voters to the Polls? The Media Consortium 2010
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Likening the teabaggers to the colonial revolutionaries is a huge stretch, is my point.
Think Progress » DeMint: The tea party movement is a ‘spiritual revival.’ 2010
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Likening student gambling to student alcohol use, Reilly says the sweeping prohibitions on all gambling that prevail on many campuses do not acknowledge the idea that gaming can be fun and relatively safe in moderation.
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Prof. KOZLOWSKI: Likening it to intelligence is what I find - I wouldn't call it controversial.
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