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Spurred by economic justice and consumer rights groups across the country, the feds have, it seems, cut the legs out from under the industry.
Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011
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Spurred by the disillusioned Albanian immigrants she saw in her native Italy, Chiara Tocci has recorded the lives of those Albanians left behind.
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Spurred on by this insult, King took to the House floor this morning and rambled on for a while about how much he loves the sound of flags dancing in the morning breeze.
HUFFPOST HILL - Steve King, Golden Voices And Smelly New Hampshire Eliot Nelson 2011
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Spurred by my post on empathy, Ian Welsh comes to the defense of the word and the virtue.
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SPORTS Spurred to Speed Swimmers, on average, post better times when they're part of a group, researchers looking at 2008 Olympics races found.
Week in Ideas Christopher Shea 2011
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Spurred on by this insult, King took to the House floor this morning and rambled on for a while about how much he loves the sound of flags dancing in the morning breeze.
HUFFPOST HILL - Steve King, Golden Voices And Smelly New Hampshire Eliot Nelson 2011
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Spurred by separate pushes by the U.S. and Chinese governments, more schools in Greater New York have begun offering — even requiring — the study of Mandarin at the elementary level.
Chinese on Menu for Elementary Kids Yuliya Chernova 2010
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Spurred on by the belief that Al Qaeda is planning another attack on the U.S, she's hell-bent not to miss the signs she feels she overlooked a decade earlier.
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EDIT: And lo, we have thoughts! trochai: Feedback from a male survivor. asim: Take Back the Future. pretzelcoatl: Spurred into activism.
Tew's Day! cathschaffstump 2009
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Spurred by that study and a general sense of foreboding, carmakers, parts factories and local governments in this sprawling industrial town are joining forces to prepare for a future of electric vehicles.
Wonkbook: Welcome to gridlocked America Ezra Klein 2010
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