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Lately unresonable people seeking political accumen have twisted an omission by a governor seeking to enhance tourism in his state as a virtual endorsement of slavery.
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If you want additional insight about the prognosticating accumen of the prediction markets, consider this last detail: The Iowa Futures had predicted a Howard Dean landslide in the Iowa primary.
The Wisdom of Crowds?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Military's policy of infringing on an individual's right to be free and open concerning their respective sexual orientation leaves me to question his fundamental legal accumen when he can't seem to identify which "party" impacted by the "don't ask-don't tell" policy is the "individual" protected by the constitution.
Steele: Expect Republicans to raise questions about Kagan 2010
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His judgment and performance thus far indicate the job is tougher than his leadership accumen.
Portland government sinks to the very bottom (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The ineptitude of the Clinton's continues, and shows how hollow their mythic political accumen really was/is.
Hillary Spokesperson: "She Is Not Seeking The Vice Presidency" 2009
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She also praises him for his foriegn policy accumen as well as being a master politician.
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Hillary Clinton (and her surrogates) have touted her "managerial accumen" as THE reason she is capable of leadingf from Day One.
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AND "She also praises him for his foriegn policy accumen as well as being a master politician."
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He knows it inside and out and to this, Lamont doesn't have the experience or accumen to do the job.
CT-SEN: Will Lieberman Demand GOP Stop Using Him As Talking Point? 2009
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Her "experience" and managerial accumen is eerily similar to another president we know.
Obama Campaign: We're On The Verge Of Wrapping This Thing Up 2009
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