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  • Whether those that eventually take over the DPJ, or the LDP for that matter, will be as factionally driven and uninspiring as their elders or whether they become Japan's Chris Christie, may spell the difference between a Japan that remains a great power and one that simply lives off its dwindling inheritance.

    Where Is Japan's Chris Christie? Michael Auslin 2011

  • Jeff what is the social scene like at night? do folks just take off around the city and kind of dissapear. or are there some goo hang outs,folk nights etc, and factionally organised?....i remember the apartheid approach of the trots, benites and leadership factions in the good old 80s labour party!

    SNP Conference - Liveblog Update Jeff 2009

  • Slamming its "pseudo-journalism", he said he would have objected as strongly had the newspaper so "passionately and factionally" come out in support of Zuma as it had for President Thabo Mbeki before and after the ANC's Polokwane conference.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • This is what life in Baghdad and other ethnically or factionally divided cities in Iraq now face every day.

    Give 'em $150 For a Sheep 2008

  • But today it was officially confirmed that Xi — seen as factionally "neutral" — outranks Li in the new lineup.

    Communism by the Numbers 2007

  • It is a patchwork of Clan, tribal loyalties, religious zealotry, appallingly poor, indemicly corrupt politician, power mad factionally torn military and a corporate sector which is (not surprisingy greedy and in for their chop) all of which are in varing degrees fractiousness and discontentedness.

    Pakistan "Emergency" Ban of Constitution, Independent Media-- A Media Emergency In USA Too 2007

  • There are comrades who claim the title of being champions against factionalism but they themselves behave factionally.

    SPEECH BY DUMISANI MAKHAYE, ANC NEC MEMBER, OPENING THE ANC CONFERENCE OF THE NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE 2002

  • While factionally aligned with the left, this was not regarded as a problem.

    The Age News Headlines 2010

  • Kennett was no economic moderate but was socially progressive and factionally aligned to

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

  • As Mr Davies discussed the format of Wednesday's factionally charged meeting, he said union members would not assist the union by making "ridiculous" comments to the media after the meeting.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

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