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Obama, a Democrat, green-lighted the May 2 assassination of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's leader.
Mitt Romney's Iran Critique Key To GOP Candidate's Foreign Policy Strategy Against Obama The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Obama, a Democrat, green-lighted the May 2 assassination of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's leader.
Mitt Romney's Iran Critique Key To GOP Candidate's Foreign Policy Strategy Against Obama The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The Justice Department has green-lighted California's new citizens redistricting commission.
What to watch for at CPAC Chris Cillizza 2011
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Eventually, I contacted Regis McKenna , Silicon Valley's leading PR man—or perhaps it was he who reached out to me to get me to stop hounding his client—and he green-lighted my request.
Back to the Future Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Representatives of the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the European Central Bank were speaking at a joint press conference in Athens on their third mandatory progress review, which green-lighted the provision of the additional funds in due course.
IMF Demands More Change in Greece Nick Skrekas 2011
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This is what the federal judge in Alabama green-lighted: one of the worst provisions in the law requires elementary and secondary schools to collect information about the immigration status of all new students and their parents.
Maribel Hastings: Sweet Home Alabama? Maribel Hastings 2011
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My colleague Nick Anderson reported today that President Obama has green-lighted another attempt to revise the No Child Left Behind education law.
Obama on No Child Left Behind: Get me rewrite Washington Post editors 2011
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Anyone in the industry will tell you that it is next to impossible to get a movie green-lighted these days, but this is particularly true for films that revolve around female leads that defy the status quo.
Francine LeFrak: The Mysterious Disappearance of Hollywood's Trailblazing Women Francine LeFrak 2011
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This is what the federal judge in Alabama green-lighted: one of the worst provisions in the law requires elementary and secondary schools to collect information about the immigration status of all new students and their parents.
Maribel Hastings: Sweet Home Alabama? Maribel Hastings 2011
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Daimler green-lighted the Maybach's development in the late 1990s just as German rivals BMW AG and Volkswagen AG were gearing up for their own super-luxury forays with the acquisitions of Rolls Royce and Bentley brand rights, respectively.
A Handful of Maybachs Isn't Enough Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011
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