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What did you think of Kasey's emotional hot-seat conversation?
Bachelor Pad's Chris Harrison: Holly Should've Told Michael About the Engagement 2011
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Right after Bush jumped in the hot-seat … every action including the un-justifiable (no matter how many times they keep polishing that cross) was on the table.
Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee. 2010
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Congressman Peter King (R-NY), who serves as an advisor to Rudy Giuliani's campaign, is being put on the hot-seat for his statement, "Unfortunately we have too many mosques in this country, there's too many people who are sympathetic to radical Islam."
Rudy Advisor Under Fire For "Too Many Mosques In This Country" Comment 2009
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Now that Karl Rove's finally heading for the hot-seat, let's urge Rep. Conyers, and hiscolleagues, to question Mr. Wizard carefully about his many unexpected "wins" sinceFlorida 2000.
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During a TV show that put a Christian in the hot-seat as 4 other people of different faiths plus the Host had grilled the Christian.
Will the Grand Marshall of Gay Pride Toronto once again slam Israel??? GayandRight 2009
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 1/27/09: A Call for Truth re: NH Phone Jamming Scheme in 2002 yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'A Call for Truth re: NH Phone Jamming Scheme in 2002 '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Now that Karl Rove\'s finally heading for the hot-seat, let\'s urge Rep. Conyers, and his colleagues, to question Mr. Wizard carefully about his many unexpected "wins" since Florida 2000.
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Congressman Peter King (R-NY), who serves as an advisor to Rudy Giuliani's campaign, is being put on the hot-seat for his statement, "Unfortunately we have too many mosques in this country, there's too many people who are sympathetic to radical Islam."
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Congressman Peter King (R-NY), who serves as an advisor to Rudy Giuliani's campaign, is being put on the hot-seat for his statement, "Unfortunately we have too many mosques in this country, there's too many people who are sympathetic to radical Islam."
NY-03 2009
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As a former Clinton aide, the indictment of Lewis "Scooter" Libby and the announcement that Karl Rove remains in the prosecutorial hot-seat gives me no schadenfreude.
Paul Begala: The False Moral Superiority of the Bush White House 2008
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I do think she would have squirmed in his hot-seat.
Until Sarah Palin avails herself to the media...A blackout by the media is in order 2008
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